Produced By 2015: “Homophobia is real… we will continue to do our thing,” Daniels says of the hit Fox series
“Empire” co-creator and executive producer Lee Daniels said he and show star Jussie Smollett have received death threats for their depiction of a homosexual African-American male in hip-hop.
Daniels made the startling revelation Sunday at the 2015 Produced By Conference in Los Angeles, where he was joined by the Fox series’ producing team.
“I have to relate to these people honestly,” Daniels said of the show’s diverse audience, “that trash can scene? It happened.”
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