Jussie Smollett's Time on 'Empire' Has Been Cut

Jussie Smollett's "Empire" on-camera time is getting cut down in the wake of a growing sentiment that he staged the so-called "attack."

Production sources say that Jussie was supposed to have 9 scenes and a big musical number in the second to the last episode -- which is being shot now --  but, 5 of his scenes have been cut, and his musical number has been dropped.

With his role in the show cut, Jussie will be spending way less time on set. Instead of working every day this week, we're told Jussie's working Friday and possibly Thursday, and he won't be rehearsing.

In the past 24 hours, the script has undergone multiple revisions. 

Jussie's case is heading to a Grand Jury as early as Tuesday and law enforcement sources say the focus is presenting evidence that could lead to a felony indictment against Jussie for allegedly filing a false police report.