Lee Daniels ‘Disturbed’ Fox Canceled Series With Black Leads, ‘Beyond Embarrassed’ by Jussie Smollett
“I’m beyond embarrassed,” Daniels tells Vulture about the Smollett controversy.
“I’m beyond embarrassed,” Daniels tells Vulture about the Smollett controversy.
The next season will be the Fox series’ last, but Smollett’s legal issues still present a problem for the show’s production.
“There are no plans for the character of Jamal to return,” read a Fox statement, addressing the actor’s recent legal controversy.
“Don’t worry, I got some hits in, too. I’m still the gay Tupac,” said Chris Redd as a haggard-looking Smollett.
Rock said he was told not to make any Smollett jokes by the award show producers, but he couldn’t help himself.
The actor and singer will reportedly surrender his $10,000 bond and perform community service.
Fox’s musical drama returns Wednesday amidst scandal and speculation of the show’s fate.
His attorney calls the indictments “prosecutorial overkill.”
He was arrested this week for filing a false police report.
Chicago police say the “Empire” actor “took advantage of the pain and anger of racism to promote his career.”
The “Empire” actor’s attorneys reportedly met with detectives in advance of Wednesday night’s charge of disorderly conduct.
The “Empire” actor’s story has been met with skepticism in some circles.