Jussie Smollett: Empire's Lee Daniels describes 'pain and anger'
Lee Daniels, who has made films such as Precious, started his video by saying:"These past couple of weeks have been a freakin' rollercoaster."
He adds that Empire"was made to bring America together" and to"talk about the atrocities that are happening right now in the streets." Jussie Smollett has been suspended from the show since he was accused by Chicago police of staging the attack.Media playback is unsupported on your device
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