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Empire creators express hope for a "proper" series finale
The Fox drama was only able to complete 18 of 20 of its sixth and final season episodes due to...
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Posted Tuesday 1/21/20 at 1:16PM EST
Amazon rejects #MeToo-themed college comedy pilot Good People from Lee Daniels and Whitney Cummings
Cummings starred on the pilot with Lisa Kudrow, Martin Short and Greg Kinnear.
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Posted Friday 12/20/19 at 2:17PM EST
Lee Daniels teams with Florida Georgia Line's Brian Kelley on ABC's Moss Landing, a country music-gospel mashup series
The potential series is set in a small Florida coastal town and follows Marion James, a disgraced country star, and...
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Posted Tuesday 12/17/19 at 3:45PM EST
Empire is considering bringing Jussie Smollett back before wrapping up the series
“It would be weird in my mind to end this family show and this family drama of which he was...
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Diahann Carroll, the first black woman to star in her own TV series, dies at 84
Carroll, the Tony-winning and Emmy- and Oscar-nominated Julia and Dynasty star, died today of cancer in Los Angeles.
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Posted Thursday 10/03/19 at 4:21PM EDT
ABC orders pilot for Lee Daniels' and Michael Strahan's Cupcake Men, inspired by NFL players-turned-cupcake store owners
Cupcake Men is based on NFL players Michael Griffin and Brian Orapko, former teammates who opened a cupcake shop in...
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Posted Wednesday 9/04/19 at 12:53PM EDT
Hulu developing Lee Daniels' The Ms. Pat Show, which could become its first multi-camera comedy series
Comedian Patricia “Ms.
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Posted Wednesday 8/07/19 at 1:40PM EDT
Fox boss says Lee Daniels 'is right": Jussie Smollett won't return to Empire for final season
“Lee is right… no plans for Jussie to return to Empire," Fox Entertainment CEO Charlie Collier said at the TV...
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Posted Tuesday 8/06/19 at 1:11PM EDT
Lee Daniels returning to Fox with potential drama based on the book Our Kind of People: Inside America's Black Upper Class
Daniels and former Star showrunner Karin Gist -- who is currently showrunner on Mixed-ish -- are reteaming for Our Kind...
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Posted Friday 7/05/19 at 7:51PM EDT
Lee Daniels says he plans to wrap up Star with a two-hour movie
Daniels announced plans for a Star movie on Instagram on Friday afternoon without mentioning any details, such as whether it...
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Posted Tuesday 6/11/19 at 1:23PM EDT
Lee Daniels is "beyond embarrassed" over his initial public support of Jussie Smollett, but admits feeling "torture" over the Empire star
The Empire co-creator posted an emotional Instagram video in response to Smollett's alleged attack in January, saying: "You didn’t deserve...
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Posted Friday 6/07/19 at 7:37PM EDT
Lee Daniels promises "closure" for Star fans
“We will have something with some closure,” Daniels said in an Instagram video from what appeared to be the set...
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Posted Wednesday 6/05/19 at 1:27PM EDT
Sammy Davis Jr. to get the TV miniseries treatment from Lee Daniels and Tom Hanks
A miniseries on the legendary dancer-singer-actor-musician is in development with the title Sammy.
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Lee Daniels: Jussie Smollett will not return to Empire
UPDATE: After Variety reported this afternoon that the "road is being cleared" for Smollett to return to the Fox drama...
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Posted Friday 5/31/19 at 4:14AM EDT
Lee Daniels confirms Star is dead after his failed attempts to shop the canceled Fox drama
"It ain't happening," Daniels said in an Instagram video, adding that "I did my best" to find the musical drama...
