The $10M lawsuit comes after the 'Empire' honcho falsely accusing Penn of hitting women. Madonna is defending her ex-husband, Sean Penn in his lawsuit against Lee Daniels.
Director Lee Daniels is facing a $25 million lawsuit over claims he failed to pay back hip-hop mogul-turned-fashion entrepreneur Damon Dash, or give him production credits, after Dash invested millions of dollars in his projects.
The actress stars alongside Zac Efron in the 1960s drama. Nicole Kidman was willing to take risks in her new film "The Paperboy," but there was one thing director Lee Daniels could not convince her to do - use the "N-word.