VIDEO : Jussie Smollett's Empire Future Still Undecided

The 36-year-old actor was dropped from the final two episodes of the current fifth season of the musical family drama after he was charged for allegedly staging a faked racist and homophobic attack on himself, but showrunner Brett Mahoney insists a final decision on whether he will be back as Jamal Lyon doesn't need to be made this early in the legal process.