BREAKING: JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT JUICY MULLET WAS OUT AT EMPIRE THEY DRAAAAA... Naw he's out

[link to m.tmz.com]

The good news for "Empire" fans ... the show is coming back for Season 6. The bad news for Jussie Smollett -- he's not coming back.

Fox just issued the following statement ... "By mutual agreement, the studio has negotiated an extension to Jussie Smollett's option for season 6, but at this time there are no plans for the character of Jamal to return to 'Empire.'"

Yep ... sounds weird, that Fox wants to keep Jussie hanging just in case, but that's the deal. It could be ... Fox is hedging its bets, to see what happens in the civil case in which the City of Chicago is suing the actor for the costs of the investigation. The upshot of that case -- Jussie will be tried for allegedly faking the "attack." Perhaps if he wins, Fox will reconsider.


NEXT STOP: THE FUCKING POKEY...SOMEONE TELL KIM FOX TO BREAK OUT HER JUNIOR G MAN BADGE AND SHOVE IT UP HER ASS