The announcement came less than a day after Smollett appeared in bond court on a disorderly conduct charge for allegedly faking his own attack.
If people still want to see Jussie Smollett, they’ll have to catch a glimpse of him in the news or in a courtroom.
In a statement released Friday morning, the executive producers of the series “Empire” — on which Smollett stars as the character “Jamal Lyon” — announced that Smollett’s character would not be featured in the final two episodes of the show’s current season as a way to “avoid further disruption.
