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The producers behind the fox show, "empire," have decided to remove jussie smollett's character from the final two episodes of the current season. this is in the wake of accusations he paid two men $3500 to stage what he claimed was a racist and anti-gay attack on him in late january. in their statement, the producers call the allegations, quote, very disturbing and say they're placing their trust in the legal system as the process plays out. the two men have been cooperating with authorities. joining me now is dr. cornell west, professor at princeton and harvard. dr. west, thanks for being wi...

Quote, very disturbing and say they're placing their trust in the legal system as the process plays out. the two men have been cooperating with authorities. joining me now is dr. cornell west, professor at princeton and harvard. dr. west, thanks for being with us. first of all, do you believe -- >> thank you. >> -- the allegation that jussie smollett staged this attack and filed a false report? or at this point, where are you on this? >> well, it's a good question. i like to stay in contact with the evidence and hope he has a fair trial. but it looks as if there's evidence that for some reason...

Jussie smollett's character has been officially cut from "empire" for the rest of the season. they consider smollett a family member but the past couple of weeks have been very emotional. while these allegations are very disturbing, we are placing our trust in the legal system is the process plays out. we are also aware of the effects of the process on the cast and crew members who work on our show and to avoid further disruption onset we have decided to remove the role of jamaal for the final two episodes of the season. before the decision to cut his character, he left the jail yesterday and ...

Jussie smollett's character has been officially cut from "empire" for the rest of the season. they consider smollett a family member but the past couple of weeks have been very emotional. while these allegations are very disturbing, we are placing our trust in the legal system is the process plays out. we are also aware of the effects of the process on the cast and crew members who work on our show and to avoid further disruption onset we have decided to remove the role of jamaal for the final two episodes of the season. before the decision to cut his character, he left the jail yesterday and ...

Racist and homophobic attack against him. what he toll the crew after and does he still plan to fight this? eva pilgrim on the story tonight. >> reporter: producers of the show "empire" today announcing they are removing jussie smollett's character from the last two episodes of this season "to avoid further disruption on set." saying the events of the past few weeks have been incredibly emotional for all of us. jussie has been an important member of our "empire" family for the past five years and we care about him deeply. while the allegations against the actor are disturbing, they say they ar...