‘Empire’ Co-Creator Lee Daniels Says He’s ‘Embarrassed’ for Defending Jussie Smollett

“It was a flood of pain,” Lee Daniels says of his response to the actor allegedly staging an attack.

Chelsia Rose Marcius

Published Jun. 11 2019 11:06PM EDT 

Chelsia Rose Marcius

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