Jamie Foxx is firing back at Spike Lee for calling his film Django Unchained disrespectful to his ancestors.
"The question for me is: Where's Spike Lee coming from?" Foxx said to London's The Guardian. "He didn't like Whoopi Goldberg, he doesn't like Tyler Perry, he doesn't like anybody, I think he's sort of run his course. I mean, I respect Spike; he's a fantastic director. But he gets a little shady when he's taking shots at his colleagues without looking at the work. To me, that's irresponsible."
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Oprah Winfrey's OWN will premiere two new original series from Tyler Perry — including a Downton Abbey-esque drama — on May 29, OWN Presidents Sheri Salata and Erik Logan announced Saturday at the winter TV previews.
The Haves and the Have Nots will focus on the dynamics and secrets of the wealthy Cryer family and of the family of their maid, Hanna. Love Thy Neighbor, a half-hour comedy, will center on a local diner and all of its zany customers. The two series are part of...
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With a new year comes a fresh set of challenges for some of TV's biggest names, shows and networks. Here are some developments we'll be watching closely.
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There's a reason Jamie Foxx has an Oscar on his mantel. Not only can he act, the Ray star can sing, rap, and he's even pretty good at cross-dressing. Who knew?! For his second time hosting Saturday Night Live, Foxx showed off all these skills and more, and got some help from a few surprise celebrity cameos.
A buddy cop movie starring only one actor? That's the selling point for Tyler Perry's newest film, Alex Cross 2 — Madea: Special Ops, in which Foxx played Perry playing half crime novel detective Alex and...
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Tyler Perry is being sued by an author claiming he stole her plotline, Reuters reports.
Terri Donald, who writes under the pseudonym TLO Red'ness, filed a lawsuit in Philadelphia claiming that Perry based his 2012 film Good Deeds on her 2007 book, "Bad Apples Can Be Good Fruit." Donald writes that she sent Perry's production company a copy of her book before filming began. She's seeking $225,000 in damages, as well as a credit on the film.
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