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Fox reiterated Wednesday that it is standing behind embattled “Empire” TV star Jussie Smollett — and insisted that he isn’t being booted off the hit show.

“Jussie Smollett continues to be a consummate professional on set, and as we have previously stated, he is not being written out of the show,” said a statement from 20th Century Fox Television and Fox Entertainment.

The show of support comes a day after reports emerged that scenes featuring Smollett were being drastically cut from the series’ fifth season in wake of the growing controversy around the alleged hate attack against him.

The studio issued a similar statement last week to address rumors that Smollett allegedly staged the Jan. 29 assault because he was being written off “Empire.”

“The idea that Jussie Smollett has been, or would be, written off Empire is patently ridiculous,” Fox said.