VIDEO : Jussie Smollett Says Sorry To Empire Cast

(CNN)When Jussie Smollett called the cast and crew of the television show "Empire" together Thursday night, they were expecting the actor to come clean about what really happened, a person at the meeting told CNN. Smollett did apologize to his coworkers for any embarrassment they might have felt since the story began. For the most part, the source said, he paraphrased what was in the statement that his attorney put out that afternoon, blaming the legal system and the media for his woes. When suspicions arose that Smollett's story could be fabricated, 20th Century Fox Television and Fox Entertainment released a statement last week standing by him.