Lee Daniels breaks down in tears as he addresses the homophobic attack on his 'son' Jussie Smollett (video)

Lee Daniels, who calls Jussie Smollett his son, became emotional while addressing the homophobic attack on the Empire actor.

Jussie was beaten, had a rope placed round his neck, and his attackers poured bleach on him as they yelled, "This is MAGA country." (read here). The attack landed him in a hospital in Chicago.

American producer, Lee Daniels, took to social media to address the attack. He became tearful as he said his 'son' didn't deserved the attack, neither did he deserve the hate letter he got, which reads, "You will die black fag." 

Watch Lee Daniels address the attack in the video below.