. . . . . . "left"@en . . ""@en . . . "former ceo of empire enterprises"@en . . "Jermel"@en . . "inferno"@en . . . . . . . "25"^^ . . . . "Franklin"@en . . "Brianna"@en . ""@en . "\"Within the show\u2019s first hour, hateful slurs are directed toward [Jamal], and in one flashback to Jamal\u2019s childhood Lucious stuffs him into in a garbage can for prancing around in heels and a scarf. Those scenes are jarring and painful to watch\u2014but also necessary.\""@en . . "Jeff Kingsley"@en . "Luther Holloway"@en . . . "Jussie Smollett, Television Critics Association Winter Preview"@en . "Jamal Lyon"@en . . . . "Jamal Joseph Lyon is a fictional character from the American musical drama, Empire on Fox. Portrayed by Jussie Smollett, Jamal is the middle son of hip-hop mogul Lucious (Terrence Howard) and his wife Cookie (Taraji P. Henson). Jamal, a talented R&B singer and songwriter, struggles to gain his father's approval, but is able to overcome this adversity with Cookie's support. He initially expresses resentment towards fame and is hesitant to be in the limelight, but he gradually embraces it once Cookie begins to manage his career. Jamal engages in what was once a friendly competition against his younger brother and best friend Hakeem (Bryshere Y. Gray) to determine who is more musically gifted, while maintaining a cold distance from his older brother Andre (Trai Byers) for his perpetual scheming. Jamal struggles with his father's objection to his homosexuality, which was inspired by Empire creator Lee Daniels' own relationship with his father. In 2019, Smollett was fired from Empire after staging a fake hate crime, and Jamal was written out off the series' final season, said to be in London."@en . . . . . . . . . . "John Holloway"@en . . . . "Candace Holloway"@en . . . "Tanya Holloway"@en . ""@en . . . . . . . . . . "Princess Lyon"@en . . . . . ""@en . . ""@en . . . . "Bunkie Williams"@en . . . "Tariq Cousins"@en . . . . . "\"It\u2019s such a script that carries so much heart and carries so much truth. I keep saying this, that this is the Lee Daniels\u2019 way. I think that any actor, any artist period, would love to work with an artist like Lee Daniels. Because what he and Danny Strong have done by creating this show, is really, I felt like what they were doing is they weren't preaching, yet they were getting such important messages out there about acceptance, about sexuality, about mental disorders, but about family. At its core, it\u2019s about family, and family and music, personally, is my life. So, it just told a story that I relate to, and also a story that I want to tell. So, that\u2019s why.\""@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "London, England"@en . "Gerrick Kennedy on the extreme mistreatment of Jamal by other characters."@en . ""@en . . . "right"@en . . . . . "\"Pilot\" (2015)" . . . . . "Leah Walker"@en . . . . . "#ccffcc"@en . . . "Singer-songwriter"@en . "Rhonda Lyon"@en . "Lee Daniels and Danny Strong"@en . . . . . . . . . "45682143"^^ . . . "Jamal Joseph Lyon is a fictional character from the American musical drama, Empire on Fox. Portrayed by Jussie Smollett, Jamal is the middle son of hip-hop mogul Lucious (Terrence Howard) and his wife Cookie (Taraji P. Henson). Jamal, a talented R&B singer and songwriter, struggles to gain his father's approval, but is able to overcome this adversity with Cookie's support. He initially expresses resentment towards fame and is hesitant to be in the limelight, but he gradually embraces it once Cookie begins to manage his career. Jamal engages in what was once a friendly competition against his younger brother and best friend Hakeem (Bryshere Y. Gray) to determine who is more musically gifted, while maintaining a cold distance from his older brother Andre (Trai Byers) for his perpetual schemi"@en . "Empire"@en . "1"^^ . . . . . "right"@en . "Walker Lyon"@en . . . "Carol Holloway"@en . "\"[Homophobia] is so real and it is happening to so many people, has happened to so many people... To children and young people that are questioning their sexuality or know for their sexuality, if they can look at someone and see themselves in Jamal, that's incredible. I embrace that fully.\""@en . . . . . . ""@en . . . "\"Pilot\""@en . . . "Bella Lyon"@en . "34653"^^ . . "Renee Holloway"@en . . . "Prince Lyon"@en . "Teri Brooks"@en . ""@en . . "File:Jussie Smollett as Jamal Lyon.png"@en . . . . . . . . "Joe Walker"@en . . . . . . . . . "2015"^^ . . "Jussie Smollett on what appealed to him about the show."@en . . . . . . "88.0"^^ . . . . "Kai Givens"@en . . . . . . . . "\"Never Doubt I Love\""@en . . . "1100060539"^^ . . . "Keisha Holloway"@en . "Olivia Lyon"@en . . . . . .