Jussie Smollett addressed Lee Daniels' recent comments on their relationship, in which the Empire creator labeled it, " complicated ," during an appearance on The Breakfast Club . Speaking with TMZ in New York City on Friday in honor of the release of his new film, The Lost Holliday , Smollett explained that he is always going to be on good terms with Daniels despite their disagreements. "I talk to Lee often.
It's something that-- I love Lee very much, but here's the thing, I don't talk about it. Lee is somebody that I love," Smollett said. "He gave me an opportunity that I'll always be grateful for, but at the same time, it's a relationship that's really important to me, so I don't feel the need to mediate that in the public.
" He added: "Lee is also a little bit more of an open book, so he'll say things, but I love him so much. And, he knows that. We're always gonna be good.
" Read More: Jussie Smollett Kicked Off Of "Empire" According To Lee Daniels HOLLYWOOD, CA - DECEMBER 02: Lee Daniels and Jussie Smollett attend the ceremony honoring Lee Daniels with a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on December 2, 2016, in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Araya Doheny/WireImage) The drama surrounds Daniels' comments about Smollett's infamous staging of a hate crime against himself in Chicago in 2019. “That whole situation was complicated,” Daniels said, last month.
“I still don’t know what to believe. Honestly, I don’t know what to believe. People say he didn’t do it, he .
