Equality Issues The problem with Lee Daniels Lee Daniels caught a lot of backlash over a tweet he made about the role played by Glenn Close in his new Netflix film, The Deliverance. In the tweet, he referred to Alberta, Glenn’s character, as “part of the fabric of our community”. And it did not sit well By Stephanie • Sep 03, 2024 12:45 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Andra Day in The United States vs. Billie Holiday Andra Day won the Best Drama Actress award at the Golden Globes the other night for her performance in The United States vs. Billie Holiday, directed by Lee Daniels and adapted by Suzan-Lori Parks from Johann Hari’s book, Chasing the Scream. The film depicts Billie Holiday’s years of By Sarah • Mar 02, 2021 01:48 pm
Celebrity Social Media Smutty Social Media, May 26, 2016 Lindsay is all work work work work work as usual. Rushing around from work to lunch to work and fittings but still smiling!! #love #raybans saving the day 😎 A photo posted by Lindsay Lohan (@lindsaylohan) onMay 26, 2016 at 8:42am PDT Alex Pettyfer has launched an app, Hypit – very By Maria • May 26, 2016 03:00 pm
Amazingness Passive Aggressive Boy Sh-t starring Sean Penn and Lee Daniels Last year, Lee Daniels, while defending Terrence Howard, told The Hollywood Reporter that Terrence’s misogynistic reputation was not unlike Marlon Brando’s or Sean Penn’s. Then Sean Penn decided to sue Lee for $10 million for defamation. And Lee was like, f-ck you, everybody’s heard all the By Lainey • May 05, 2016 10:43 am
Top Reads Madonna stands up for Sean Penn Sean Penn is suing Lee Daniels for defamation over remarks Lee made while being interviewed by The Hollywood Reporter while defending Terrence Howard: "[Terrence] ain't done nothing different than Marlon Brando or Sean Penn, and all of a sudden he's some f-ckin' demon." By Lainey • Dec 18, 2015 10:24 am
Legal issues Intro for December 7, 2015 Dear Gossips, The Golden Globe nominations are coming on Thursday, exactly one month before the show on January 10, 2016. Lee Daniels could be there to represent Empire. Can someone please invite Sean Penn too? As you recall, Lee namechecked Sean in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter a few By Lainey • Dec 07, 2015 08:35 am
Girly Throw Downs Sean Penn is not Terrence Howard Sean Penn is suing Lee Daniels for $10 million alleging that Daniels has defamed him. Here’s a quick background: To promote Empire, Daniels was interviewed recently in The Hollywood Reporter and when asked about Terrence Howard being, um, Terrence Howard, and his history of abusing women, Daniels’s made By Lainey • Sep 22, 2015 04:08 pm
TV Updates Empire and its friends Lee Daniels, Taraji P Henson, Gabourey Sidibe, and Jussie Smollett represented Empire yesterday at the FOX Upfronts. And, bonus, Terrence Howard wasn’t there to ruin the pictures. The big question was how many episodes. Empire’s first season had 12 episodes. Next? 18 split in 2 half seasons. Reminds By Lainey • May 12, 2015 01:10 pm
TV Updates Lee Daniels: French Empire Lee Daniels was in New York last night as one of the TIME 100 honourees. Empire has been the biggest new show of the year, and it’s more than just ratings. It’s representation. On so many levels. Empire started airing during award season; I couldn’t get to By Lainey • Apr 22, 2015 12:03 pm
