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Lee Daniels
Hey, Why Did Glenn Close Say That? Why does she say the things she says? Wear the wigs she wears?
Mo’Nique Says It Loudly The comedy veteran’s new special is a reintroduction: “It lets you understand why I fight the way that I fight.”
stand ups and streamers
July 19, 2022
movie review
Feb. 26, 2021
FX Welcomes Lee Daniels’s The Spook Who Sat by the Door Pilot Based on Sam Greenlee’s 1969 novel about the (fictional) first Black CIA agent.
the industry
July 2, 2020
in conversation
June 11, 2019
Lee Daniels on the End of Empire , Woke Culture, and Why Precious Was a Comedy Precisely what his post-Empire career will look like isn’t certain, but the perennially restless director is nurturing a number of seedlings.
Lisa Kudrow and Greg Kinnear to Star in Amazon Comedy Pilot Good People Whitney Cummings, who co-created the show, will also star alongside Martin Short.
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.”
Fox Orders ‘Rel’ and ‘Our People’ Comedy Pilots Fox 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 […]
pilot season
Jan. 19, 2018
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.
casting couch
July 19, 2017
Forest Whitaker Is Joining Empire in a Recurring Role The Oscar winner will play a music icon with ties to Lucious Lyon.
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.”
possible necessary remakes
Feb. 8, 2017
Lee Daniels in Talks to Direct Oprah in Terms of Endearment Remake The pair previously worked together on his film The Butler from 2013.
you better work
Feb. 8, 2017
You Can Thank Naomi Campbell’s Mom for Her Runway Walk And more things we learned at her Hearst Master Class talk.
casting couch
Jan. 30, 2017
Lee Daniels Discusses an Empire Spinoff Just a reminder: Star is not an Empire spinoff.
hey white people
Dec. 30, 2016
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.
conversations
Dec. 14, 2016
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.”
Fox’s Star Is Not the Next Empire It will not break the recent streak of mostly uninspiring music television.
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.”
the industry
Oct. 6, 2016
get out the vote
Oct. 5, 2016
lee daniels
Sept. 29, 2016
Lee Daniels Apologizes to Sean Penn Thus settling Penn’s $10 million lawsuit against Daniels.
Hathaway, Daniels Condemn Georgia Anti-Gay Bill Aaron Sorkin, Seth MacFarlane, and Julianne Moore are also urging Governor Deal to veto the bill.
the industry
Dec. 7, 2015
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 […]
Empire Is About to Go on a Longish BreakSee you in March, Destiny’s Problem Child!
Sean Penn–Lee Daniels Slander Suit Moves to N.Y. Daniels said Penn has a history of abusing women.
empire non-spin-off
Oct. 20, 2015
Lee Daniels’s Empire -esque New Show Star Goes Into Production The show will feature a transgender lead and could conceivably cross over with Empire .
Sean Penn Sues Lee Daniels for Defamation The summer of beef has escalated into an autumn of lawsuits.
Chris Rock Was Going to Play a Cannibal on Empire They shot a scene where he eats a plate of human remains.
party chat
Sept. 13, 2015
Lee Daniels Used to Shoplift From Saks Along with his sister, the inspiration for Cookie.
vulture on set
Sept. 7, 2015
Behind the Scenes of Empire ’s Second Season The creators are facing a problem the Lyon family knows all too well: How do you follow a hit?
Marvin Gaye’s Son Plans to Sue Over Empire Marvin Gaye III claims he came up with the show five years ago.
Lee Daniels Wants an Empire Spinoff About Cookie “There is going to be a spinoff from Empire , without question.”
the industry
Aug. 6, 2015
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