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The Empire cast wants costar Jussie Smollett to return for the Fox series’ sixth season and they’ve collectively penned a letter of support, Variety reports. Smollett’s role in future episodes has been unclear following Smollett’s high-profile criminal scandal that involved the actor allegedly staging a racist and homophobic attack on …

Prosecutors in Chicago dropped all criminal charges against Jussie Smollett and the actor will have his record wiped clean as part of a deferred prosecution deal, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. The surprise move comes just weeks after the Empire actor pleaded not guilty to 16 counts of disorderly conduct for …