Actor/singer Quincy Brown has confirmed that Lee Daniels’ next project will be about an Atlanta based girl group. Daniels’ is gearing up to produce the new TV show, and HipHollywood caught up Quincy who has nabbed a part on the yet-untitled pilot. “It’s about a girl group and the ups-and-downs of that, can’t say too […]
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia man is suing in federal court saying the hit show “Empire” infringes on a show he created and copyrighted a decade ago. Clayton Tanksley, an actor who once played a character on “The Cosby Show,” says Lee Daniels stole the idea from him during a 2008 film event. Tanksley, who […]
20. Brittney Griner vs. Glory Johnson WNBA stars Brittney Griner and Glory Johnson shocked the world after filing for an annulment after being married only 28 days. Reportedly Johnson said her wife was cheating and had the texts to prove it. Soon after, Glory announced she was pregnant with twins! The two are currently involved in […]
ATLANTA (AP) — Legendary singer Patti Labelle and veteran music executive L.A. Reid will be honored at the 2016 BET Honors. The network announced Tuesday that filmmaker Lee Daniels, former U.S. Attorney Gen. Eric Holder and businesswoman Mellody Hobson will also get tributes at the event. The show will take place at the Warner Theatre […]
Performers union SAG-AFTRA has sued Lee Daniels’ companies for allegedly failing to pay $335,000 in residuals, along with other payments, related to his 2005 film “Shadowboxer.” The union filed a complaint Tuesday in federal court in Los Angeles against Shadowboxer LLC and Lee Daniels Entertainment, according to Variety. The action alleged that Daniels’ companies had […]
Wednesday’s drama-packed midseason finale of Empire drew 11.54 million total viewers, the best ratings since the 11.68 million who watched the Nov. 4 episode with Hakeem struggling to feel like a man after his kidnapping. Co-creator Danny Strong, currently working on the 14th episode of the 18-episode season, sat down with Deadline.com to discuss the […]
She’s only been on Empire for two episodes so far, but Vivica A. Fox already has dreams of starring in her own spinoff of the series, based on her role as Cookie Lyon’s bougie sister Candace. “I just see that the, the road for Candace and the storyline for Cookie’s family is endless,” she says. […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Cookie, the artist? Possibly. Taraji P. Henson, who plays the matriarch on the hit series “Empire,” is musically gifted, according to one of her co-stars. “She sings her (butt) off. People don’t know that. She’s so incredible. She has a beautiful voice,” said Jussie Smollett, who plays Cookie’s son, Jamal Lyon, […]
Breaking a three-week ratings decline and seeing its first uptick of its second season, “Empire” was back last night with a 2% rise among adults 18-49 from the final numbers of its October 14 show. Impressive enough against the MLB Playoffs, which have chewed into Empire’s numbers the past few weeks, the series is up […]
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 […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Production will begin in December on “Star,” a drama pilot from “Empire” creator Lee Daniels. Fox, which airs “Empire” and ordered the “Star” pilot, also said that an online casting search is under way for the drama. Among the roles to be filled are those of three female artists trying to make […]
Lee Daniels and Oscar winner Nicole Kidman last worked together when she starred in his 2012 drama “The Paperboy,” a role that called for the actress to use the N-word, and she refused to say it out of respect for her adopted black son, Conner Cruise. Now, in a recent sit down for the October […]
