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Taraji P. Henson to lead Empire spin-off

Taraji P. Henson will reprise her role as Cookie Lyon for an Empire spin-off series.

Television • 26 Jul 20

Jussie Smollett will not return for Empire finale

Jussie Smollett will not be returning to Empire for the finale when the six-part series draws to a close in May.

Television • 08 Jan 20

Jussie Smollett - Has played the character Jamal Lyon on Empire since the show began in 2015

Actor Jussie Smollett 'won't return to Empire'

Actor Jussie Smollett, who has been at the centre of controversy after he alleged he was the victim of a hate crime, will not return to the TV series Empire, according to the music drama's co-creator.

Television • 05 Jun 19

This Is Us renewed on the treble as axe falls on Empire

US family tearjerker This Is Us has been renewed for a massive three seasons while the expected axe has fallen on hip-hop soap Empire.

Television • 14 May 19

Fox says 'no plans' for Smollet to return to Empire

Jussie Smollett is unlikely to be reprising his role in the sixth season of the Fox TV series Empire.

Television • 01 May 19

Empire cast pens letter for Smollett's show return

The cast of Empire have penned an open letter asking for Jussie Smollett to return to his role in the drama series.

Television • 25 Apr 19

Jussie Smollett - "I've been truthful and consistent since day one"

Criminal charges against Jussie Smollett dropped

The criminal charges against Empire star Jussie Smollett for allegedly staging an assault on himself have been dropped following what prosecutors in the US city of Chicago have described as "a just disposition and appropriate resolution to this case".

Television • 27 Mar 19

Jussie Smollett arrives at Leighton Criminal Courthouse in Chicago

Jussie Smollett pleads not guilty to lying about attack

Jussie Smollett has appeared in court in Chicago and pleaded not guilty to lying to police about being victim of an alleged attack.

Television • 15 Mar 19

Jussie Smollett is due in court for arraignment on Thursday March 14

Smollett indicted on 16 counts in hoax attack case

A grand jury in the US city of Chicago has returned a 16-count felony indictment against actor Jussie Smollett, accusing him of disorderly conduct by falsely reporting to police officers that he had been attacked in a hate crime.

Television • 09 Mar 19

Jussie Smollett has claimed he was the victim of a brutal assault in Chicago in January, but the Chicago Police Department has claimed the incident was staged

Jussie Smollett removed from final two Empire episodes

Actor Jussie Smollett will not appear in the final two episodes of Empire following his arrest for allegedly filing a false police report on Thursday.

Television • 22 Feb 19

Jussie Smollett has said he was attacked by two masked men while walking down a Chicago street on January 29

Smollett 'angered' by allegation that attack was staged

Lawyers representing Empire star Jussie Smollett have said he is "angered and devastated" by claims that the alleged racist and homophobic attack on the actor in Chicago was staged, adding that "nothing is further from the truth".

Television • 17 Feb 19

Jussie Smollett says he is 'forever changed' by attack

Actor Jussie Smollett has said he has been "forever changed" by the allegedly racist and homophobic attack he suffered last month in Chicago.

Television • 15 Feb 19

Empire actor Jussie Smollett says attack not 'isolated'

Empire star Jussie Smollett spoke publicly for the first time since being targeted in an allegedly homophobic and racist assault and says the attack "should not be looked upon as an isolated incident".

Jussie Smollett • 01 Feb 19

Police seeking people of interest for Smollett assault

Police investigating an alleged homophobic and racist attack on the actor Jussie Smollett have released CCTV images of "people of interest" who are wanted for questioning.

Television • 31 Jan 19

Empire star attacked in 'possible hate crime'

Police in the US city of Chicago are investigating after the actor Jussie Smollett, one of the stars of the television series Empire, was attacked in a "possible hate crime" in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

Television • 30 Jan 19

Marlon Brando as Don Vito Corleone in The Godfather - Still making film fans an offer they can't refuse

Don deal. The Godfather tops greatest movies poll again

It's a Don deal once again as gangster epic The Godfather has topped movie magazine Empire's poll to find the greatest films of all time.

100 Greatest Films • 09 Jun 17

TV hell: US show writers' strike gets the go-ahead

Be brave, TV fans. It looks likely that a writers' strike in the US could well go ahead and cause havoc with TV schedules and shut down many of the world's most popular shows.

Writers Strike • 26 Apr 17