Los angeles, and there was a news story on the radio about puffy, and i just thought hip-hop is so cool. i ve got to do something in hip-hop. this is just a fantastic universe for a drama, and then i thought about king lear and this play called the lion in winter and i thought i should call lee daniels because we were doing the butler together and i called lee a few days later and pitched him the idea and he told me i love this idea but it s not a move. it s a tv show. at the networks convention, we honored the show and you and gave a big humanitarian award to lee, and the show deals with a lot of social issues like homophobia and mental health and you ve been able to bring in people s living rooms something that has inspired discussion that activists and social activists like me have not been able to get people at home to talk about. is that an important part of the show to you? it s a crucial part of the show for me and it was part in