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We are also aware of the effects of this process on the cast and crew members who work on our show and to avoid further disruption on set, we have decided to remove the role of \'Jamal\' from the final two episodes of the season," \'\'Empire" executive producers Lee Daniels, Danny Strong, Brett Mahoney, Brian Grazer, Sanaa Hamri, Francie Calfo and Dennis Hammer said in a written statement.'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/migrate-knxnews-265251-1@published'}, {'data': {'text': '"Empire" is filmed in Chicago.'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/migrate-knxnews-265251-2@published'}, {'data': {'adSize': 'medium-rectangle', 'sticky': False, '_version': 1, 'adLocation': 'btf', 'adPosition': 'rec', 'environment': 'production', 'hasStationNav': 0, 'adRefreshInterval': '60000', 'doubleclickBannerTag': 'NTL.RADIO'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/google-ad-manager/instances/mediumRectangleContentBody@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'Prosecutors charged Smollett late Wednesday with felony disorderly conduct — the charge that is used for filing a false police report. 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