Emperor Star Dayo Okeniyi Explains Why He Initially Had 'No Desire' to Act in a Slave Role

Okeniyi, Kat Graham and Naturi Naughton star in Emperor, available now on digital and DVD

By People Staff
Published on August 19, 2020 12:00 PM

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