Brian Stelter on Smollett: ‘We May Never Know What Happened on That Street’
EXCERPT:
STELTER: “That's what friend of Smollett's just said to me. He wants to act. He wants to get back to work. He had actually been taken off two of the episodes of Empire. His future as a Hollywood actor has been in limbo for the past few weeks. His lawyers have been trying to get to this point so that he can return to work. So far no comment from the network. But I do think we will see Smollett get back to work, because the narrative has once again changed from victim to villain, back to victim. It's been very confusing, as Ryan was saying, people don't know what to believe, and we may never really know what happened on that street that night in Chicago. But for his fans, for his friends, this is a triumphant moment that he can now get back to what he wants to do, which is work."
