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Lee Daniels Presents Unofficial Statement on Jussie Smollett, Says Empire Team Feels 'Anger' and 'Sadness'
The saga surrounding Jussie Smollett is ongoing, and Empire co-creator Lee Daniels has a bit more to say, outside of polished official statements on behalf of the executive team. In early March, Smollett was indicted on 16 felony counts of disorderly conduct for filing a false police report in connection with the alleged hate attack…
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On Surviving the Potential Damage Done by Jussie Smollett
I wanted to be wrong. I wanted to be wrong for the many survivors whose voices will likely not be taken seriously as a result of Jussie Smollett coming forward with his testimony. I wanted to be wrong for the gay child who was molested and afraid to speak out, hoping this story would give…
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Mo'Nique to Steve Harvey: 'We've Lost the Integrity, Worrying About the Money'
Mo’Nique and Steve Harvey finally sat down to discuss their differences—on his daytime talk show. The 51-year-old actress-comedian appeared on Steve Wednesday to hash out a disagreement between the two regarding the way she handled her Netflix negotiations and claims that she’d been blackballed in the industry for years. Steve pointed out how Mo’Nique’s contention…
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FBI Investigating Racist and Homophobic Attack Against Jussie Smollett Due to Previous Threat
To say Wednesday was a whirlwind of emotions is putting it lightly. A rollercoaster ride of progression has surfaced regarding the reported homophobic and racist attack on Jussie Smollett that occurred late Monday night (into Tuesday). The suspected hate crime involved two men wearing ski-masks who approached Smollett around 2 a.m. and hurled bigoted slurs…
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Lee Daniels Heaps All the Praise on Damon Dash, but Says Mo'Nique 'Needs to Shut Up'
When Damon Dash publicly confronted Lee Daniels at a Diana Ross concert last week over an alleged $2 million loan, you might have thought to yourself, “Mo’Nique was right.” Mo’Nique has accused the director, whom she worked with on Precious, of blackballing her after her Academy Award win, admonishing her for not “playing the game”…
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Lee Daniels Puts Some Respect on Damon Dash’s Name and Plans to Pay Him His Money
Don’t let the release of Drake’s new album Scorpion distract you from the fact that Dame Dash walked up to Lee Daniels in the good seats section at the Hollywood Bowl, in the middle of a Diana Ross concert—as Ms. Ross herself was on the stage singing “Reach Out and Touch (Somebody’s Hand)”—and demanded to…
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Dame Dash Wants Lee Daniels to Run Him His 5 Million Coins
Everyone knows that Damon Anthony Dash does not play when it comes to his money, so why do people keep testing him? Not even celebrity status will keep Dame from coming for you, and that is a lesson Lee Daniels is about to find out the hard way. According to TMZ, Dash has filed a…
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Mo’Nique Tells Lee Daniels, Tyler Perry, Oprah to Suck Her Dick
Mo’Nique didn’t bite her tongue during a recent standup show, and had a few words for Lee Daniels, Tyler Perry and Oprah Winfrey. Since appearing in Daniels’ film Precious, Mo’Nique has routinely talked about being blackballed by Hollywood. But this time she’s naming more names. “No, I was not blackballed; I was white-balled by some…
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No, Lee Daniels, We Don’t Need Another Movie About the Down Low
Lee Daniels recently announced the premise behind his upcoming remake of the ’80s sentimental classic Terms of Endearment. In the original, Debra Winger’s character dies of cancer, but in this filmmaker’s version, which also will feature Oprah Winfrey, one of the leads will have AIDS—a disease she contracted by having sex with a man who…