Fox Confirms Jussie Smollett Is Not Being Written Off 'Empire'

Moments ago, Fox released a statement continuing their support of Jussie Smollett amid reports that he’s being written out of Empire due to the controversy surrounding his hate crime case.

“Jussie Smollett continues to be a consummate professional on set and as we have previously stated, he is not being written out of the show,” 20th Century Fox TV and Fox Entertainment said in a statement (via Deadline).

If you don’t know, police allegedly believe Jussie paid two brothers to stage the attack. Nothing has been confirmed. Jussie could face up to three years in prison if it’s found this was a hoax.