Empire’s Execs Say Jussie Was ‘Stressed’ About Album Sales

If you recall, Chicago police superintendent, Eddie Johnson, stated in a press conference, that Jussie staged the attack to boost his popularity so that he could boost his brand and demand a more lucrative Empire salary.

According to sources at Empire, neither the executive producers, nor producers of the show ever received a complaint from Jussie and his team about his $125,000 per episode salary. They said that if he did stage the attack to boost his salary, he hid any qualms he has about it from them. However, they did reportedly state that Jussie was unhappy with his album music sales, stating ‘He was upset his first album didn’t do well and was stressed out over the debuts of his new songs and music videos.’

At this point, Taraji P. Henson and Terrence Howard are the only two cast members who earn more than Jussie, with their reported $250,000 per episode salary.