‘Empire’ co-creator Lee Daniels is determined to make drag queen Amiyah Scott his muse.
Amiyah, who didn’t make the cut this season on Real Housewives of Atlanta, was tapped by Daniels to join his fictional girl group in an ‘Empire’ spin-off series about a younger Cookie Lyon (Taraji P. Henson).
Daniels, who is openly gay, supposedly liked Amiyah’s look.
According to TYI blog, Daniels called Amiyah in August and asked him to audition for a part in his fictional girl group.
In a post on Instagram.com, Daniels raved about finalizing his new girl group, which he hinted included a female impersonator.
It remains to be seen if Amiyah has any singing talent to speak of. Amiyah is getting long in the tooth, and he doesn’t quite fit in with young girls.
But Daniels has an agenda to push… so you will deal.
I hope it’s gonna be on Logo, else no one will look at it on any other channel. But do you, Lee.
I hope it’s gonna be on Logo, else no one will look at it on any other channel. But do you, Lee.
Leela Daniels is som’thin else! I ain’t got nothin!!!!!
Right! Dis nucca Lee ain’t worth two dead flies for this foolery! Lol
A gay man hires a female impersonator to play the role of a young over-the-top fictional black woman? I think Tyler Perry is the silently funding Lee Daniels cause I swear his (Tyler’s) simpleton plots with an easy to follow moral are looking better and better.
Anybody who watched “Precious” knows Lee Daniels mind is not right. You cannot trust the man who made “Precious” AND “Monster’s Ball.” Lee Daniels is sick.
“When the sharpest vibration saves you from obliteration
When the melting pot stirs, how you gonna take it?
When you can’t tell him from her, how you gonna fake it?
When the lines blur every boy and girl
How you gonna make it in this brave new world?”
Prince – New World
Of course he did, Lee Daniels hates black women
100%
(doing my PRAISE dance)I WAS JUST TELLING MY BABY SISTA THIS,THIS MORNING!i see i am NOT alone in believing because HE’S polluted…one can believe POLLUTION is all he can create!????
Hit it right on the nail! I didn’t know he made Monster’s Ball. Never made the connection. Makes sense
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I don’t know if I would watch the spinoff…the main show is enough tom foolery for me.
Alla this.
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Hates them more than your average YT man.
strike while the agenda’s iron is hot, i guess.
I guess we now know what those execs at major television want our young Black audience to indulge the confused belief that you might have to get in to fit in even if your not bi or homosexual…Were is another Martin or In Living Color.
He didn’t write Push, which is the book Precious is from. He merely produced the film. I don’t even think he wrote the screenplay, he could’ve but I doubt it. The creator of precious is an author by the name of Sapphire.
Lee “You are sumpthin else” *in my Kevin Hart voice
Actors can’t get real parts, but no names and musicians stay in front of movie/tv audiences. SMH. I guess. Forget it, I’m gonna start blogging. Anybody wanna buy ad space?
Ugh! I wouldn’t waste my time watching that mess.
I don’t need a spin-off for Cookie. Develop her character on the show now. Make the plot flowing, intriguing and inviting for the viewer.
Lee is trippin’.
LMBO
pretty much. Spin offs rarely make it anyways. He has a bigger problem with Empire lacking a plot or any subplots.
Hot mess. Why are there so many sissy n*******. Smdh
The plots and subplots aren’t cohesive. Everyone is doing their own storyline and a character may have 2 storylines in one episode and forget what was in the previous episode to get you to the one you have now! Lee don’t want to listen to nobody! Whew! You don’t got my pressure up now Applehead!
~Mother (Martin) Payne~
LOL. I agree with everything you’ve said. We both see the show this way. They’re down to 9M viewers. Sure, that’s still good, but it’s a colossal failure when you look back to S1 finale reportedly having over 17M viewers. If they don’t come back in March new and improved, Empire will not get past one more season.
Applehead…. I’ll take you hear and I’ll take you there… Dead,lmao!!!
I won’t watch. Can’t even sit through empire anymore.
On another note more tranny news smh. I wonder what she looks like without makeup?
Like a man.
Bye
Wait ! Is this a clockable ? Serious question ? Because I’m like yeah… Saw a man on my newsfeed that looked just like this…. Oh the confusion smh… Hell now ya gotta ask Chile
Lee Daniels makes me itch.
Agree
And not in a good way ?
