Empire: Jussie Smollett Role Reduced Following Violent Assault

Jussie Smollett’s role in the TV series ‘Empire’ has been noticeably reduced by producers after he was attacked in the cold streets of Chicago weeks ago.

TMZ reported today that he has learned that his camera time in the series he helped to popularise has been reduced by its production team.

Production sources tell TMZ … Jussie was supposed to have 9 scenes and a big musical number in the second to the last episode — which is being shot now — but 5 of his scenes have been cut, and his musical number has been 86’d.

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