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22 Sep, 2015

Sues Daniels for defamation

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Penn sues Daniels for $10 million for defamation, based on comments Daniels made in a Hollywood Reporter interview:

[Terrence] ain’t done nothing different than Marlon Brando or Sean Penn, and all of a sudden he’s some f*ckin’ demon.That’s a sign of the time, of race, of where we are right now in America.

Suit:

This action arises from reckless, false, and defamatory statements made by Defendant Lee Daniels (“Daniels”) about one of this generation’s most highly-acclaimed and greatest artists and humanitarians, Sean Penn. As a result of Penn’s status as a public figure, he has for years been the subject of scandalous, scurrilous, and baseless attacks. But Penn, like any citizen, has a right to defend himself and will no longer tolerate the reckless and malicious behavior of others, who seek to aggrandize themselves or their projects at his expense. Accordingly, and because of Daniels’ defamatory statements, Penn brings this action for monetary relief, and to deter Daniels and others from their defamatory actions…Daniels falsely equates Penn with Howard, even though, while he has certainly had several brushes with the law, Penn (unlike Howard) has never been arrested, much less convicted, for domestic violence, as his ex-wives (including Madonna) would confirm and attest.

13 Mar, 2015

‘The networks underestimate the intelligence of [viewers]’

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After a sneak-peek screening of Part 1 of Empire‘s season finale, Daniels speaks to an LA audience, discussing race, sexuality, music, and modern America.

The networks underestimate the intelligence of everyone in this room.

Even though he critiqued the networks, Daniels praised Fox for strongly supporting the issues and themes that Empire has covered throughout its first season.

6 Jan, 2014

Lee Daniels interview

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Daniels is interviewed by Hall on The Arsenio Hall Show. They talk about how he feels about how he feels about the chance of getting an award for his film The Butler.

It doesn’t matter because the reward comes from people like my mom who marched in Selma and my cousin that got their teeth knocked out for me to vote.