Queen Latifah stars in Lee Daniels‘ newest television series Star alongside Lenny Kravitz, Tyrese and a cast full of celebrity cameos! The Academy Award winner talks to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about the hit show and explains the differences between the show and Empire. “This is all Lee Daniels. When he cast this show […]
Producer Lee Daniels sat down with the hosts of daytime talk show, ‘The Real’ to discuss his new, highly anticipated project, ‘Star.’ The musical drama follows three women (Jude Demorest, Ryan Destiny and Brittany O’Grady) in Atlanta, hoping to break through the industry and achieve fame. During the interview, he defends his decision to cast a White […]
Tyrese Gibson is headed to television with a recurring role opposite Queen Latifah in “Star,” the upcoming Fox series created and executive produced by Lee Daniels and Tom Donaghy. Set in Atlanta, “Star” follows three talented young singers (Jude Demorest, Ryan Destiny and Brittany O’Grady) who navigate the cut-throat music business on their road to […]
Michigan U.S. District Judge Terrence Berg has granted Sophia Eggleston legal ammunition in her war against “Empire” creators Lee Daniels and Danny Strong. In her suit, she claims to be the “real Cookie Lyon,” and she wants Lee and Danny to pay up for ripping off her life story. According to CentricTV, Judge Berg tossed […]
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — After two seasons of teasing viewers about whether it would happen, Mariah Carey has set a date to guest star on Fox’s “Empire.” Carey will appear on the Oct. 5 episode, the network confirmed Monday at a TV critics bi-annual press tour. She will play a superstar singer named Kitty, […]
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 as […]
The third season of Fox’s “Empire” will include a recurring politician character played by Mr. Taye Diggs. The actor, who also recently had a recurring role on the Fox series “Rosewood,” will recur as Angelo Dubois, a New York councilman with a Harvard law degree and a wealthy family background. Instead of pursuing richer endeavors, […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Empire” co-star Jussie Smollett recently caused a social media storm after tweeting a cryptic message that implied he may be leaving the show. “I was thinking like my little core group of amazing fans would be like, ‘What?’ But it just went so much further. Like there were calls about it […]
After the success of Empire, it appears that FOX is looking to serve the African-American community with even more programming geared towards our community. In the recent TV upfronts, FOX stood out with an array of trailers featuring some familiar faces including Queen Latifah, Sanaa Lathan, and Damon Wayans along with some young black actors on […]
Mike Epps and Oprah Winfrey are suddenly without a director for their Richard Pryor biopic. Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that Lee Daniels has exited the project, blaming his “busy schedule.” His current slate includes EP work on Fox’s “Empire, and the upcoming drama “Star,” which requires even more time commitment. The Weinstein Co., which […]
“Empire” co-creator Lee Daniels has fulfilled the “apology” part of the defamation lawsuit brought against him from Sean Penn. Penn sued Daniels for $10 million for suggesting he has a domestic violence history comparable to “Empire” star Terrence Howard. Daniels said, “[Terrence] ain’t done nothing different than Marlon Brando or Sean Penn, and all of […]
In a cover story for Variety ahead of Sunday’s Academy Awards, Oscar winner Mo’Nique reveals that she received just $50,000 and an inconsequential back-end deal for starring in Precious which went on to gross $47.5 million at the domestic box office. “There was a backend, in all fairness. But the end it was behind, it […]
