TMC
08-29-2019, 08:29 PM
https://tvline.com/2019/08/29/empire-jamal-season-6-jussie-smollett-absent/
Jamal will stay with Kai in London in the final season, says showrunner Brett Mahoney, because "he doesn’t want to be caught up in Lyon family drama."
Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson say they miss Jussie Smollett on the Empire set (https://extratv.com/2019/09/11/empire-stars-terrence-howard-and-taraji-p-henson-miss-jussie-smollett-on-set/)
“I was closest to Jussie. It hurts not to have him here. It’s like losing a son," says Howard of Smollett, who was dropped from the Fox series over the controversy over his alleged fake hate crime. Henson adds: “I miss him just like a mother misses a child."
Jamal will stay with Kai in London in the final season, says showrunner Brett Mahoney, because "he doesn’t want to be caught up in Lyon family drama."
Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson say they miss Jussie Smollett on the Empire set (https://extratv.com/2019/09/11/empire-stars-terrence-howard-and-taraji-p-henson-miss-jussie-smollett-on-set/)
“I was closest to Jussie. It hurts not to have him here. It’s like losing a son," says Howard of Smollett, who was dropped from the Fox series over the controversy over his alleged fake hate crime. Henson adds: “I miss him just like a mother misses a child."