Fox has renewed its music drama
May 1 (UPI) — Fox has renewed its music drama Empire — starring Taraji P. Henson and Terrence Howard — for a sixth season.
The show’s future had been in doubt after cast member Jussie Smollett was accused of hiring two men to perpetrate a fake, racist and homophobic assault on himself.
He was initially charged in Chicago, but prosecutors ultimately dropped the case.
Smollett maintains he was the victim of an attack and has refused to pay the $130,000 accrued in overtime as police investigated the alleged crime against him.
