Sean Penn Sues Empire Creator Lee Daniels
Sean Penn filing a $10 million lawsuit against the co-creator of Empire, Lee Daniels, for defamation. Penn is upset because Daniels compared him to Empire star Terrence Howard in a recent interview with the Hollywood Reporter. Daniels said in this interview, “That poor boy (Terrence) ain’t done nothing different than Marlon Brandon or Sean Penn and all of a sudden he’s some demon. that’s a sign of the time or race of where we are right now in the America.” John Iadarola (Think Tank), Hannah Cranston (Think Tank), and Ben Menkowitz (What The Flick?!) break it down. How do you feel about celebrities and domestic abuse? Let us know in the comments. Read more here: http://ift.tt/1NSvh2P “Sean Penn on Tuesday filed a $10 million defamation lawsuit against “Empire” co-creator Lee Daniels over comments Daniels made comparing him to the show’s star Terrence Howard, who’s been repeatedly accused of domestic violence. Daniels’ comments appeared online about a week ago in the entertainment publication The Hollywood Reporter in a story about the upcoming season of the popular Fox television show. “That poor boy (Terrence) ain’t done nothing different than Marlon Brando or Sean Penn, and all of a sudden he’s some … demon,” Daniels said in the article. “That’s a sign of time, of race, of where we are right now in America.” *** Get The Young Turks Mobile App Today! Download the iOS version here: http://ift.tt/1K9gRpX Download the Android version here: http://ift.tt/11TSHiw
