Empire Star Trai Byers Responds To Rumors of him quitting "Empire"
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| Empire Star Trai Byers Responds To Rumors of him quitting "Empire" |
After reports claimed Byers' ego was driving him to contemplate parting ways with the show, the 32-year-old actor said he has nothing but love and respect for the television drama and his co-stars.
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"I don't normally spend my time dispelling rumors, but there is something I’d like to address. I have nothing but love and respect for 'Empire' and all who are involved on the show.
I have a fabulous relationship with FOX, and hold myself to the highest standards professionally," Byers said in a statement.
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Reports from earlier this week claimed the Empire actor wanted to leave the show because he thought his character was beneath him.
But in an Instagram posted late Thursday night, Byers refuted the rumors, writing he has nothing but love and respect for the series.
"How could I think of demanding something larger than Andre," he noted, "where I get to express a man with Bipolar disorder, who is on a spiritual journey to find his identity?"
Byers's message comes ahead of the second half of Empire's second season, which returns March 30.
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