Lee Daniels

On Sunday, March 22 at 10PM EST, TV One’s “NewsOne Now” will air a prime time special featuring the Academy Award winning actress and comedienne, Mo’Nique. Mo’Nique recently captured headlines when she told “The Hollywood Reporter” that she was being “blackballed” by Hollywood after winning an Oscar for Best Performance by an Actress in a […]

For the last several days, Mo’Nique and Lee Daniels have been revisiting a conversation they had privately years ago in public spaces. This rehash of history started with Mo’Nique informing The Hollywood Reporter that director Lee Daniels told her after winning an Oscar for a role she played in his film Precious that she had been “blackballed.” […]

Just weeks after coming under fire for failing to nominate Black actresses, actors or directors for Sunday’s 82nd Academy Awards ceremony, Hollywood leaders have been hit with an allegation that they blackballed Mo’Nique for “refusing to play the game.” The comedian-turned-actress says she was marginalized after scoring an Oscar for best supporting actress in 2010 for her […]

Taraji P. Henson and Terrence Howard are not just making records on Fox’s “Empire,” they are breaking records. The hit hip hop drama, created by Lee Daniels, is the only primetime series—not just scripted—to grow in total viewers over each of its first five telecasts since at least 1991, smashing a 23-year ratings record, according […]

The parents of Tamir Rice (pictured), a 12-year-old who was murdered by Cleveland police officers, are continuing the fight for justice for their son. They recently filed an amended federal wrongful death lawsuit in regards to how the police officers handled the interaction with their son. The updated complaint has 27 more claims, which includes excessive […]

Actor, producer, and director Lee Daniels (pictured), who is known for his uncompromising body of film work, is reportedly using his new Fox series “Empire” to expose the serious problem of homophobia that he feels is running “rampant” in the Black community, according to the Huffington Post. SEE ALSO:  Shaquille O’Neal Is South Florida Po-Po The […]

Talk show diva and Academy Award-nominated riveting actress, Oprah Winfrey (pictured) has reportedly landed a juicy role in the upcoming much and talked about Lee Daniels-directed biopic about the iconic comedian, Richard Pryor (pictured below) according to TMZ. Winfrey, who returned to acting last year after a 15-year hiatus, co-starred in the film, “The Butler.”  Now the 60-year-old humanitarian […]

What’s the point of having a prominent director that is equally gay and Black in an industry less than welcoming to either group if he’s going to vomit the very stereotypes we’re telling the mainstream to stop hurling at the masses? SEE ALSO: Queen Latifah-Produced TV Show For Black Women Ignored By Networks? That question was […]

Speaking to reporters at the National Association of Black Journalists convention in Orlando, Florida, Oscar nominated-director Lee Daniels (Precious, The Butler), said that it is possible for White people — particularly in the Deep South — to “really love” Black people and still call them “n*ggas,” reports Politico.com. Delving into the “strategic” use of the […]

A Judge has refused “Precious” producer, Lee Daniels offer to bail his brother-in-law out of jail for one million dollars, according to The New York Daily News. The director of the acclaimed movie “Precious” offered to back a $1 million bail to spring his brother-in-law from prison – but a federal judge was not impressed. […]

The New York Daily News is reporting that the sister of “Precious” director, Lee Daniels, Leah Daniel-Butler has been charged with obstruction of justice for sneaking out guns and cash from their house in California. Daniels-Butler’s husband, Henry (Black) Butler, has been under investigation by the feds for alleged drug dealing. He was arrested last […]

From Reuters.com: David Oyelowo, the British actor who appeared in “A Raisin in the Sun” and stars in George Lucas’ “Red Tails,” will play the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.