The co-creator and executive producer of “Empire,” Lee Daniels, hasn’t said much since the scandal involving actor Jussie Smollett became one of the hottest topics in America. BLACK ACTIVIST GROUP URGES NAACP TO REVOKE JUSSIE SMOLLETT’S IMAGE AWARD NOMINATION“These past couple of weeks have been, a freaking roller coaster,” he began. “Me and my cast have experienced pain and anger and sadness and frustration and really don’t know how to deal with it. Because it happened… everything has happened, which you are seeing tonight, happened prior to the incident. Jussie has been an important member of our EMPIRE family for the past five years and we care about him deeply.

Source: Fox News March 21, 2019 13:16 UTC