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Renewed without Smollet

posted 6 years ago by [deleted]
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https://www.tmz.com/2019/04/30/empire-renewed-jussie-smollett-out-attack/

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

Glad it has been renewed. They negotiated an extension to Smollett's option for season 6, so they may end up bringing him back at some point next season.

[–] Keelai (36132) 6 years ago

They'll wait until the controversy dies before they bring him back.

[–] Satan2016 (26197) 6 years ago

Final season: https://www.imdb.com/news/ni62479521

Fox buried the lede when it renewed Empire last month: The series’ upcoming sixth season will also be its last, the network announced on Monday (and it’s moving to a new night).

During a conference conference call with reporters, Fox CEO Charlie Collier elaborated on the decision to end the Taraji P. Henson-Terrence Howard soap with Season 6, side-stepping questions about what role — if any — the real-life drama surrounding embattled cast member Jussie Smollett played into it.