Daniels described Lydia as his 'best friend' in a heartfelt Instagram post following her death. Producer and director Lee Daniels shared a heartfelt post on Instagram revealing the loss of his younger ...

Lee Daniels is mourning the loss of his sister Lydia, who inspired Taraji P. Henson’s Empire character Loretha “Cookie” Lyon. In a heartfelt post on social media, Daniels paid tribute to his late ...

Lee Daniels took to Instagram on Jan. 10 to pay tribute to his younger sister, Lydia Ruth Daniels-Rooks, who recently passed away. According to the award-winning director, Lydia helped inspire the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lee Daniels has announced his younger sister Lydia Ruth Daniels-Rooks, who inspired the Empire character Cookie Lyon, has died.

EXCLUSIVE: Lee Daniels is staying at 20th Television with a multi-year first-look deal. Under the pact, Daniels will develop and executive produce comedy, drama and limited series for linear networks ...

*The Better Brothers LA Truth Awards, co-founded by Scott Hamilton and Vincent Holmes, is a prestigious event celebrating Black LGBTQ+ excellence. Director Lee Daniels has been tapped to receive ...

Move over, Nick Cannon. Mike Epps has secured the role of Richard Pryor in a Lee Daniels-directed biopic about the late comedian. Oprah Winfrey announced the news on her Instagram account when she ...

Filmmaker Lee Daniels talks with Kim Masters about the uphill battle to fund his new movie, Lee Daniels' The Butler, an African American historical drama. In the end it took creative casting of white ...

There has to be some irony in the fact that Lee Daniels has put actors of color on blast when it comes to the lack of diversity in Hollywood. For a director who has openly talked about the adversity ...

Lee Daniels on Nov. 17. Lee Daniels is mourning the death of his younger sister Lydia Ruth Daniels-Rooks. "As the fires are burning, so is my heart. My younger sister Lydia has passed,” the ...

Lee Daniels and Taraji P. Henson as Cookie on 'Empire' Gilbert Flores / Getty Images / Chuck Hodes / Fox / Courtesy Everett Collection Lee Daniels is mourning the loss of his sister Lydia, who ...