In that case, who owns Fox (Network)?

 

Thanks, @Faulkner!

2 minutes ago, Khan said:

In that case, who owns Fox (Network)?

 

Thanks, @Faulkner!

The Murdochs.

Just now, Faulkner said:

The Murdochs.

 

Say no more!  Now we know why "Empire" and "Star" are REALLY going away, lol!

 

Thanks again!

On 5/14/2019 at 11:18 AM, Soapsuds said:

That's why Fox cancelled it. After the uproar from the cast wanting him back...Fox just decided to cancel it instead of dealing with that headache.

 

Taraji was leading the charge.  Let's see how well she does when she doesn't have Empire as leverage?  She hasn't exactly established herself as Hollywood elite so those jobs won't be coming so quickly.  She should have just ate her food and worried about herself.  

A judge has ruled to unseal records in 'Empire' actor Jussie Smollett's case: https://t.co/dykyYzZUrK pic.twitter.com/pnA80l6ebg

— ABC 7 Chicago (@ABC7Chicago) May 23, 2019

 

 

@Variety @JoeOtterson This is not factual. Jussie will NOT be returning to Empire. -LD

— lee daniels (@leedanielsent) June 4, 2019

#Empire creator Lee Daniels chats with @Vulture, which asks him about @ChicagoTribune coverage of the Jussie Smollett case https://t.co/ZPYY9kijl0

— tracyswartz (@tracyswartz) June 11, 2019

Quick excerpt:

 

Quote

The reporting that’s emerged about the Jussie Smollett case suggests that he faked a racist, homophobic mugging in order to get paid more money on Empire. You initially publicly supported his story.The day of the supposed attack, Daniels posted an Instagram video, saying, “You didn’t deserve … to have a noose put around your neck, to have bleach thrown on you, to be called ‘die [!@#$%^&*] n____’ or whatever they said to you.” Are you embarrassed?

I’m beyond embarrassed. I think that when it happened, I had a flash of me running from bullies. I had a flash of my whole life, of my childhood, my youth, getting beaten.

 

Knowing Jussie, would you have suspected this from him, or did this come out of the blue? 
 

Blue. Blue.

 

It’s got to feel like a huge betrayal. 

 

If it turned out that he did it, was guilty, and all of it’s accurate.

 

Wait, there’s really doubt in your mind that he didn’t make the whole thing up? 

 

Of course, there’s some doubt. I’m telling you that because I love him so much. That’s the torture that I’m in right now, because it’s literally if it were to happen to your son and your child, how would you feel? You would feel, Please, God, please let there be that glimmer of hope that there is some truth in this story. That’s why it’s been so painful. It was a flood of pain.

 

Did you read the Chicago Tribune’s coverage of it?

 

I didn’t read any of it. I was too busy putting out fires.

 

Because to me, the Tribune’s reporting didn’t leave much in the way of doubt about its being anything other than a hoax. What would the scenario look like of him telling the truth?

 

We weren’t there. I can’t judge him. That’s only for the [!@#$%^&*] lady or man with that black robe and God. I had to detach myself and stop calling him, because it was taking away the time I have for my kids, the time I have for my partner. It was affecting my spirit and other shows, everything.

 

[....]

 

It was a little surprising to learn that Fox was ending Empire. Do you think the Jussie situation played a part in that decision?

Certainly, that played a major part. But come on, man. I think that it’s been a good run. Empire in its current iteration may be over, but Empire is far from over.

 

I don’t understand. Are you taking the show to another network or streamer? 

I don’t want to contradict the studio, so I have to say that it’s over.

 

That is so confusing. 

 

I’m sorry. Well, we’re trying something out, and if it works, then Empire is over and we have a great spinoff. And if it doesn’t, then Empire may not very well be over. But the intent is to have our last season with a great spinoff. I don’t know if that makes any sense at all. We’re in the writers’ room right now, discussing [Empire’s final] fantastic, bombastic season, which is going to shake you by your roots.

 

So are you plotting the death of a bunch of characters? 

 

My darling, do you think I would be stupid enough to share that with you?

 

The Root wrote that it was a “troubling trend” that Fox not only announced it was ending Empire but also canceled all its shows with black leads: Lethal Weapon, Rel, Proven Innocent, Star, and The Cool Kids.

Yes. It’s not just my show. Clearly, there’s obvious stuff going on.

 

Like a whitewashing of the network schedule? 

 

I think it’s very obvious. I was disturbed by it. But I don’t think Empire had anything to do with the whitewashing. Empire sort of lives in its own space at Fox, but I do question the agenda. Any fool could sure see where that’s going.

 

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TUESDAY, HUH?

 

 

 

This has all been fascinating. I stopped watching Empire years ago though. I think the last episode I saw was Andre’s wife being pushed down the stairs.