In reply to Patricia Gregory.

The fact of the matter is that Smollett initially received threatening homophobic hate mail, which he brought to their attention - and when I said their I mean the network, the studio, and the show’s producers - and their attitude was dismissive in a wait-and-see kind of way. Naturally, the poor guy was feeling a heightened sense of fear about the hate mail, but then to have his work “family” abandon him at hood most vulnerable must’ve left him unable to think straight. In that condition, he might have made some poor choices, but he paid his debt and then some. Bring Jussie back!