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  1. wig
    Hey, Why Did Glenn Close Say That?Why does she say the things she says? Wear the wigs she wears?
    By Bethy Squires
  2. a long talk
    Mo’Nique Says It LoudlyThe comedy veteran’s new special is a reintroduction: “It lets you understand why I fight the way that I fight.”
    By Craig Jenkins
  3. profile
    Brace Yourself for Jordan E. Cooper’s Ain’t No Mo’In his bawdy Broadway debut, no one is safe.
    By Tirhakah Love
  4. stand ups and streamers
    Mo’Nique Is Filming a Comedy Special for Netflix Post-Settlement“Can y’all believe this?”
    By Jason P. Frank
  5. coming soon
    Lee Daniels Publicly Apologizes to Mo’Nique, Reuniting for Demon HouseLee Daniels apologized onstage at Mo’Nique’s comedy show.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  6. movie review
    The United States vs. Billie Holiday Is an Inert History LessonAndra Day is great in the title role, however.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  7. spy vs. spy
    FX Welcomes Lee Daniels’s The Spook Who Sat by the Door PilotBased on Sam Greenlee’s 1969 novel about the (fictional) first Black CIA agent.
    By Halle Kiefer
  8. nostalgia
    ABC Is Rebooting The Wonder Years With a Little Help From Lee DanielsThe pilot will follow a Black family in Montgomery, Alabama.
    By Rebecca Alter
  9. the industry
    Paramount Acquires The United States vs. Billie Holiday Helmed by Lee DanielsThe film stars singer-songwriter Andra Day as the titular Billie Holiday.
    By Chris Murphy
  10. in conversation
    Lee Daniels on the End of Empire, Woke Culture, and Why Precious Was a ComedyPrecisely what his post-Empire career will look like isn’t certain, but the perennially restless director is nurturing a number of seedlings.
    By Andrew Goldman
  11. pilots
    Lisa Kudrow and Greg Kinnear to Star in Amazon Comedy Pilot Good PeopleWhitney Cummings, who co-created the show, will also star alongside Martin Short.
    By Megh Wright
  12. homophobia
    CNN Can’t Find Kevin Hart’s Apologies, Either“That is a reality for many little boys in the United States. Somewhere, a black dad is beating his black son.”
    By Bethy Squires
  13. Fox Orders ‘Rel’ and ‘Our People’ Comedy PilotsFox has two new comedy pilots in the works. According to Deadline, the network has given pilot orders to a single-cam comedy titled Our People […]
    By Megh Wright
  14. pilot season
    Get Out’s Lil Rel Howery Set to Star in New Fox Sitcom PilotThe network also placed pilot orders for a comedy produced by Lee Daniels and an hour-long musical drama.
    By Halle Kiefer
  15. casting couch
    Forest Whitaker Is Joining Empire in a Recurring RoleThe Oscar winner will play a music icon with ties to Lucious Lyon.
    By Tolly Wright
  16. feuds
    Mo’Nique Blames Oprah, Tyler Perry, and Lee Daniels for Blackballing Her“It would kill me not to say the real shit. You are not paying me equally. You are not treating me fairly.”
    By Hunter Harris
  17. possible necessary remakes
    Lee Daniels in Talks to Direct Oprah in Terms of Endearment RemakeThe pair previously worked together on his film The Butler from 2013.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  18. casting couch
    Paris Jackson to Make Acting Debut on StarLet her be your star.
    By Karen Brill
  19. spinoffs
    Lee Daniels Discusses an Empire SpinoffJust a reminder: Star is not an Empire spinoff.
    By Jackson McHenry
  20. hey white people
    Oscar-Nominated Director Lee Daniels Thinks #OscarsSoWhite Was ‘Reprehensible’With his new series Star, the Empire co-creator is trying to help white people feel cool again.
    By Hunter Harris
  21. conversations
    Lee Daniels on Star, Trump, and Why He’s Tired of Talking About Diversity“For somebody to sit there and talk about inclusion or diversity … get off your ass and do what I did.”
    By Stacey Wilson Hunt
  22. tv review
    Fox’s Star Is Not the Next EmpireIt will not break the recent streak of mostly uninspiring music television.
    By Jen Chaney
  23. roll clip!
    Lee Daniels Explains Why Star Has a White Lead“This white girl is so fabulous that black people will embrace her and white people will embrace her.”
    By Jackson McHenry
  24. the industry
    Lee Daniels Still Directing Richard Pryor BiopicHe’s back onboard, with Jay Z now producing.
