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Precious

  • 21 Worst Onscreen Moms, From Norma Bates to Peg Bundy (Photos)

    TheWrap looks at dysfunctional family matriarchs in honor of Mother’s Day

    By

    Matt Hejl
    May 8, 2022 @ 5:30 AM
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    21 Worst Onscreen Moms, From Norma Bates to Peg Bundy (Photos)
  • Lee Daniels Apologizes to ‘Precious’ Star Mo’Nique After 13-Year Feud: ‘I’m Sorry for Hurting You in Any Way’

    The director admitted to blackballing the actress-comedian for refusing to promote the film during 2009 award season

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    Harper Lambert
    April 3, 2022 @ 2:45 PM
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    Lee Daniels Apologizes to ‘Precious’ Star Mo’Nique After 13-Year Feud: ‘I’m Sorry for Hurting You in Any Way’
  • 15 Biggest Box Office Hits That Premiered at Sundance, From ‘The Blair Witch Project’ to ‘Get Out’ (Photos)

    Films like “Precious,” “Little Miss Sunshine” and “Napoleon Dynamite” all made noise in Park City before hitting the box office

    By

    Brian Welk
    January 19, 2022 @ 6:35 PM
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    15 Biggest Box Office Hits That Premiered at Sundance, From ‘The Blair Witch Project’ to ‘Get Out’ (Photos)
  • Mo’Nique Fires Back at ‘Empire’ Creator Lee Daniels, Produces Emails About Cookie Role (Video)

    Oscar-winning actress takes “he said, she said” to the next level

    By

    Anita Bennett
    April 22, 2015 @ 4:21 PM
    4:21 PM
    Mo’Nique Fires Back at ‘Empire’ Creator Lee Daniels, Produces Emails About Cookie Role (Video)
  • ‘Empire’ Co-Creator Disputes Mo’Nique’s Claim She Was Offered Taraji P. Henson’s Breakout Cookie Role

    Danny Strong suggests the Oscar winner should check her facts

    By

    Greg Gilman
    March 4, 2015 @ 9:42 AM
    9:42 AM
    ‘Empire’ Co-Creator Disputes Mo’Nique’s Claim She Was Offered Taraji P. Henson’s Breakout Cookie Role
  • Mo’Nique Fires Back at Lee Daniels: I Wasn’t Blackballed, the Offers Didn’t Make Sense (Video)

    Oscar-winning “Precious” star tells CNN’s Don Lemon “the phone was ringing and the scripts were coming”

    By

    Debbie Emery
    February 26, 2015 @ 9:23 PM
    9:23 PM
    Mo’Nique Fires Back at Lee Daniels: I Wasn’t Blackballed, the Offers Didn’t Make Sense (Video)
  • ‘Empire’ Creator Lee Daniels on Mo’Nique’s Fall From Grace: ‘You’ve Gotta Play Ball’ (Video)

    “Sometimes artists get in their own way,” the “Precious” director says in interview with CNN’s Don Lemon

    By

    Debbie Emery
    February 25, 2015 @ 9:52 PM
    9:52 PM
    ‘Empire’ Creator Lee Daniels on Mo’Nique’s Fall From Grace: ‘You’ve Gotta Play Ball’ (Video)
  • ‘Empire’s’ Taraji P. Henson, Terrence Howard Hope Gay Storyline Will Save Young Lives (Video)

    “I’m glad we’re bringing a light to this in a way that’s going to make people uncomfortable,” Fox drama’s actress tells TheWrap

    By

    Itay Hod
    January 7, 2015 @ 5:57 PM
    5:57 PM
    ‘Empire’s’ Taraji P. Henson, Terrence Howard Hope Gay Storyline Will Save Young Lives (Video)
  • Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson Bring The Drama in Fox’s ‘Empire’ Preview (Video)

    The show follows a family dynasty, set within a world of glamour, danger, sex and power

    By

    Gina Hall
    October 25, 2014 @ 9:33 AM
    9:33 AM
    Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson Bring The Drama in Fox’s ‘Empire’ Preview (Video)
  • Isla Fisher Joins Husband Sacha Baron Cohen in Sony’s Spy Spoof ‘Grimsby’ (Exclusive)

    Louis Leterrier is directing the action-comedy, which added Rebel Wilson earlier Thursday

    By

    Jeff Sneider
    June 12, 2014 @ 6:22 PM
    6:22 PM
    Isla Fisher Joins Husband Sacha Baron Cohen in Sony’s Spy Spoof ‘Grimsby’ (Exclusive)
  • Leighton Meester, Gillian Jacobs Movie ‘Life Partners’ Acquired by Magnolia

    Susanna Fogel directed the film, which was produced by Jordana Mollick and Brendan Bragg

    By

    Jeff Sneider
    May 16, 2014 @ 4:13 PM
    4:13 PM
    Leighton Meester, Gillian Jacobs Movie ‘Life Partners’ Acquired by Magnolia
  • Phase 4 Films Acquires ‘Precious’ Producer’s Directorial Debut ‘Long Time Gone’

    Virginia Madsen stars as woman reeling from her husband's infidelity

    By

    Lucas Shaw
    November 6, 2012 @ 11:31 AM
    11:31 AM
  • Cannes 2012: Icon UK Group Backs Lee Daniels’ ‘The Butler’

    Daniels' historical epic will center on an African American White House butler and will star Forest Whitaker and Oprah Winfrey

    By

    Brent Lang
    May 22, 2012 @ 6:28 AM
    6:28 AM
  • Jamie Foxx to Present Music Doc ‘Thunder Soul’

    “Ray” star is throwing his weight behind the story of a high school funk band

    By

    Brent Lang
    February 4, 2011 @ 11:00 AM
    11:00 AM
  • ‘Precious’ Author Sapphire Sells Second Novel

    “The Kid” focuses on the son of “Push’s” main character as he approaches manhood — “alone, brutalized and with the soul of an artist

    By

    the New York Observer
    November 12, 2010 @ 7:13 AM
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