Actor Jussie Smollett elevated chatter around his situation with Fox‘s Empire, following the show’s dramatic finish Wednesday night (May 11), leaving fans in suspense with a message that on its face reads as a farewell from the popular drama. “I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my time w/ @EmpireFOX. I love you all. Truth. Time 2 make a record & some movies. #Empire,” a caption on Smollett’s Twitter page read. By Thursday afternoon the post had been re-tweeted by more than 3,000 fans, many of them skeptical that the announcement may have actually been a cliffhanger in regards to how matters play out for his character, Jamal Lyons. The Lee Daniels production had…