Empire will return from its mid-season finale to finish up the last few episodes of Season 5 and as previously reported, embattled star Jussie Smollett will not appear in the final two episodes of the season.

The Oscar nominee told Yahoo News that lying about being attacked doesn't sound like something the "Empire" star would do.

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Jussie Smollett told Chicago police he has an untreated drug problem.

Jussie Smollett will not appear in the final two episodes of ‘Empire.’

It’s been a long time coming, but the mystery surrounding Jussie Smollett’s alleged “orchestrated attack” seems to becoming clearer.

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Listen...Folks who voted for Trump are still deplorable, fake attack or not.