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Mariah Carey’s Life Memoir Is Coming To A Television Series
Mariah Carey is bringing her life story to the television screen. It was announced over the weekend that Carey is planning to adapt her memoir The Meaning of Mariah into an eight-part television series with the help of director, Lee Daniels. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information According to Allhiphop.com, Mariah shared an update with Z100 […]
ICYMI: Yaya DaCosta Leads in New Lee Daniels Series ‘Our Kind of People’
Yaya DaCosta, known for America’s Next Top Model, All My Children, Ugly Betty and Chicago Med, is embracing her larger role as the main character in Fox’s Our Kind of People. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The new drama centers on the rich and powerful Black elite in Oak Bluffs on Martha’s Vineyard. DaCosta is […]
Yaya DaCosta Leads in New Lee Daniels Series ‘Our Kind of People’
Yaya DaCosta, known for America’s Next Top Model, All My Children, Ugly Betty and Chicago Med, is embracing her larger role as the main character in Fox’s Our Kind of People. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The new drama centers on the rich and powerful Black elite in Oak Bluffs on Martha’s Vineyard. DaCosta is […]
Lee Daniels Reveals he Had Opportunity to Direct ‘Broke Back Mountain’
Lee Daniels spoke with Insider and revealed that he was the original director for the Oscar-winning movie Broke Back Mountain, but had to give it up due to financial reasons. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information “It was a very expensive piece to keep and I simply couldn’t get the movie made. Nobody wanted to see […]
Lee Daniels Ordered to Pay Dame Dash $1.7M in Biopic Settlement
Dame Dash reportedly invested nearly $2 million dollars for Lee Daniels to produce a biopic based on Richard Pryor’s life but unfortunately, things didn’t go as planned. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The Roc-a-Fella Records CEO was looking forward to learning the details of the project’s development and get his money back but that never […]
Lee Daniels Reportedly Admits He’s ‘Beyond Embarrassed’ for Immediately Supporting Jussie Smollett
Jussie Smollett has been real silent amid his hate crime scandal at the time of the year, but he re-emerged on social media yesterday in honor of Pride Month. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Many of his Empire co-stars have publicly supported him, including the show’s creator and executive producer, Lee Daniels. But in a […]
Sammy Davis Jr. Miniseries Being Developed By Lee Daniels and Tom Hanks
Lee Daniels and his Lee Daniels Entertainment have teamed with Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman’s Playtone to develop a miniseries about dancer-singer-actor-musician Sammy Davis Jr. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The project, titled Sammy, is still in preliminary stages, but I hear the producers are circling the 2003 book In Black and White: The Life […]
Lee Daniels Confirms Jussie Smollett Will Not Return For the Final Season of ‘Empire’
Jussie Smollett will remain jobless. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information In a response to an article written by Variety, Empire’s creator, Lee Daniels says that Smollett will not return to the Fox television series for its final season. Smollett plays Jamal Lyon in the music industry drama. @Variety @JoeOtterson This is not factual. Jussie will […]
FOX’S ‘STAR’ to Make Its Mid-Season Premiere
Fox’s musical drama STAR makes its mid-season return on Wednesday, March 13. The popular show, created by Lee Daniels and Tom Donaghy (The duo also are the brains behind Empire, FOX’s highest-rated drama), made its debut on December 14, 2016. The show is centered on a trio of talented young singers who are navigating the […]
Queen Latifah Supports Jussie Smollett Amid Alleged Scandal
Queen Latifah made it clear that she is standing by Jussie Smollett’s side until there’s solid proof that he staged the attack against himself. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Smollett was charged with filing a false police report last week and slammed by the Chicago Police Department for using “the pain and anger of racism […]
Lee Daniels Reveals Plan to Make Gay Superhero Film ‘Superb*tch’
The trailer for Spider-Man dropped today, Captain Marvel will hit theaters in March, Avengers: Endgame is set to follow and Aquaman is the hottest movie in theaters. It’s safe to say that comic book films are all the rave, but the one to look out for is Lee Daniels’ Superbitch. Yes, Superbitch. Visit streaming.thesource.com for […]
Dame Dash and Lee Daniels Settle $5 Million Movie Loan Lawsuit
In June, Dame Dash confronted Lee Daniels at Diana Ross’ Hollywood Bowl show in Los Angeles about the $2 million he loaned him to fund his 2005 film, Shadowboxer. After the video of the altercation circulated the Internet, Daniels swore to right his wrongs. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information After the altercation, Dash filed a $5 […]
Snoop Dogg Links Ryan Coogler And Lee Daniels For Upcoming Biopic
Uncle Snoop is coming to the big screen. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Snoop Dogg’s substantial influence on the rap game has lasted for more than two decades. His instrumental contributions to West Coast Rap/Hip-Hop is the reason for a lot of the coast’s success. Now he is being honored with a biopic. The “Gin […]
Lee Daniels Claims He’s the Reason Cardi B Was Casted on ‘Love & Hip Hop’
Did you know that Cardi B auditioned for a role on Lee Daniels’ new series, STAR? Apparently, he was enamored with the then-social media sensation when they first met that he asked to take a selfie video that he uploaded to his Instagram account. #justanotherincrediblemomet #castinggirlgroup #everything @iamcardib #omg ??❤️?? A post shared by Lee […]
Lee Daniels Says Mo’Nique is Responsible for Blackballing Herself
Lee Daniels is taking ownership for not reimbursing Dame Dash for the $2 million he loaned him to launch his directorial career, but he doesn’t want the world to get this situation confused with what happened during his fallout with Mo’Nique. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The famed director says it’s time for Mo to ditch […]
Lee Daniels Plans to Reimburse Dame Dash for the $2 Million Loan
Earlier this week, Dame Dash publicly confronted Lee Daniels at a Diana Ross concert for never reimbursing him for the $2 million dollars he loaned him to fund his debut film, Shadowbox in 2005. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Following the film, Daniels went on to direct Oscar-winning film Precious, The Butler, and the hit show […]
Dame Dash and Columbus Short Are Exposing Shady Film Industry Tactics
Damon Dash Confronts Lee Daniels Over Unpaid Loan, ‘Why Do I Have To Look Crazy To Get My Money Back’ [Watch]
When it comes to business many know that Damon Dash is not one to play with in regards to money, so when he saw Empire director, Lee Daniels, who he claims owed him money for an unpaid loan; Dame showed exactly why that reputation is in place. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information In a video […]
Oprah Winfrey to be First Black Woman to Receive The Cecil B. DeMille Award
Words by Megan Ambers Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Media mogul and philanthropist Oprah Winfrey is next in line to receive the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the 75th Golden Globe Awards, making her the first black woman to ever receive the award. Advertisement “The Hollywood Foreign Press Association is delighted to announce Oprah […]