VIDEO : Lee Daniels Says He Made ?Star? Lead Character White for Good Reason

Lee Daniels said he made the lead character of his new Fox drama a white girl because he instinctively felt that ?the country needed to heal. Daniels said ?This white girl is so fabulous that black people will embrace her, and white people will embrace her,? the producer said that he believes that the U.S. is in the midst of ?a civil war.? Set in the hip-hop haven of Atlanta, ?Star? follows three young women (Jude Demorest, Ryan Destiny and Brittany O?Grady) who form a musical act and navigate the cutthroat business on their way to success.