American Actress and star of Fox’s drama series, “Empire”, Taraji P. Henson has finally broken her silence on Empire co-star Jussie Smollett’s case.

Over a month ago when Jussie was arrested for staging a homophobic and racist attack on himself, a lot of celebrities and friends alike took to social media to express their thoughts on the issue. Taraji, one of Jussie’s closest friends on the set of Empire, remained silent.

Jussie was however cleared of all wrong-doing on Tuesday, March 26, 2019.

Breaking her silence on the issue, Taraji said:

“I’m happy that the truth has finally been set free, because I knew it all along,” she said. We’re all happy for him, and thank God the truth prevailed. Those little clickbait (reports) weren’t enough to deter me from his immaculate track record. I know the type of activism this young man does in his community, I know that he’s a giver – he’s not an attention-seeker.”

She added, “When I know someone, there’s nothing you can say to make me flip on them, and that’s what we miss in this world,” she says. “We need people that stand by us. Whatever happened to that? Why are we so easy to believe strangers over people we know?”