#LeeDaniels clarified his statements about his hit show #Empire being his “worst experience,” saying it was merely the first time he’d ever taken creative notes from a network and struggled with being told how to represent the Black community. “That’s so not true,” Daniels said of previous reports of him dissing his experience with Fox in conversation with #AndyCohen on SiriusXM’s “Andy Cohen Live” while promoting his new Netflix film “The Deliverance.” “What I meant was the worst because all of my films have been independently financed. It was the first time I was taking notes from anybody … no one gave me notes to do anything.” While #TheDeliverance director said it’s “normal” for studios to submit notes to a showrunner or TV creator, but said it was still a “jarring” collaboration. He called his stint with Fox a “great” one, though he added that racial ignorance and a crossing of cultural boundaries created some tension. Link in bio to read more.