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TNT Pulls Jussie Smollett ‘Drop the Mic’ Episode After Arrest

Cable network TNT pulled an upcoming Drop the Mic episode featuring Jussie Smollett the same day the Empire actor was arrested by Chicago Police for allegedly orchestrating a fake hate crime.

The episode, which was set to air February 6 but was rescheduled to March 6 after the purported attack was first reported, featured Smollett engaging in a rap battle with Orange Is the New Black‘s Danielle Brooks, TV Line reported.

Drop the Mic executive producer and head writer Jensen Karp announced the cancellation of the episode on his Twitter account saying, “We had an episode of Drop the Mic this season with Jussie that you’ll now (correctly) never see.”

Orange Is the New Black‘s Danielle Brooks, TV Line reported.

Orange is the New Black pulled from Jussie →Gitmo

https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2019/02/21/tnt-pulls-jussie-smollett-drop-the-mic-episode-after-arrest/

>>5313774

We chatted for a couple times after that. I saw him maybe when he came to New York, a couple of times. I know him–not best friends, but I do know him. So I spoke to him while he was at the hospital. His friend who was there texted me in the middle of the night and said, ‘Hey, this happened to Jussie.'”

>>5313817

CNN personality Don Lemon described his phone call with Empire star Jussie Smollett on the night of his hoaxed “attack,” saying that while he spoke to the actor that night, many others had doubts about his story.

“As you may know, Jussie is gay, and since 2015, he has played a gay character, Jamal Lyons on Empire. So it’s a little bit personal for me, and I’ll tell you why, because, that’s when I met him.” Don Lemon explained.

“I was asked to come on the show, play myself in a little cameo. He introduced himself, and he said I’m a big fan, I love your work, it’s good to have you here on the set. Very nice guy,” he continued.