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  1. casting couch
    Lee Daniels Says Oprah and Common Will Appear on Empire Next SeasonLee Daniels confirms the rumors.
    By Dee Lockett
  2. The Empire Cast on the BibAnd much more at their very lively panel.
    By Soo Youn
  3. Mo’Nique Says She Was Supposed to Play Empire’s Cookie First“Mr. Daniels offered me the part of Cookie.”
    By Dee Lockett
  4. the business
    Mo’Nique Says Former Collaborator Lee Daniels Told Her She’s Being ‘Blackballed’“Each of those things that he offered me was taken off the table.”
    By Lindsey Weber
  5. empire
    What Empire’s Huge Success Means for the TV BizFox: We “didn’t believe the overnight ratings” at first.
    By Josef Adalian
  6. tv review
    TV Review: Fox’s EmpireStarring Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson.
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  7. Mike Epps Officially Lands the Lead Role in the Richard Pryor BiopicAfter being stuck in development for ages, the Richard Pryor biopic has finally found its Pryor. Despite Nick Cannon hinting that he got the […]
    By Megh Wright
  8. Nick Cannon Hints He’s Playing Richard Pryor in the Upcoming BiopicNick Cannon was a guest on TMZ Live yesterday, and he implied that he’s been cast as Richard Pryor in the upcoming biopic about the late, great […]
    By Bradford Evans
  9. party chat
    Read Lee Daniels’s Speech About Stonewall and His BoyfriendFrom last night’s Stonewall Community Foundation Vision Awards.
    By E. Alex Jung
  10. chat room
    Danny Strong on Playing Elijah’s Mean Boyfriend“I’ve been on the other side of that coin with so many different girls I’ve dated.”
    By Katie Van Syckle
  11. casting couch
    Terrence Howard Joins Lee Daniels’s Hip-Hop PilotOkay!
    By Amanda Dobbins
  12. pilot season
    The Butler’s Daniels & Strong to Make Rap PilotA family drama set in the world of a hip-hop empire.
    By Jesse David Fox
  13. new jobs
    Lee Daniels in Talks for Richard Pryor Biopic Eddie Murphy, Marlon Wayans, and Michael B. Jordan are all being considered to play Pryor. 
    By Jesse David Fox
  14. Richard Pryor Biopic Back On with New Director; Eddie Murphy, Marlon […]A biopic about the late great standup Richard Pryor has been in the works for nearly two decades now, and while the project has been dormant […]
    By Bradford Evans
  15. fashion
    The Story Behind the 8 Most Fabulous Looks in The ButlerIncluding those amazing matching jumpsuits that Oprah and Forest Whitaker wear.
    By Kyle Buchanan
  16. last night on late night
    Last Night on Late Night: Oprah Slapped Andy CohenIn a roundup of Oprah’s wackiest moments on Watch What Happens Live.
    By Caroline Shin
  17. movie review
    Edelstein: The Butler Is Crudely Powerful Forest Whitaker stars as the title character, who observes history from the White House sidelines.
    By David Edelstein
  18. last night on late night
    It Was Jimmy Kimmel’s Show, But Oprah Decided to Give Away a Car AnywayWith her O.C.G. Obsessive Compulsive Gifting.
    By Caroline Shin
  19. party chat
    Oprah Wouldn’t Strip Down for The ButlerAnd other things we learned at a panel discussion for the movie last night.
    By Jenni Avins
  20. of beef and silliness
    The Butler Is Allowed to Be Called Lee Daniels’ The ButlerThis back-and-forth doesn’t stop being silly.
    By Zach Dionne
  21. trailer mix
    Watch the First Trailer for Lee Daniels’s The ButlerFeaturing a whole bunch of important people … but mostly Oprah.
    By Lindsey Weber
  22. biopics
    Lee Daniels Eyeing Amy Adams’s Janis Joplin FilmHe’s already making The Butler. Might as well stay historical.
    By Zach Dionne
  23. movie review
    Movie Review: The Paperboy Is the Year’s Most Alienating MovieNicole Kidman does her best impersonation of a diva from outer space.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  24. words
    Lee Daniels Wanted Nicole Kidman to Use the N-Word for The Paperboy“I have a son who’s African American and I just didn’t feel it was right.”
    By Zach Dionne
  25. chat room
    Lee Daniels on The Paperboy, Nicole, and Zac“I felt like Nicole had given me everything — she’d spread her legs, she’d f**kin’ peed on Zac.”
