Though some of these actors and directors' collaborations resulted in their finest works, they infamously had hostile relationships on set that sometimes led to severed ties between them.
- June 28, 2020
AceShowbiz - Mo'Nique might be forever indebted to Lee Daniels for casting her in "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" that earned her an Oscar, but that didn't mean she won't speak ill about the director. In 2015, the actress accused the filmmaker of blackballing her career for not playing the Hollywood game. She additionally said that she auditioned for his projects "Empire" and "Lee Daniels' The Butler", but didn't land the role allegedly because Daniels went silent on her.
The "Empire" creator then hit back at her, saying that Mo'Nique was "really wrong" for making such claim about him and that he was hurt by her accusation. "I fought hard for her to get that job," Daniels said about casting Mo'Nique in "Precious". "I wanted her to get that job. And she was paid her money. She was paid the money for the budget that we had. And for her to badmouth myself and [executive producers] Tyler Perry and Oprah [Winfrey] is disrespectful and it's wrong. She's out of pocket. She's really wrong."
