Jussie Smollett to Return to New Season of ‘Empire,’ Says Co-star

Actor Jussie Smollett leaves the Leighton Criminal Courthouse in Chicago on 26, 2019, after prosecutors dropped all charges against him. Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times/Chicago Sun-Times via AP

“Empire” actress Taraji P. Henson confirmed in a television appearance on April 4 that controversial co-star Jussie Smollett will be returning to the new season of the show.

Henson was on ABC’s “The View” talking about her new movie and the future of “Empire,” when one of the hosts asked her whether Smollett would be returning to the new season.