the genius behind the whole series lee daniels is from philly. >> we like to claim him, don't we. >>f course, we do. we wanted to trace roots of the man who makes all of the magic in fox 29's dave kinchen sat down with the woman who brought him into this world, lee daniels mother, for a look behind the man behind the empire and tragedy that she says, helped shape his future. >> i'll be dam if somebody will take me away. >> reporter: lucious will stop at nothing to regain his thrown but the boss lady. >> momma has something to do with it. >> reporter: and lyons deal with life changing tragedy. just some of the many plot twists and turns coming your way. >> ♪ >> reporter: now that empire is back on fox 29. arguablably the hottest show on tv made from one of the coolest guys on tv, hollywood king maker lee daniels. >> he be the boss. >> reporter: who would know better than claire may daniels his mother and perhaps only other boss in the family. >> it has to be his way. he is going to make it right. >> reporter: true hit maker with the keen eye that works in the director's chair making s

and lee daniels give u finale secrets. >> i'm dying to tell you. >> we'll be right back.y! i am sir-can-a-lot, here to save you from another breakfast bore. wake up those eggs with glorious spam! see what spam can! do... at spam.com the stars who descended on the cannes film festival. can you believe this is j roberts' first visit to cannes. there's nobody she'd rather be there with than d.c. >> we'll do a little double date beginner tonight, if julia doesn't get too drunk too early. >> with the time change. >> george and amal actually arrived yesterday and spotted this afternoon having an outdoor lunch in cannes. >> i imagine it might be quite difficult to know what to pack. >> i had six suitcases. he had ten. >> that's ju for my tux. >> george and julia have been good friends for over years. >> george doesn't party. >> george spends a lot of time with his prayer group. [ laughter ] and unfortunately their hours conflict with the happy hour. >> you haven't changed a bit. >> adorable. >> we just came from george's prayer group. >> what chhnged about you guys? >> kids, mar

. >> and on saturday we were with her as her pal lee daniels presented her with the ally award at theannual glaad meeia awards. >> at least this time we're sober. that last thing we did together was whoo! >> that thing was when he presented a tipsy mariah with an award at palm springs international film festival in 2010. >> please forgive me because i'm a little bit -- um, yeah. oh, my goodness. >> things went off without a hitch this time. acceptance speech with a nod to her son who of cou with twin sister monroe will be at the wedding when she finally sets a date. >> my kids will always be with me at these miss monroe has her own dr >> as my 5-year-old son rocky likes to say, boobies and butts. >> the kids will be there. we just don't know when. no wedding date from mariah, and still no wedding date from lady gaga. maybe she's keeping it a secret. today we tried to get some answers from her fiance, taylor kinney. >> i'm not picky. >> what are your only requirements for the big day? >> if there's some pizza. >> it might be tough getting that wedding together while taylor returns for

the genius behind the whole series lee daniels is from philly. >> we like to claim him, don't we. >>urse, we do. we wanted to trace roots of the man who makes all of the magic in fox 29's dave kinchen sat down with the woman who brought him into this world, lee daniels mother, for a look behind the man behind the empire and tragedy that she says, helped shape his future. >> i'll be dam if somebody

lee daniels, the director, wanted to do this. he had this family, the story was going to be anchored to this family and there were changes but the theme of the whole movie i feel stayed true to the story. there was one big difference. charles, the son of the butler, he did go to vietnam but survived and in the movie he died. in real life, there was only one son and in the movie there were two. >> host: did alan share stories about the presidents he worked with? >> guest: yeah, he was a bit, how can i put it, he was a bit shy in certain cases, but yes, he did. he saw this life played out through the bills and legislation being passed. it meant something to him when eisenhower passed the civil rights bill, it went something with president kennedy went to uv and talked about the historic clashes at ole miss and james meredith and trying to integrate the school, it meant something to him when dr. king visited the white house, it meant something to him when news floated into the white house that there had been a big clash in little ro

anyway, lee daniels escorted me across the way to meetorted ms. rey, and she was very busy, you know? she was actually getting ready to film her first scene. and lee said, oprah, wanted to introduce you to wil haygood. and she looked at me, and she said, hello, wil, just like that. very quiet. hello, wil. and that was it. then i walked back across the floor. well, the next day we are in, you know, in this area where lunch is being served. and i'm in line getting my meal, and i hear this voice that said, wil, hey, wil? and then i sort of subconsciously say, goodness gracious, that sounds like oprah winfrey. i hope she's not calling me. i mean, why does she want me? why is oprah winfrey calling me in and she says it again, only this time louder. and i turn around, and she says come over here. and i go over to her table, and it's just me and her having lunch on this movie set. and she wanted to know all about the butler, how i found the butler. she wanted to know about thew al butler's wife, and she told me why the story meant so much to her. which i

