>smollet got cut from empire
https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/jussie-smollett-s-empire-character-cut-final-episodes-season-n974511
https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/jussie-smollett-s-empire-character-cut-final-episodes-season-n974511