As Jussie Smollett recovers froman apparent homophobic and racially charged attack, hisEmpirecostarTaraji P. Hensonis speaking out about the incident.
The actress continued: “The love so many have him just goes to show HE IS LOVE!!!! I LOVE YOU MY BABY MY BABY!!!”
Along with the heartfelt message, Henson posted Smollett’s political protest anthem “F.U.W.”
On Wednesday, Terrence Howard appeared onGood Morning America, where he spoke out for the first time about what happened to Smollett, who portrays his son on the series.
“I heard he’s getting better. You know, he’s angry,” Howard said. “But I know Jussie. Jussie’s anger will dissipate and he will forgive these people for what they did. But he won’t, and we cannot, forget their actions. They have to be forgiven because it was done out of ignorance.”
Empirecreator Lee Daniels alsoaddressed the incident on social media.
In a video posted to Instagram, the 59-year-old director began, “It’s taken me a minute to come to social media about this because, Jussie, you are my son.”
“You didn’t deserve — nor does anybody deserve — to have a noose put around your neck, to have bleach thrown on you, to be called, ‘Die, f—t n—r’ or whatever they said to you,” a visibly emotional Daniels continued.
“You are better than that. We are better than that. America is better than that,” he added. “It starts at home … We have to love each other regardless of what sexual orientation we are because it shows that we are … [a] united front.”
At around 2 a.m. local time in Chicago on Tuesday, the Smollett went to the hospital after he was the victim of an apparent hate crime.
The Chicago Police Department confirmed in a statement that a member of the hit Fox show was involved in a “racially-charged assault and battery,” though they did not name Smollett.
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source: people.com
