Lee Daniels
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Lee Daniels ‘Is Right’ – Jussie Smollett Will Not Return for ‘Empire’ Final Season, Fox Chief Says
TCA 2019: After network extended actor’s option for Season 6, co-creator said he wasn’t bringing him back
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Lee Daniels and Karin Gist Join Fox Drama ‘Our Kind of People,’ Which Is Still in Development Stage
Writer and executive producer Wendy Calhoun exits the project, which has been in the works since 2017
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Lee Daniels Says ‘Star’ Will Return as 2-Hour Movie ‘to Wrap Things Up’ (Video)
Movie will include “all of our cast members, even the dead ones,” Daniels says
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Lee Daniels ‘Beyond Embarrassed’ by Jussie Smollett Scandal: ‘It Was a Flood of Pain’
“Of course, there’s some doubt. I’m telling you that because I love him so much,” the “Empire” co-creator says
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Sammy Davis Jr Miniseries in the Works From Tom Hanks’ Playtone and Lee Daniels Entertainment
Project is titled “Sammy”
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Josie Totah to Star Opposite Whitney Cummings in Amazon’s ‘Good People’ Pilot
Martin Short, Lisa Kudrow and Greg Kinnear also feature
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‘Star’ Is Officially Dead, Creator Lee Daniels Says
Daniels had been trying to shop the canceled Fox musical series to other networks
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Lee Daniels Says He’s Been Shopping ‘Star’ After Fox Cancellation and ‘Will Know This Week’ or ‘Next’
“I’m not letting them stop the culture…sorry!!” Daniels wrote on Instagram
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Martin Short Joins Amazon’s Lee Daniels-Whitney Cummings Pilot ‘Good People’
Lisa Kudrow, Greg Kinnear and Cummings also star
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Greg Kinnear Joins Lisa Kudrow in Amazon’s Lee Daniels-Whitney Cummings Pilot
“Good People” follows college staffers who navigate PC culture and the #MeToo climate.
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Lisa Kudrow Cast in Amazon’s Comedy Pilot From Lee Daniels and Whitney Cummings
Kudrow will also executive-produce the pilot, titled “Good People”
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Fox Boss on Why ‘Empire’ Is Ending – and Still ‘No Plans’ for Jussie Smollett’s Return
Actor’s contract was extended to include Season 6 option when series was renewed last month
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Lee Daniels Says ‘Empire’ Cast Has Felt ‘Pain and Anger and Sadness and Frustration’ Amid Jussie Smollett Scandal
“This is not what the show was made for. The show was made to bring America together,” co-creator says
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Fox Removes Jussie Smollett From Final 2 Episodes of ‘Empire’ Season 5 Following Arrest
“While these allegations are very disturbing, we are placing our trust in the legal system as the process plays out,” Fox drama’s executive producers say
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Jussie Smollett Arrest Stuns Hollywood Into Silence and Sorrow
On the eve of a diverse Oscars, the star’s arrest is a reminder that no one has a monopoly on stupidity