    By Dee Lockett
  25. get out the vote
    Watch the Empire Cast Come Out for HillaryTaraji P. Henson is with her.
    By Karen Brill
  26. lee daniels
    Some Lee Daniels News: Lee Daniels Is Writing a Musical About Lee DanielsGet excited for Lee Daniels’s Lee Daniels musical.
    By Jackson McHenry
  27. 2016 dnc
    Empire’s Lee Daniels on Gun Control at the DNC“It hit me like a brick — Hillary knows me.”
    By Julia Edelman
  28. the industry
    Lee Daniels Will No Longer Direct the Richard Pryor BiopicThe Weinstein Company is looking for a replacement.
    By Sean Fitz-Gerald
  29. lawsuits
    Lee Daniels Apologizes to Sean PennThus settling Penn’s $10 million lawsuit against Daniels.
    By Jackson McHenry
  30. boycotts
    Hathaway, Daniels Condemn Georgia Anti-Gay BillAaron Sorkin, Seth MacFarlane, and Julianne Moore are also urging Governor Deal to veto the bill.
    By Dee Lockett
  31. lawsuits
    Lee Daniels Fights Sean Penn’s Defamation Lawsuit by Quoting Jeff SpicoliCalling it “bogus.”
    By Nate Jones
  32. the industry
    Queen Latifah Nabs Lead in New Lee Daniels PilotFour other actresses have also been revealed.
    By Sean Fitz-Gerald
  33. defamation
    Lee Daniels Files Motion to Dismiss Sean Penn’s Defamation Suit“The First Amendment is not for sale.”
    By Nate Jones
  34. Tracy Morgan Is in Talks to Play Redd Foxx in Lee Daniels’s Richard Pryor […]SNL alum Tracy Morgan just might be the latest cast addition to Lee Daniels’s in-the-works Richard Pryor biopic. According to The Wrap, Morgan […]
    By Megh Wright
  35. Empire Is About to Go on a Longish BreakSee you in March, Destiny’s Problem Child!
    By Halle Kiefer
  36. lawsuits
    Sean Penn–Lee Daniels Slander Suit Moves to N.Y.Daniels said Penn has a history of abusing women.
    By Nate Jones
  37. empire non-spin-off
    Lee Daniels’s Empire-esque New Show Star Goes Into ProductionThe show will feature a transgender lead and could conceivably cross over with Empire.
    By Ira Madison III
  38. empire
    Nicole Kidman Will Be on Empire at Some PointIt just may take a minute.
    By Ira Madison III
  39. lawsuits
    Sean Penn Sues Lee Daniels for DefamationThe summer of beef has escalated into an autumn of lawsuits.
    By Devon Ivie
  40. chat room
    Danny Strong: Why Empire’s Cookie Is Like Kramer“Fonzie or Kramer.”
    By Carl Swanson
  41. empire
    Chris Rock Was Going to Play a Cannibal on EmpireThey shot a scene where he eats a plate of human remains.
    By Dee Lockett
  42. vulture on set
    Behind the Scenes of Empire’s Second SeasonThe creators are facing a problem the Lyon family knows all too well: How do you follow a hit?
    By Carl Swanson
  43. movies
    The Cast for Lee Daniels’s Richard Pryor Movie Is Comically GoodBest of all, Adam Sandler isn’t producing it anymore.
    By Greg Cwik
  44. lawsuits
    Marvin Gaye’s Son Plans to Sue Over EmpireMarvin Gaye III claims he came up with the show five years ago.
    By Dee Lockett
  45. spinoffs
    Lee Daniels Wants an Empire Spinoff About Cookie“There is going to be a spinoff from Empire, without question.”
    By Nate Jones
  46. the industry
    Lee Daniels’s New Fox Show, Star, Is Also a SoapPrison Break is definitely returning.
    By Joe Adalian
  47. empire
    Mariah Carey Is Coming to Empire, Says Lee DanielsMove over, Cookie.
    By Dee Lockett
  48. emmys 2015
    Lee Daniels Reacts to Empire’s Emmys Snub With a Big Ol’ F-BombNot even Jussie Smollett’s smile could calm him down.
    By Dee Lockett
  49. instagramatic
    Terrence Howard Punched Chris Rock on Empire SetOkay, we’re being a little dramatic.
    By E. Alex Jung
  50. Eddie Murphy in Talks to Play Richard Pryor’s Father in Lee Daniels’ BiopicThe upcoming Richard Pryor biopic by Lee Daniels just added another big name to its cast. Entertainment Tonight reports that Eddie Murphy is in […]
    By Megh Wright
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