    By Kyle Buchanan
  26. the butler
    See Oprah Winfrey on the Set of The ButlerOprah serves up some Cruella de Vil realness.
    By Eliot Glazer
  27. in development
    Lee Daniels and Hugh Jackman Are Making an MLK Conspiracist BiopicJackman will play William Pepper, an attorney who has spent decades trying to prove James Earl Ray was not the shooter.
    By Zach Dionne
  28. casting
    Mariah Carey Is Joining The ButlerFinally.
    By Kyle Buchanan
  29. casting
    Lee Daniels Adds Alex Pettyfer to The ButlerPettyfer originally was pursued for Zac Efron’s notorious role in The Paperboy.
    By Kyle Buchanan
  30. casting
    Matthew McConaughey Won’t Play JFK in The ButlerHe’s dropped out of the Lee Daniels film.
    By Kyle Buchanan
  31. cannes 2012
    Lee Daniels Almost Cut the Peeing Scene From The PaperboyBut Nicole Kidman convinced him not to.
    By Kyle Buchanan
  32. cannes 2012
    When Nicole Kidman Gave Zac Efron a Golden Shower at CannesThis really happened, in the Lee Daniels film The Paperboy.
    By Kyle Buchanan
  33. casting couch
    Minka Kelly Cast As Jackie KennedyIn Lee Daniels’s The Butler.
    By Margaret Lyons
  34. casting
    Alan Rickman to Play Ronald ReaganIn the new Lee Daniels film, which Matthew McConaughey is also joining.
    By Kyle Buchanan
  35. party chat
    John Cusack Talks Playing Richard Nixon In Lee Daniels’s The Butler“I’m really interested in history and politics … I’ll have a good take on it.”
    By Jennifer Vineyard
  36. casting
    Lee Daniels Picks His Butler: Forest WhitakerOprah Winfrey may join the movie, too.
    By Kyle Buchanan
  37. oprah winfrey
    Oprah May Act AgainLee Daniels’s The Butler could coax her out of actress-retirement.
    By Zach Dionne
  38. tv
    Showtime Is Developing a Series About Teenage Drag Queens’Paris Is Burning’ fans, rejoice!
    By Caroline Bankoff
  39. movies
    John Cusack to Replace Tobey Maguire in The PaperboyLee Daniels is directing.
    By Mike Vilensky
  40. casting couch
    Nicole Kidman May Replace Sofia Vergara in Lee Daniels’s PaperboyShe’d play a woman who writes letters to men on death row.
    By Mike Vilensky
  41. exclusive
    Precious Director Lee Daniels Wants Sofia Vergara, Bradley Cooper for Thriller The PaperboyAlso Alex Pettyfer.
    By Claude Brodesser-Akner
  42. lee daniels
    Lee Daniels to Direct Anna in the TropicsBased on Tolstoy. Yeah.
    By Mike Vilensky
  43. movies
    Someone May Let Lee Daniels Adapt a Fellini MovieSomeone needs to be stopped.
    By Willa Paskin
  44. the industry
    Sigourney Weaver Will Vamp It UpPlus: Chris Evans gets ‘Punctured.’
    By Josh Duboff
  45. jackman
    Hugh Jackman on His Oscar Party, His Role in Lee Daniels’s Selma, and Getting Naked in Acting Class“And I just dropped my pants and took off my shirt.”
    By Bennett Marcus
  46. kudos
    Precious Takes Home Five Independent Spirit AwardsThat’s every award it was nominated for.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  47. the industry
    Justin Timberlake Joins Ex-Girlfriend Diaz in TeacherPlus: ‘Gilligan’s Island’ to be adapted for the big screen.
    By Josh Duboff
  48. late night
    Lee Daniels Made Helen Mirren Sound Like Kind of a Jerk on The Daily ShowShe could play Mariah Carey’s role “in her sleep.”
    By Lindsay Robertson
  49. news reel
    Gabourey Sidibe on the Scene From Precious That Totally Cracks Her Up“I laugh inappropriately at it — sorry. I’m laughing because I’m not falling.”
    By Diana Scholl
  50. mo’nique
    How Many Interviews Must Mo’Nique Give the Times to Prove She Doesn’t Hate Giving Interviews?“What I can participate in I’m more than happy to.”
    By Lane Brown
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