Empire Creator Lee Daniels Breaks His Silence on Apparent Hate Crime Against Jussie Smollett

As Empire actor Jussie Smollett recovers from an apparent homophobic and racially charged attack, the Fox show’s creator, Lee Daniels, is speaking out about the incident.
In a video posted to Instagram on Tuesday afternoon, the 59-year-old director began, “It’s taken me a minute to come to social media about this because, Jussie, you are my son.”
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“You didn