Jussie Smollett is gone from "Empire" but his character will live on - at least in photos, Fox Entertainment chief says
LINK <https://apnews.com/219038d74cd94ef2b3d07b99dafff1dd?> On Wed, May 1, 2019 at 3:00 PM Steve Timko <[email protected]> wrote: > Jussie Smollett will not return to 'Empire' for next season > LOS ANGELES (AP) - Fox Entertainment says Jussie Smollett will not return > to "Empire" in the wake of allegations by Chicago officials the actor lied > about a racially motivated attack. > The studio released a statement Tuesday saying "there are no plans for > Smollett's character of Jamal to return to 'Empire.'" No reason was given. > Fox announced earlier Tuesday that the show had been renewed for a sixth > season. > Chicago police allege Smollett paid two brothers to help him stage a > January attack in which he said two masked men beat him, hurled racist and > homophobic slurs at him, doused him with a chemical substance and put a > rope around his neck. > Smollett, who is black and gay, maintains the attack wasn't staged. He was > arrested, but prosecutors later dropped the charges . > "Empire" films each episode in Chicago. > > On Wed, Apr 17, 2019 at 6:04 PM Steve Timko <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Texts: Chicago prosecutor called Smollett 'washed up celeb' >> CHICAGO (AP) - Text messages show the Chicago prosecutor whose office >> handled the case of "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett told her top deputy that >> Smollett was a "washed up celeb" who was overcharged. >> The office of Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx released thousands of >> documents from the investigation late Tuesday in response to media requests. >> Smollett was initially charged with 16 counts alleging he lied to police >> when reporting he'd been the victim of a racist, homophobic attack in >> January. Police insist he staged the attack. >> Foxx said in February that she was recusing herself. But she weighed in >> on March 8, sending a text to her first assistant that said: "Pedophile >> with 4 victims, 10 counts. Washed up celeb who lied to cops, 16." >> Prosecutors dropped all charges later that month with little explanation. >> Foxx's office declined to release internal Smollett case files, noting >> the case had been sealed by a judge. >> >> On Fri, Apr 12, 2019 at 7:01 PM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> Moi, last Friday (4/05): >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Steve Timko, March 28th, quoting Aypee, in part: >>>>> >>>>> CHICAGO (AP) - A city official says Chicago is seeking $130,000 from >>>>> "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett to cover the costs of the investigation >>>>> into >>>>> his reported beating, which police say was staged. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> The hell they will, says Smollett's lawyer. >>>> >>>> >>>> https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/jussie-smollett-will-not-be-intimidated-into-paying-for-probe-attorney-says-1203181837/ >>>> (link) >>>> >>> >>> They did, said Variety... a city ordinance allows treble damages... >>> >>> >>> https://variety.com/2019/biz/news/chicago-sues-jussie-smollett-hate-crime-probe-1203187475/ >>> (link) >>> >>> B >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAH5J8ywtp_pU7%3DPUzm7zY%2B5GonTYBhw2rK15fTjx2nKM2yo70Q%40mail.gmail.com.
