Does 'Empire' Reflect Badly on the Black Community? Lee Daniels Weighs In

4:40 PM PDT, Wed Apr 8, 2015

ET was with Empire co-creator Lee Daniels today for his reaction to Tavis Smiley, who wonders whether Empire is detrimental to the black community.

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