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Lee Daniels, 'Billie Holiday' cast on government's racist harassment of legendary singer
Lee Daniels, star Andra Day and cast talk about acclaimed new drama "The United States vs. Billie Holiday" — and point out double standard of how she was investigated for drug use while white peers like Judy Garland were not.
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Diana Ross and Evan Ross: The family connection bridging gap between 1972's 'Lady Sings the Blues' and 'United States vs. Billie Holiday'
"United States vs. Billie Holiday" co-star Evan Ross talks about the film's connection to his mother Diana Ross's "Lady Sings the Blues."
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Andra Day’s Transformation in Lee Daniels’s ‘The United States vs. Billie Holiday’ Could Be What the Oscars Ordered
Lee Daniels' "The United States vs. Billie Holiday" is the next enigma in this awards season and could prove to be one of the more divisive entries. Daniels, who became the second Black filmmaker to be nominated for best director for 2009's "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire," (the first was John Singleton […]
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‘Wonder Years’ Reboot With Black Family in the Works at ABC, Lee Daniels to Produce
A reboot of "The Wonder Years" has landed a pilot production commitment at ABC. The new half-hour comedy series would focus on how a black middle class family in Montgomery, Alabama in the turbulent late 1960’s made sure it was The Wonder Years for them too. That puts the new show in the same time […]
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'The Wonder Years' being rebooted with a Black family by ABC
Empire co-creator Lee Daniels reviving the classic series from a different perspective.
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Producer Effie Brown on Being ‘Smacked Down’ By Industry After 2015 ‘Project Greenlight’ Incident With Matt Damon
Producer Effie Brown detailed the “huge” industry backlash she faced five years removed from her on-screen argument about diversity with Matt Damon on the series “Project Greenlight.”In a column published in THR, Brown, who is now CEO of Gamechanger Films and is the chair of the Inclusion Advisory committee for the Academy Museum, said that she did not work for some time and was seen as difficult by her peers.“After I did ‘Project Greenlight’ — and this is no secret — I suffered a huge backlash.
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Mo'Nique sues Netflix for racial, gender discrimination over comedy special: 'I chose to stand up'
“I had a choice to make: I could accept what I felt was pay discrimination or I could stand up for those who came before me and those who will come after me. I chose to stand up," says the "Precious" actress.