
Actor Sean Penn has filed a $10 million defamation lawsuit against Lee Daniels for a recent interview in which the creator of the hit show Empire suggested that Penn is physically abusive toward women.
by Daniel Nussbaum22 Sep 2015, 12:29 PM PST0

The second season of Fox’s smash hit television series Empire will feature themes of police brutality and the BlackLivesMatter movement more prominently, according to this month’s Hollywood Reporter feature story on the show.
by Daniel Nussbaum16 Sep 2015, 2:15 PM PST0

The second season of hit Fox television series Empire premieres later this month – and creator Lee Daniels says the show has come along at a particularly rocky time for race relations in the United States.
by Daniel Nussbaum14 Sep 2015, 9:14 AM PST0

The son of late R&B legend Marvin Gaye is reportedly planning to file a lawsuit against the creators of the Fox mega-hit television series Empire, claiming they stole his idea for the show.
by Daniel Nussbaum9 Aug 2015, 12:31 PM PST0

After his critically acclaimed drama Empire was snubbed by the Emmys, producer/director Lee Daniels went off on the Television Academy Thursday.
by Kipp Jones16 Jul 2015, 7:52 PM PST0

At the Produced By conference in Los Angeles on Sunday, Empire creator Lee Daniels revealed that he has received death threats over a gay storyline on his hit Fox television show. Daniels and Jussie Smollett, who plays Jamal, the gay
by Daniel Nussbaum1 Jun 2015, 9:59 AM PST0

Empire showrunner Lee Daniels sounded off on the lack of diversity in television dramas during a roundtable discussion with some of today’s most successful TV writers.
by Daniel Nussbaum11 May 2015, 12:28 PM PST0

In an interview on Access Hollywood Live, Empire star Terrence Howard explained that he wants the hit Fox television show to use the N-word, saying it would make the show more realistic and would help to “tackle racism.”
by Daniel Nussbaum17 Mar 2015, 1:07 PM PST0

Actress Mo’Nique Hicks, who won an Academy Award in 2010 for her role in the film Precious, now says she has been “blackballed” by the film industry for refusing to play “the game.”
by Kelli Serio19 Feb 2015, 1:08 PM PST0