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The Wonder Years Remake From Lee Daniels, Saladin Patterson, Fred Savage in the Works at ABC

Remake fever hasn’t died down in the TV industry just yet: The Wonder Years is the latest show that could be making a return to airwaves with a remake from Empire’s Lee Daniels.E! News has learned ABC has handed out a pilot production commitment to a new version of The Wonder Years and plans to […]

Precious and The Butler Director Lee Daniels on Why He’s Endorsing Pete Buttigieg for President in 2020

Oscar-nominated writer-director Lee Daniels has made his choice for president in the 2020 election: On Tuesday he announced that he’s supporting Pete Buttigieg.The former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, 38, is one of the leading candidates for the Democratic Party’s nomination after winning the Iowa caucus and narrowly losing the New Hampshire primary earlier this […]

Jussie Smollett ‘Will Not’ Return For ‘Empire’ Final Season, Lee Daniels Says

It appears Jussie Smollett‘s days on “Empire” are over for good.After a report circulated Tuesday afternoon suggesting that writers were prepping stories for the sixth and final season with Smollett expected to return for the back half of the 18-episode run, co-creator Lee Daniels quickly took to Twitter to shut down any speculation.“This is not […]

Lisa Kudrow Joins Lee Daniels-Whitney Cummings Comedy Pilot ‘Good People’ at Amazon

Lisa Kudrow has signed on to star in and executive produce the comedy pilot “Good People” currently in the works at Amazon, Variety has learned.The half-hour project hails from writers and executive producers Whitney Cummings and Lee Daniels.It centers on three generations of women working in the Ombusdmans office of a college navigate the current […]

Empire Will End With a Sixth and Final Season on Fox

Empire has had a rough go of it lately.Lee Daniels and Danny Strong’s Fox drama about hip-hop artist and music industry mogul Lucious Lyon (Terrence Howard), his estranged wife, Cookie (Taraji P.Henson), and their three sons has not only been receiving less of the critical praise it once commanded, but it’s also been in the […]

Jussie Smollett Hanging with ‘Empire’ Exec, Signs Point to Him Returning

You’ll recall, earlier this week, “Empire” creator and executive producer Lee Daniels said the same — that they’re currently considering bringing Jussie back.Now, let’s connect the dots …seems unlikely that Mahoney would break bread with Jussie if he thought they were about to 86 him from the show.Another strong sign for Jussie …the letter his […]

Empire Cast Pens Letter “As a United Front” Demanding Jussie Smollett Return to Show After Scandal

The Empire cast has composed a rallying cry on behalf of Jussie Smollett.Smollett’s fate on the hit Fox show remains murky three months after his alleged Jan.29 attack in Chicago during the early hours of the morning.In the hours and days following the news of his alleged attack, celebrities and leaders rallied around Smollett and offered their […]

‘Empire’ Execs Don’t Believe Jussie Smollett Staged ‘Attack’ Over Salary Issues

If “Empire” money was Jussie Smollett’s motivation to allegedly stage an attack, he certainly never showed his cards to the people who could actually make it happen.  “Empire” production sources tell TMZ …none of the brass — producers or EPs, including Lee Daniels — heard even a whisper from Jussie grousing he was underpaid.Chicago Police […]