★ Make Showbiz411 your Preferred Source on Google Everyone is trying figure out why Jussie Smollett got himself into this mess. Why would a hot young actor in a hit series create a scandal that keeps unraveling and looking worse and worse? Maybe one answer can be found in the ratings for “Empire.” Once a … Continue reading Was Jussie Smollett’s “Attack” Designed to Boost “Empire” Ratings? Once Hit Show Has Been in Steady Decline Recently