lee daniels. >> host: claretta from dayton, ohio, emails in, mr.od, what have you learned about the human condition writing your books? what has been the biggest surprise? >> guest: that, that people, with creative muscle will often stop at nothing. they don't look at the same barriers we look at. i i think about the people who i write about and often they are people who i am just in awe of. i know i don't have their gifts, in no way, shape or form. you know, but, if i study them long enough that maybe i can satisfy myself i know adam clayton powell now, i know thurgood marshall now, i know sammy davis, jr., now. that is what i can bring to it. i can bring, that is my muscle. that is what i can bring to the world. i'm in awe of their gifts. these people made america, they really are. if you look at america like a big spinning wheel, with spokes wheel, it spins over there, it spins over there, it spins over there, you will see sammy davis in one of those we wills. you will see adam powell in one of those wheels. you will see thurgood marshall in one

so lee daniels, the director wanted to do that. he had his family, the story the story was going to be anchored to his family. in all of these historic ups and downs of the civil rights movement, there were some changes from the actual story to movie but the theme of the whole movie i feel i stay true to the story. there was one big difference, charles, the son of the butler did go to vietnam but he survived, in the movie he died. in real life there is only one side and, in the movie there >> host:. >> did eugene allen show with you personal stories about each of the present he worked with? >> yes, he was a bit, how can i put it? a bit shy in certain cases, but yes, he did. he of course saw his life being played out through the different bills and legislation that was being passed, and meant something to him when eisenhower passed the civil rights law. it meant something to him when president kennedy went on tv and talked about the historic clashes in ole ms., it meant something to him when doctor king visited the white house, it m

. >> i love you lee daniels. >> her best friend sets the record straight. >> she has been used.abused. >> and then is david hasselhof where did it go? >> he is a mere fraction of his former financial self. >> and number three will jojo find true love? chris harrison spilling secrets from the bachelorett big premiere. >> everybody will love to hate chad more than life itself. >> plus our insider bo >> i literally want it that way. >> back street is back and i'm in the middle but are they really teaming up with the spice girls? >> all of our fans would love it. and we hit them with our ultimate flash back. >> >> now hollywood from the inside out. it's the insider together with yahoo!

. >> i love you lee daniels. >> her best friend sets the record straight. >> she has been used. she has been abused. >> and then is david hasselhof where did it go? >> he is a mere fraction of his former financial self. >> and number three will jojo find true love? chris harrison spilling secrets from the bachelorett big premiere. >> everybody will love to hate chad more than life itself. >> plus our insider bo >> i literally want it that way. >> back street is back and i'm in the middle but are they really teaming up with the spice girls? >> all of our fans would love it. and we hit them with our ultimate flash back. >> >> now hollywood from the inside out. it's the insider together with yahoo! >> hello and welcome to the insider. we're tracking the big stories in hollywood today starting with the number one story everyone is talking about. is mariah carey to fragile to do reality tv. her best friend lee daniels seems to think so and he's not stopping there saying her shade throwing rep is just a mask. tonight we break down who is the real m. >> make a hole please. >> i'm going

. >> i love you lee daniels. >> her best friend sets the record straight. >> she has been used.. >> and then is david hasselhof where did it go? >> he is a mere fraction of his former financial self. >> and number three will jojo

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se including lee daniels who brought his boyfriend. >> i'm in love with her.a, i call he i'm not answering my phone or e-mails. i'm just enjoying big sur and celebrating her. >> even though he pulled himself away from work for the weekend, with only two episodes left in the season, we just had to lee about the series. >> we are revamping empire which is a lot of work. rhonda i out of control. mark my words. you will not believe where she's going next year. >> but in real life, this newlywed is ready to relax. they will get off to greece for their honeymoon next week packing plenty of memories from their special day with them. >> it's crazy to feel the love from the room and having people just tell you how they feel about you. >> only kind of happens once. this is the day that everyone tells us they love us. >> they hate your character. they love you. >> and her character is a fantastic fashion designer. must have been such pressure choosing those wedding which were amazing. >> she did a great job. >> we'll be right back with news on tonight's top secret str