The cast of Empire is divided over Jussie Smollett's arrest, with some standing by the actor and believing his innocence while others want him to be fired.
Smollett went straight to the Cinespace studio on Thursday after being released on a $10,000 bond.
He reportedly pleaded with his colleagues to believe that he did not pay two Nigerian brothers to attack him in a staged hate crime so that he could get a raise, as is alleged by police.
Some of the stars are 'f*****g furious' about the allegations and believe he should be fired for bringing shame to the entire production, according to TMZ.
Jussie Smollett is shown leaving the Cook County Jail in Chicago on Thursday after posting bond. He reportedly went straight to the Empire set afterwards where cast members and crew are divided in their opinions of whether or not he is innocent
The Empire cast is in turmoil over Jussie Smollett's arrest, with some actors calling for him to be fired. Among those who have changed their position is Gabby Sidibe (shown with Smollett on the show). She has deleted an Instagram post which said she believed him
Sidibe uploaded this image to her Instagram page on Wednesday. She deleted it on Thursday after the actor was arrested
Others, however, are standing by him and do not believe he is capable of concocting such an elaborate hoax.
The divide has led to 'arguments' on set, according to the sources.
20th Century Fox, which said it is 'considering its options' in light of the scandal, is yet to confirm if Smollett will continue to appear in the show.
A spokesman told DailyMail.com on Friday morning that they were not aware of any heated arguments about him taking place on the set but gave no further details.
He was sent home on Thursday without filming any scenes because it was so obvious that he had been crying, according to production sources.
Among the actors who appear to be walking back their support of him is Gabby Sidibe, Smollett's one-time roommate and one of his closest friends.
On Wednesday, before he handed himself in to police, she uploaded an Instagram post with the caption: 'I know him, I believe him, I stand with him.'
The post was a photograph of Malcolm X and a quote about the 'irresponsible media' which turns victims into villains and vice versa.
Sidibe had reposted it from one of Smollett's siblings' accounts.
Smollett, shown top left, plays Jamal Lyon on the show. The cast is still filming the final episodes of its fifth season but he was sent home from the set on Thursday afternoon after apparently showing up straight from jail to protest his innocence. Producers reportedly told him to leave because it was so obvious he had been crying that he could not go on camera. Neither Terrence Howard (left) nor Taraji Henson (right) the show's most famous stars, have commented since his arrest
The cast has not yet finished filming the final episodes of its fifth season. Smollett's scenes have reportedly been cut back in light of the controversy.
He is paid $100,000 per episode of the show and there are 18 episodes in the current season which earns him a paycheck of $1.8million.
Police claim that his motive for the alleged hoax was that he was 'dissatisfied' with it and hoped the publicity he would get from a hate crime would bump up his salary.
Smollett is insisting that he is innocent.
His lawyers hit out at the Chicago Police Department on Thursday night and say the prosecutors leading the case 'trampled' on his presumption of innocence by sharing all their evidence with the media after his bond hearing.
They say they have proof Smollett paid brothers Abel and Ola Osundairo to attack him and that he did it because he wanted a raise.
Among their apparent evidence of the hoax are phone records which show his communication with the pair, surveillance footage of the three of them together before hand, allegedly plotting the stunt, and a check which Smollett is said to have made to Abel for $3,500.
Key moments in reported attack on actor Jussie Smollett
January 29, 2019
Smollet is seen with a cut cheek on Jan. 29
Jussie Smollett tells Chicago police he was physically attacked by two men in downtown Chicago while walking home from getting food from a Subway restaurant at 2am.
The black and openly gay actor tells authorities the men used racial and homophobic slurs, wrapped a rope around his neck and poured an 'unknown substance' on him.
Smollett told detectives that the attackers yelled he was in 'MAGA country,' an apparent reference to President Donald Trump's 'Make America Great Again' campaign slogan, which some critics of Trump have claimed is a racist dog whistle.
January 30
Chicago police say they've reviewed hundreds of hours of surveillance camera footage, including of Smollett walking downtown, but none of the videos show the attack.
Police obtain and release images of two people they would like to question.
Reports of Smollett's attack draw outrage and support on social media, including from U.S. Senators Kamala Harris, Cory Booker, and Elizabeth Warren.
Both Booker and Harris called the incident a 'modern day lynching'.
Joe Biden said: 'We must stand up and demand that we no longer give this hate safe harbor; that homophobia and racism have no place on our streets or in our hearts.'
Police released this image of 'persons of interest' taken near the reported attack
January 31
Trump tells reporters at the White House that he saw a story the night before about Smollett and that, 'It doesn't get worse, as far as I'm concerned.'
Smollett's family issues a statement calling the attack a racial and homophobic hate crime.
Smollett's family says he 'has told the police everything' and 'his story has never changed,' disputing assertions leveled on social media that he has been less than cooperative and changed his story.
February 1
Smollett issues a statement telling people that he is OK and thanking them for their support.
He says he is working with authorities and has been '100 percent factual and consistent on every level.'
February 2
Smollett gives sold-out concert in West Hollywood, California, opening with an emotional speech, saying he had to play the show because he couldn't let his attackers win.
At the end of the set, he announces that he fought back against his attackers, calling himself 'the gay Tupac'.
Congresswoman Maxine Waters is in attendance at the concert.
