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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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'Empire' actor Jussie Smollett attacked with rope put around his neck in apparent hate crime
Jussie Smollett, one of the stars of US TV series Empire, was brutally attacked by two men on Monday night in a incident that is being treated as a racially motivated hate crime.
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Lee Daniels and Sean Penn Resolve $10 Million Defamation Lawsuit With Heartfelt Apology
Lee Daniels apologizes to Sean Penn.
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Lee Daniels Slams Sean Penn in New Legal Filing: 'Spicoli Understands the U.S. Constitution Better'
The 'Empire' co-creator moves to dismiss Penn's defamation lawsuit.
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Madonna Denies Claims That Sean Penn Abused Her
Madonnna has defended ex-husband Sean Penn and denied claims that he abused her when they were married (1985-89). The singer was offering evidence on Sean’s behalf in his defamation case against Lee Daniels, the co-creator of ‘Empire’. Defending Terrence, Lee said he ‘ain’t done nothing different than Marlon Brando or Sean Penn, and all of a sudden he’s some f**king demon.
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Madonna Says She Was Never Assaulted By Sean Penn in New Legal Docs
The singer calls rumors of domestic abuse 'completely outrageous.'
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Lee Daniels Files to Dismiss Sean Penn's $10M Defamation Lawsuit: ‘The First Amendment Is Not For Sale’
Lee Daniels filed to dismiss Sean Penn’s $10 million defamation lawsuit against him on Thursday. Daniels’ latest legal move comes one day after Empire’s midseason finale. “Fortunately for Daniels, the First Amendment is not for sale. Penn, 55, filed the defamation suit in September, claiming that 55-year-old Daniels made “false and defamatory statements” about him in an interview where the producer brought up Penn while discussing Terrence Howard’s history of domestic violence abuse.