Director Lee Daniels on Stonewall 50: ‘Know this history, be appreciative of the rights we have, and the people who literally died to let us have the rights we have right now.’
"Paris Jackson will play an intimidating social media guru, Rachel, who has an impact on the show's lead characters.NEW YORK (AP) — The title of Lee Daniels' latest venture, "Star," might very well identify this celebrated producer-director-writer. In 2015, Daniels was sentenced to prison in a domestic abuse case and served about four years.Once Daniels got out of prison, the two began a casual relationship again. Morales is a suspect in the July 20 death of 37-year-old Lee Daniels, of Thompson, Connecticut. A Milwaukee man strangled a mother of two during an argument and put her body in a city garbage cart, prosecutors say.Robert Lee Daniels, 36, is charged with first-degree intentional homicide in the death of Jaronna R. Cosby, 35. His films include "Monster's Ball," ''Precious" and "The Butler," while two seasons ago he roared into series TV with Fox's smash music drama "Empire. He said he hadn't been able to sleep since her death and that he felt bad because he knew Cosby left behind two children.Daniels in 2015 pleaded guilty to first-degree recklessly endangering safety, strangulation and suffocation and substantial battery with the intent to cause bodily harm, all with domestic abuse modifiers. Randy was born in 1949, in Eupora, Mississippi and moved with his family to Pensacola in 1955. (AP) — The suspect in a stabbing in Massachusetts last summer that left a Connecticut man dead has been ordered held without bail.Not guilty pleas were entered on behalf of 20-year-old Jose Morales, of Worcester, at his arraignment Tuesday on multiple charges including murder.Prosecutors say Morales stabbed 37-year-old Lee Daniels, of Thompson, Connecticut, on July 20.Daniels was found in his car in the parking lot of the Worcester YMCA with a stab wound to the heart.WORCESTER, Mass.
(AP) — The suspect in a fatal stabbing in Massachusetts nearly three months ago has been apprehended in New Jersey.A spokesman for the Worcester district attorney tells The Telegram & Gazette (http://bit.ly/2dYEImG ) that 20-year-old Jose Morales was arrested Thursday in Newark.Morales is a suspect in the July 20 death of 37-year-old Lee Daniels, of Thompson, Connecticut. "ATLANTA (AP) — The Latest on a multiple shooting at one of Atlanta's public transit stations (all times local):A 36-year-old man is in custody in connection with the shooting death of another man riding a Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit train and wounding of three others.LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paris Jackson is ready for her close-up.Fox TV said Monday that the daughter of the late Michael Jackson will make her acting debut this season on the drama series "Star. "But "Star," a sort of "Empire" encore, refers instead to the lure of stardom on an ambitious singing trio, and, more specifically, to the fiery young woman calling the shots. ‘Empire’ producer Lee Daniels: Hillary Clinton knows me. That means a decision in favor of "Empire" co-creators Danny Strong and Lee Daniels stands.LOS ANGELES (AP) — Forest Whitaker has filed for divorce from his wife of 22 years, Keisha Nash-Whitaker.The 57-year-old "Black Panther" actor cites irreconcilable differences in the divorce filing Thursday in Los Angeles County Superior Court.
Late on July 29, Daniels and Cosby were hanging out and began arguing about their relationship status.It evolved into a physical fight, Daniels told police, as he tried to keep Cosby in the house. She was pronounced dead at the scene. It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Leota Lee Daniels of Starke, Florida, born in Los Angeles, California, who passed away on July 25, 2020, at the age of 79, leaving to mourn family and friends. Investigators say the victim was stabbed in the upper chest when he got into an...Connect with the definitive source for global and local news Police say Daniels, who used a wheelchair, was home alone with three dogs when one of them bit her.NEW YORK (AP) — The shadow of Harvey Weinstein has loomed large over red carpets of late and the amfAR gala in New York was no exception.Weinstein, the disgraced movie mogul accused by multiple women of sexual misconduct, was also a huge fundraiser for amfAR and has come under fire for alleged questionable transactions involving the AIDS charity.NEW YORK (AP) — Mark Ruffalo, Lee Daniels, Michael Moore and Whoopi Goldberg are among celebrities who plan to attend an evening of speeches and music at "The People's State of the Union," billed as a "public alternative" to President Donald Trump's first State of the Union address.The event is planned for Monday, the day before Trump's speech, at The Town Hall, an historic venue in Manhattan founded as a meeting spot for suffragists more than 90 years ago.ATLANTA (AP) — Oscar-nominated director Lee Daniels says he's consumed by fear each time he films a new scene.Even after Daniels found meteoric success through films such as "Monster's Ball," ''Precious" and "The Butler," along with his popular TV series "Empire," he still worries that his work won't live up to people's lofty expectations.BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Queen Latifah says she easily envisioned a "Star" crossover episode with "Empire" even if the executive producer for the shows didn't.Latifah said both dramas deal with the music industry and their characters share similarities.