Actor Jussie Smollett has his role on the Fox series Empire drastically cut after being accused of staging his own hate crime...
From TMZ
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.
As for the remaining 4 scenes ... we're told he's no longer the focus. The scene features an ensemble, meaning he's flanked by a number of cast members.
With his duties pared down, Jussie will be spending way less time on set. Instead of working every day this week, we're told Jussie's working Friday and possibly Thursday, and he won't be rehearsing.Jussie is accused of paying two extras from the show to assault him on the street in Chicago and then blaming Donald Trump supporters [click here if you missed that].
