It’s official: Jussie Smollett will not be in the final two episodes of “Empire” this season:
BREAKING: Jussie Smollett has been cut from Empire.
So I guess that means he isn't getting that raise…
— Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) February 22, 2019
Statement from the show’s creators:
BREAKING: Jussie Smollett’s character, Jamal, on #empire written out of the final two episodes. @cbschicago pic.twitter.com/27EDgm9unn
— Charlie De Mar (@CharlieDeMar) February 22, 2019
And with that news, we’re seeing reports that Jussie is getting ready to play the addict card:
Annnnnnnnd it begins… https://t.co/c3h21XU459
— Jon Nicosia (@NewsPolitics) February 22, 2019
It’s not his fault, guys!
Step 1 of him becoming a "victim"
— Jon Nicosia (@NewsPolitics) February 22, 2019
Jussie will soon do for drug addicts what he did for hate-crime victims?
I mean when you marginalize victims of hate crime, marginalizing drug addiction is a no brainer.
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) February 22, 2019
Now, he did reportedly buy drugs from these accomplices so this is probably a smart move on his part as he gets ready to mount a defense, even if he doesn’t have a legit drug problem:
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Risa Lanier, Cook County State Attorney's Office: "Additionally text messages between defendants Smollett and Abel revealed that Abil was the source for designer drugs for defendant Smollett." https://t.co/TPSW7YCn5a pic.twitter.com/sOMi1uydr4
— The Hill (@thehill) February 22, 2019
But if this fails, get ready for Jussie to smear those with legit mental health issues:
At least he's not claiming his untreated depression made him do this.
— Patrick Nonwhite (@NonWhiteHat) February 22, 2019
Yep:
He just might.
— Heather Champion (@winningatmylife) February 22, 2019
Editor’s note: We’ve corrected some spelling mistakes. D’oh.
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