Here’s Where Jussie Smollett’s ‘Empire’ Character Will Be at the Start of Season 6

Well, it’s official: Jussie Smollett will not be returning to “Empire.” On Wednesday, Fox Entertainment CEO Charlie Collier told reporters at the Television Critics Association press tour that “Empire” co-creator Lee Daniels was correct, Smollett won’t be back for the show’s final season — even though Fox extended the actor’s option for Season 6 when the hip-hop drama was renewed, before they knew it was coming to an end. And now that we know for sure the former “Empire” star truly is not returning, fans have to be wondering what will become of his character, Jamal Lyon — who wed his fiance Kai (Toby Onwumere) on the final episode of Season 5 in which Smollett was featured — when the show returns for its sixth and final season this fall. Also Read: Lee Daniels 'Is Right' - Jussie Smollett Will Not Return for 'Empire' Final Season, Fox Chief Says Now TheWrap has your answer, courtesy of Fox Entertainment’s Michael Thorn. “He’s on his honeymoon,” the network’s entertainment president told TheWrap during the Television Critics Association press tour Wednesday. “He’s on his honeymoon and working on some projects abroad… that’s how we hear about him at the beginning of the season.”...

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