Empire actor Jussie Smollett hinted at his departure via Twitter after his character was shot and rushed into surgery in Wednesday’s episode of Fox’s hit music drama.
As of Thursday morning, more than 2,000 fans had retweeted the message as Twitter users asked what it signaled for his character Jamal’s future. Smollett has been a fixture on the show since its debut in 2015, playing Cookie Lyon (Taraji P. Henson) and Lucious Lyon’s (Terrence Howard) gay son who transforms into a music superstar.
The actor has remained mum after sending out the tweet, and a rep for Smollett and Fox have not yet responded to EW’s request for comment.
The actor has remained mum after sending out the tweet, and a rep for Smollett and Fox have not yet responded to EW’s request for comment.