In real life, Jussie Smollett just had all sixteen felony charges against him dropped, following allegations he staged an assault against himself in Chicago this January. On Saturday Night Live, however, Jussie Smollett is pretty sure you won’t believe what just happened to him on the way over. Host Sandra Oh and Kenan Thompson play Smollett’s manager and Lee Daniels, respectively, to Chris Redd’s Empire star, who has this big plastic bag of Sesame Street-level clues to show you. You can probably already guess what they add up to.
