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* Lee Daniels has emerged victorious in the billion dollar legal battle with a man who sued him, Terrence Howard and others, claiming their hit music drama series “Empire” is a carbon copy of his film about his life as a “gangster, pimp and drug dealer.” As TMZ initially reported, Ron Newt, who describes himself […]

*“Empire” co-creator Lee Daniels has reached an agreement with Damon Dash and two of his baby mamas over $210,000 in upcoming payments he owes the famed music producer. As we previously reported, Dash’s baby mamas were coming after the monetary settlement he agreed to with Daniels over an outstanding debt. You recall back in December […]

*Openly gay TV producer Lee Daniels revealed to an audience at SXSW that shortly after he moved to Los Angeles he started doing drugs, right around the time of the AIDS crisis. He also confessed that he’s amazed he never contracted the disease himself. Quoting his grandmother, Daniels recalled her telling him: “‘You’re a faggot […]

*Nearly a month after Sean Penn sued “Empire” co-creator Lee Daniels for suggesting that he abused women, Daniels has asked for the case to be moved into federal court, according to Deadline.com. “Wherefore, defendant, Lee Daniels, files this Notice of Removal and respectfully requests that the Action now pending in the Supreme Court of the […]

*The mothers of Damon Dash’s children have hit up Lee Daniels to handle their child support issues with the former music mogul. According to TMZ, as part of an agreement that has been in the works for a while, Daniels will pay $950,000 in back child support to Rachel Roy and Cindy Morales. We previously […]

Lee Daniels STAR promo *Welp! We’ve got good news “Star” stans longing for the show’s return. It looks like they may soon see their wishes fulfilled. As reported by Blex Media, Lee Daniels has hinted at the revival of “Star” for the small screen. Daniels responded to an Instagram post by @Iamzoie, where the […]

*More than two years after Oscar-winning actress Mo’Nique claimed that director Lee Daniels had called her up and told her she was “blackballed” after her 2010 Academy Award win, the “Empire” creator is speaking out and setting the record straight — again. “I’ve never blackballed her and I’m sorry that she feels that way,” Daniels said […]

Sean Penn (L) and Lee Daniels *On Thursday, Sean Penn filed an amended complaint in his defamation lawsuit against “Empire” co-creator Lee Daniels. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the court documents now come with a sworn statement from his ex-wife Madonna that the actor never struck her during their relationship in the 1980s. In a […]

(L-R) Actors Trai Byers, Bryshere ‘Yazz’ Gray, co-creator/Executive Producer Lee Daniels, and actor Jussie Smollett arrive at The Paley Center For Media’s 33rd Annual PALEYFEST Los Angeles “Empire” at Dolby Theatre on March 11, 2016 in Hollywood, California. (Source: Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images North America/Zimbio) *“Empire” series creator Lee Daniels is breaking his silence on the […]

Star Actresses Brittany O’Grady, Ryan Destiny, and Jude Demorest pose with director Lee Daniels backstage during the 2016 ESSENCE Festival presented By Coca-Cola at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on July 2, 2016 in New Orleans, Louisiana. *While Lee Daniels’ new Fox drama “Star” is primarily about the hustle to make it in the music […]

Empire – Lee Daniels, Bryshere Gray and Jussie Smollett *All Lee Daniels wants to do is make his mama proud. The producer of Fox’s breakout hit “Empire,” who has already achieved critical and box office victories with “Precious” and “The Butler,” says the success of the TV show caught him off guard: “I didn’t even think we’d be picked up!” […]

* Lee Daniels may have been celebrated at the 2016 BET Honors, but in his eyes, the real honor for his sobriety goes to Patti Labelle. USA Today reports the “Empire” co-creator had nothing but love and props to give to the music icon as he highlighted their friendship and how influential she was in […]

*The Journal., from The Wall Street Journal and Gimlet (a Spotify company) is sharing highlights from today’s interview with Lee Daniels, award-winning film director, producer, and screenwriter. The global COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted nearly every industry around the world including that of the motion picture business where it has wreaked havoc on the box-office and […]

* Lee Daniels is adapting Sam Greenlee’s 1969 novel “The Spook Who Sat by the Door,” for FX, the cable network announced Monday. Daniels will executive produce the series through his company, Lee Daniels Television.  The novel tells the fictional story of the first Black CIA officer hired by the agency in the late 60s. […]

*It is to no surprise that Lee Daniels has another soon-to-be hit on his hands, however this time around it’s in the television world for the all new Fox drama, “Empire,” debuting tomorrow, Wednesday, January 7 at 9/8c! If you haven’t seen at least a billboard (which are everywhere!) then you must be living under a […]