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'Empire' Producer Ilene Chaiken on Trump's Impact (Episode 12 -- 11/18/16)

11.18.2016 - By Michael SchneiderPlay

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Last week's election results hit a lot of Hollywood hard, including the producers, cast and crew of Fox's megahit "Empire." Showrunner Ilene Chaiken talked IndieWire's TURN IT ON two days after the results came in and Donald Trump was named president-elect.

Also on this edition of IndieWire's "Turn It On": Excerpts from a recent panel we moderate a panel with "The Simpsons" creator Matt Groening, executive producers Jim Brooks and Al Jean, plus director David Silverman and writer Matt Selman, to discuss the show's recent 600th episode milestone and beyond. And IndieWire senior editor Hanh Nguyen and TV critic Ben Travers stop by to discuss the week's premieres – including the return of Showtime's "The Affair" and launch of Amazon's "The Grand Tour."

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