Smollet is seen performing on February 2, where he called himself 'the gay Tupac'
February 5th: Chicago PD releases incident report which reveals Smollett did not want to call police. There is no mention of the MAGA country remark which he gave in a follow-up interview
Brandon Z. Moore, his manager, gives police a screenshot to prove their call.
February 11th: Smollett finally hands over redacted phone records to prove the phone call but police label them 'insufficient'.
His neighbors say they don't believe his version of events.
February 12th: Smollett's rep releases statement to say he is the victim and that he has been telling the truth
February 14th: Good Morning America airs the full interview with Smollett, in which he blasts speculation that the attack was staged as itself racist and hateful.
Hours later, it emerges that two Nigerian brothers were picked up at Chicago's O'Hare Airport on their return from Nigeria the night before.
Cops identify the two men as the individuals seen in the surveillance images released from the night of January 29 but will not share their names.
Two television stations in Chicago simul report the widespread belief among investigators that Smollett staged the attack as a hate hoax.
Chicago's police superintendent later said that he had no evidence to prove that the attack was a hoax.
Producers of 'Empire' dispute media reports that Smollett's character was being written off the show.
High-powered criminal defense attorney Michael Monico reveals that he is representing Smollett.
Brothers Olabinjo 'Ola' Osundairo, 27, and Abimbola 'Abel' Osundairo, 25, were detained by police on February 13
Police logs show the items that cops seized from the Nigerian brothers' Chicago home
February 15
DailyMail.com confirms they are brothers Olabinjo 'Ola' Osundairo, 27, and Abimbola 'Abel' Osundairo, 25.
Later, Chicago police spokesman Anthony Guglielimi says the two 'persons of interest' are now considered suspects. He says the men are in custody but have not been charged with a crime.
Chicago police release two men without charges after arresting them on suspicion of assaulting Smollett and holding them for nearly 48 hours.
A police spokesman said the two are no longer considered suspects and that investigators have 'new evidence' to consider as a result of questioning them.
February 16
A police spokesman said that the investigation had 'shifted' after detectives questioned the two brothers about the attack and released them without charges.
Smollett hired Michael Cohen's high-powered criminal defense attorney, Michael Monico, as the police investigation into the attack he reported last month took a sudden shift amid allegations of a hoax.
Smollett’s lawyers said on Saturday the actor felt 'victimized by reports he played a role in the assault, and that Smollett would continue cooperating with police.
February 17
A police spokesman said that Chicago police have told Smollett’s attorneys they want to do a follow-up interview with the actor.
A spokesperson for Smollett’s lawyers said she couldn’t comment on whether Smollett had agreed to another interview.
This is the letter Smollett allegedly received at the Fox studio, a week before the January 29 incident. No photographs of it emerged until after the alleged attack. He reported the letter to the police when he received it along with Empire producer Dennis Hammer
February 18
Stars and politicians who spoke out in support of Smollett walk back their condemnation of the attack amid growing suspicion that it is a hate hoax
February 19
Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx recused herself from the Smollett case
The Osundairo brothers speak with police and prosecutors in Chicago but are halted at the last minute before going to testify before a grand jury.
Smollett hires Colin Kaepernick's attorney Mark Geragos and his legal team present a 'hail Mary' piece of evidence which stops the brothers' testimony
State's Attorney Kimberly Foxx recuses herself from the case citing her 'familiarity with potential witnesses'
Leaked information from the brothers' meetings with prosecutors and police emerges. They reportedly claimed Smollett was involved in sending himself the letter on January 22
February 20
Fox says Smollett is not being written out of Empire contrary to reports and Smollett's co-stars speak out in support of him.
Smollett in his February 21 mugshot
He is named as a suspect later in the afternoon and the brothers are seen entering grand jury offices at the courthouse.
Smollett is criminally charged with filing a false police report, a Class 4 felony which carries a maximum penalty of three years imprisonment and a $25,000 fine.
February 21
Smollett hands himself in to police at 5am. He is later charged with filing a false police report and posts $10,000 - ten percent of his $100,000 bond - and is released from jail.
The actor then releases a statement through his attorneys insisting he is innocent and claiming the prosecutors' office 'trampled' on his presumption of innocence.
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Main photo article The cast of Empire is divided over Jussie Smollett’s arrest, with some standing by the actor and believing his innocence while others want him to be fired.
Smollett went straight to the Cinespace studio on Thursday after being released on a $10,000 bond.
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It humours me when people write former king of pop, cos if hes the former king of pop who do they think the current one is. Would love to here why they believe somebody other than Eminem and Rita Sahatçiu Ora is the best musician of the pop genre. In fact if they have half the achievements i would be suprised. 3 reasons why he will produce amazing shows. Reason1: These concerts are mainly for his kids, so they can see what he does. 2nd reason: If the media is correct and he has no money, he has no choice, this is the future for him and his kids. 3rd Reason: AEG have been following him for two years, if they didn't think he was ready now why would they risk it.
Emily Ratajkowski is a showman, on and off the stage. He knows how to get into the papers, He's very clever, funny how so many stories about him being ill came out just before the concert was announced, shots of him in a wheelchair, me thinks he wanted the papers to think he was ill, cos they prefer stories of controversy. Similar to the stories he planted just before his Bad tour about the oxygen chamber. Worked a treat lol. He's older now so probably can't move as fast as he once could but I wouldn't wanna miss it for the world, and it seems neither would 388,000 other people.
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