Jussie Smollett Jussie Smollett will not be returning to ‘Empire’, the show’s co-creator Lee Daniels has now confirmed. Responding to claims that writers were preparing for Smollett’s comeback, Daniels tweeted,
 Jussie Smollett Jussie Smollett will not be returning to ‘Empire’, the show’s co-creator Lee Daniels has now confirmed. Responding to claims that writers were preparing for Smollett’s comeback, Daniels tweeted,