Lee Daniels Announces Star TV Movie

Back in May Fox announced the cancelation of Lee Daniels' hit TV drama Star [click here if you missed that].

While Star has not been picked up by another network, there will be a two-hour series finale...

Jussie Smollett Unfollows Lee Daniels

Earlier this month director Lee Daniels admitted he no longer speaks to actor Jussie Smollett in the wake of his alleged hate crime hoax [click here if you missed that].

Now Jussie is no longer following Lee on social media...

Bryshere Gray Arrested in Chicago

Empire star Bryshere Gray arrested in Chicago for driving without a license or insurance...
 

Lee Daniels Stopped Talking to Jussie Smollett

Back in January director Lee Daniels was the first person to jump to actor Jussie Smollett's defense after he claimed to have been attacked by racist homophobes in Chicago in what later turned out to be a hoax [click here and here if you missed that].

Lee admits he is beyond embarrassed and has stopped talking to Jussie...

Lee Daniels Shuts Down Jussie Smollett Reports

Lee Daniels sets the record straight: Jussie Smollett will NOT be returning to Empire following the Chicago hate crime debacle...
 

Bad News for Star Fans

This week director Lee Daniels vowed to find a new home for his hit series 'Star' after it was canceled on Fox [click here if you missed that].

Lee has been unsuccessful...
 

Lee Daniels Vows to Fight for Star

Earlier this month Fox canceled both Lee Daniels dramas Empire and Star [click here if you missed that].

Now Lee is looking for a new home for Star....
 

Empire Canceled on Fox

Last week Fox announced the cancelation of Lee Daniels' hit night time drama "Star [click here if you missed that]."

Now "Empire" has suffered the same fate...

Star Canceled on Fox

Lee Daniels Star canceled after three seasons...
 

Jussie Smollett on Suicide Watch?

This week 20th Century Fox announced Empire would be moving forward with season six without Jussie Smollett in the role of Jamal Lyon after Jussie staged an apparent hate crime hoax in Chicago [click here if you missed that].

Now insiders claim Jussie is ready to end it all...
 

Lee Daniels Corrects Black Film History for The Hollywood Reporter

Director Lee Daniels takes exception to an article in the Hollywood Reporter regarding inclusivity in Hollywood...

Jussie Smollett Written Out of Empire

Earlier this week there were rumors that Jussie Smollett had been blindsided after being written out of Empire following his alleged Chicago hate crime hoax [click here if you missed that].

The rumors were true...

Jussie Smollett Blindsided by Empire Fate?

Last week news leaked that Empire stars Taraji P. Henson and Terrence Howard wrote a letter of support for Jussie Smollett begging Fox execs not to fire him after prosecutors decided to drop all 16 charges filed against him for staging a hate crime hoax in Chicago [click here if you missed that].

Their plea may have fallen on deaf ears...

Empire Stars Band Together to Support Jussie Smollett

Empire stars Taraji P. Henson and Terrence Howard pen a letter to Fox execs begging to keep Jussie Smollett's job...

Jussie Smollett Makes TV History

Last night Jussie Smollett became the first Black gay man to be married to another Black man on television...

Damon Dash Tries to Block Baby Mamas From Settlement

Earlier this month Damon Dash's baby mamas, Rachel Roy and Cindy Morales filed court docs demanding their back child support be taken out of Damon Dash's settlement from director Lee Daniels before it gets to Dame [click here if you missed that].

Not if Dame can help it...

Lee Daniels Dragged Into Damon Dash Child Support Battle

Last year Damon Dash settled a breach of contract lawsuit with director Lee Daniels after Dash claimed Daniels promised him an executive producing credit on the upcoming Richard Pryor biopic [click here if you missed that].

Now Dame's baby mamas are demanding their back child support be paid directly from the settlement...

All Criminal Charges Against Jussie Smollett Dropped

Earlier this month actor Jussie Smollett was indicted on 16 felony counts of filing a false police report after he was accused of staging a hate crime and blaming it on Donald Trump supporters [click here if you missed that].

Today, after an emergency hearing, all the charges have been dropped...

Lee Daniels Says Empire Cast Has Experienced Pain, Anger and Sadness

Lee Daniels returns to social media for the first time since Jussie Smollett, the star of Lee's hit TV series Empire, was charged with 16 felony counts for staging a hate crime hoax...

Jussie Smollett May Be Recast on Empire

Last week Empire star Jussie Smollett was indicted in Chicago on 16 felony counts after allegedly staging a hate crime hoax [click here if you missed that].

Now insiders claim Jussie may be written out of Empire or recast...