Good news, aspiring actors! Apparently lying and obstructing justice aren’t egregious enough offenses to get you kicked off a Fox set:

“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.” – STATEMENT FROM 20TH CENTURY FOX TELEVISION AND FOX ENTERTAINMENT — 20th Century Fox TV (@20centuryfoxTV) February 20, 2019

It’s all but confirmed that Jussie Smollett lied to police and was prepared to testify against innocent people, but Fox needs him on the “Empire” set, so … it’s all good?

"All is well, we are in control" pic.twitter.com/SceTiGrVWZ — Vol 5 Cat (@xyzzyzyzzyx) February 20, 2019

Translation: "We came out with a strong statement of support for Jussie early on so we're doubling down on that so as not to look foolish." — Lͩsͣcͮoͥtͩt (@dlscott1111) February 20, 2019

This was written last month, apparently. — Follow me or don't. Whatever… (@tfulcher) February 20, 2019

How special.

JFC — Slow Brewed Coffee (@Sdbuck1) February 20, 2019

Well, you know what they say:

Any publicity for any show is a good publicity. — Ostap Bender (@Brestav) February 20, 2019

Guess so.

"We stand by our talented hoaxer for bringing more attention to our dying show." — Darcy (@Lottacrime) February 20, 2019