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Mo'Nique and Lee Daniels reconcile onstage after 13-year public feud: 'I am so sorry for hurting you in any way'
Lee Daniels and Mo'Nique shared the heartwarming moment while onstage at "Mo'Nique and Friends: Apr…
Lauren Edmonds
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'Empire' creator Lee Daniels said he's been struggling to make a gay superhero movie for years but 'maybe they'll give it to a white guy'
Daniels said: "I've talked about it with some people. Maybe some white filmmaker will be able to do…
Jacob Sarkisian
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Director Lee Daniels said he couldn't watch 'Brokeback Mountain' for 15 years because he didn't think Ang Lee would do it justice
Daniels was originally slated to direct the romantic drama, but told Insider he lost the rights as …
Jacob Sarkisian
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The director of horror movie 'The Deliverance' was so worried the film would be cursed he organized prayer circles. Then things started to go wrong.
"The Deliverance" tells the true story of an Indianapolis family who thought their child was posses…
Eammon Jacobs
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Insider Today: The US Open's real star
In this Saturday edition of Insider Today, we're talking about a hit cocktail at the US Open and La…
Joi-Marie McKenzie
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Mo'Nique says Oprah Winfrey stole movie roles from her and demands a public apology amid their 15-year feud
Mo'Nique claimed in the "Club Shay Shay" podcast that Oprah Winfrey took two movie roles from her a…
Ayomikun Adekaiyero
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Robert De Niro's grandson Leandro has died at age 19: 'You were so deeply loved,' says the teen's mother, Drena De Niro
Robert De Niro's grandson Leandro De Niro Rodriguez has died at the age of 19, the teen's mother, D…
Eve Crosbie
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A cringe-worthy clip of Kathy Hilton mistaking Lizzo for Precious on 'Watch What Happens Live' is going viral
Kathy Hilton confused Lizzo for the fictional character Precious during a game of "Will Kathy know …
Keyaira Boone
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Everything coming to — and leaving — Netflix in March
Get ready for new episodes of "Love Is Blind "and "You," as well as a new docuseries about the disa…
Libby Torres
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'Will & Grace' actor Leslie Jordan has died at 67 after his car crashed into a building
"The world is definitely a much darker place today without the love and light of Leslie Jordan," a …
Rebecca Cohen
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How a 26-year-old entertainer went from sitting outside Broadway shows he couldn't afford to running a BET sitcom
BET+ showrunner Jordan E. Cooper always dreamed of working in entertainment. He broke in using hard…
Kayla Grant
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Jake Gyllenhaal said there was a 'stigma' attached to playing a gay man in 'Brokeback Mountain'
Jake Gyllenhaal was nominated for best supporting actor for his role in Ang Lee's movie, in which h…
Jacob Sarkisian
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Billy Eichner said Ryan Murphy 'changed the game' for mainstream LGBTQ projects
Eichner, who starred in two seasons of Ryan Murphy's "American Horror Story," will write and star i…
Jacob Sarkisian
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'Our Kind of People' star Yaya DaCosta is thrilled to bring her 'secret weapon' hair stylist out into the light
The "ANTM" alum's leading role is all about hair, but Yaya DaCosta is making sure her stylist of ma…
Yasmin Garaad
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Everything coming to — and leaving — Netflix in March
A new season of "Bridgerton" will be added to the streamer next month, as well as films like "Shrek…
Libby Torres
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Mo'Nique and Whoopi Goldberg clashed on 'The View' during a conversation about boycotting Netflix and equal pay
Mo'Nique said she felt like she was "punished" by Winfrey, Daniels, and Perry because she didn't pr…
Carrie Wittmer
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The director of 'Respect' explains why you don't see Aretha Franklin's rape explicitly in the film: 'There is no need to further re-traumatize our audiences'
The film's director Liesl Tommy told Insider she didn't want to contribute to "images of violence o…
Keyaira Boone
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Steve McQueen says people 'pulled out' of '12 Years a Slave' because they didn't think it would make money. It went on to make $187 million.
The British director told Insider that because of his success, films such as "Selma" and "Moonlight…
Zac Ntim
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Why the acclaimed Eddie Murphy Netflix movie 'Dolemite Is My Name' is a comeback story for its director
With "Dolemite Is My Name" sporting a 98% rating on Rotten Tomatoes (the highest score ever for a B…
Jason Guerrasio
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'Daredevil' actor Peter Shinkoda says the former head of Marvel Television once told the show's writers 'nobody cares about Chinese people and Asian people'
Shinkoda, who plays Nobu in the series, was talking on a panel as part of the virtual #SaveDardevil…