Taraji P. Henson discusses her battle with depression, says "we'll never be the same" after Jussie Smollett scandal

Variety

“I suffer from depression,” the Empire star tells Variety. “My anxiety is kicking up even more every day, and I’ve never really dealt with anxiety like that. It’s something new.” Henson says she regularly speaks to a therapist. "I’m going to change for the better, I need honesty, and sometimes your friends and family don’t have it in them to be brutally honest," she says. Asked about her co-star Smollett's hate crime scandal, Henson says: "We’ll never be the same. No one will ever be the same. Forever changed. And it’s sad."