‘Empire’ actress Tasha Smith admits to doing cocaine at 14

48th naacp image awards PASADENA, CA - FEBRUARY 11: Actress Tasha Smith attends the 48th NAACP Image Awards at Pasadena Civic Auditorium on February 11, 2017 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images ) (Paras Griffin)

April 17, 2019 at 7:07 am EDT

"Empire" actress Tasha Smith is opening up about having done cocaine at age 14, online entertainment news source Page Six reports.

While on TV One’s “Uncensored,” Smith described her early life in Camden, NJ, where she was born as one of a pair of twins to a 15-year-old single mom.

“As beautiful as Camden was, it was a place where I dealt with sexual, physical abuse, a place where I did all kinds of drugs,” Smith said, adding, “I was doing cocaine at the age of 14. I really could have been a crackhead today.”

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