Jussie Smollett’s role in Empire, an American seasonal movie series, has been slashed from nine to four scenes following the attack scandal in January it’s the producer. Empire’ writers are reportedly busy making edits in the original script, which scheduled Smollett for nine scenes and a big musical number, according to TMZ. It was also reported that Smollett, who plays the role of ‘Jamal Lyon’ in ‘Empire,’ will enjoy less screen time. This move, TMZ reports, is in the wake of a growing sentiment that he staged the widely reported attack on him. Also, the reports added that one of the brothers was Smollett’s trainer for a music video.

Source: Punch February 19, 2019 11:37 UTC