Empire creator Lee Daniels confirmed back in June that Smollett will not be back on the show, which didn’t come as a surprise after how much negative buzz was generated after Smollett claimed that he was attacked and was subsequently arrested (although the charges were dropped) for allegedly filling a false police report.
I do have to wonder if Jamal would be the one “sitting on the throne” if not for the mess that got Jussie Smollett booted from the show.