Hey there ? call me !
You mean successful LGBT members? Because many of them have no support so have to hustle and make things happen for themselves. Every gay dude I know works 2 jobs.
“Amiyah, who didn’t make the cut this season on Real Housewives of Atlanta”
??Interesting…I remember your exclusive report on it? One that you dropped after that other site posted pics of Amiya filming? I remember you saying you knew she was the newest housewife But, since the cat was out of the bag??? Of course those of us in the know, knew…We knew she was on the list for the party invite. We knew what it really was. You’re crafty though. I’ll give you that. Republicans man?? Circles goin round in…Circles
I love Atlantic Starr??
Call you what? Pencil neck? There, I called you it????
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Lol @ Leela.
Nah. Ryan Murphy and Lee Daniels cornered a market that spends and watches big. TV is being ruled by LGBT shows and black shows now. The Wiz was a ratings monster. White TV is out. Yet they dominate in music though
Lee Daniels hates women, period.
it’s not an agenda. It’s a ratings trend. Black TV and LGBT is in now. Nobody is looking for a new Friends or Sienfield anymore.
Is that why Empire’s ratings were in a free fall the entire season?
Thank you, Lorenzo. You hit the nail on the head.
“and a character may have 2 storylines in one episode and forget what was in the previous episode to get you to the one you have now!”
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I agree. For instance, Hakeem was obviously raped in that one episode. Then it was forgotten by the next episode.
Because putting black people on a show doesn’t work anymore. We demand quality. And everbyody from HBO, Netflix. And Showtime have a vast collection of shows coming out ready to ride the trend started by Shonda. Lee Daniels just got cocky and lazy.
‘She’ looks like a he.
Unclockable!!!!!!
This is why I have a search function on my blog.
On August 18, Sandra Rose wrote:
TMZ Got it Wrong Again: Insider Says Amiyah is NOT An Official RHOA Cast Member
http://sandrarose.com/2015/08/tmz-got-it-wrong-again-insider-says-amiyah-is-not-an-official-rhoa-cast-member/
Bren please help me put up this tree …. I’m sorry I put you out last night ? I apologize ? Anita Baker …. Lawd …
Bren ? where art ? thou ghetto slang ?
Hey Sandy ! ?
Lol
Season 3 will be his sank or swim season. Then they’ll make Rosewood 2 hours long ….yay?
I’m interested to see how Donald Glovers rap show will do on FX. I’m enjoying seeing black culture pop up in different ways on TV. And then white people whine and call it racism
#blackjedi
So far I haven’t dealt with anything…TV off most of the time
Thank God for Tutorials on Natural Hair on Youtube.. Lately I have been hooked on watching and trying crochet hair. Have to force myself to log off after midnight
i agree. I say black women because the colorism is so evident in his movies and show
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NO MENTION OF KIM K BIRTHING A BOY ?
Didn’t I mention JUST this week about Kanye cheating just before Kim gave birth to North and now SAAAAME plot for this one??
How will his children look at Kanye when they will be old enough to log and read??
Can he get the first one right first tho….no oh….
??Oh Sandra. After they posted she was filming a scene for the show, you popped up on your blog saying you knew Amiyah was being added to the cast, then added but since they let it out…I remember. Cuzz then I called someone involved with the show and they confirmed what I already knew, that it was false. You said you’d been holding on to the info. That’s what you said??? Its ok tho??Peace onto you sista, I’m getting ready for a date?? ttfn???
I don’t do trees? Sorry. Them trees and my animals don’t mix?? Good luck?????
Chile,,,Just found out I’m going on a business date?? Finna go pluck my buck shots and fleet?????
I just don’t feel that Amiyah Scott is the right choice due to her not even really wanting to acknowledge the gay community or hang around other TRANS women
Gurl who watches NOGO since they cancelled Noah’s Arc?
Smdh. It’s never going to end. I hope that NO one watches it. Seriously. I mean obviously the trans will watch but I am 100% over the nonsense.
My friend taught me how to do crochet braids & I went in-depth on youtube.
It’s really easy & looks cute, good luck!
I ONLY watch for RuPaul’s Drag Race now
Sandra putting up post ALL WEEKEND?!?!? *cues Rick Ross – Everyday I’m hustlin everyday I’m hustlin’*
*moonwalks back out this post*
I needed that laugh. Leela Daniels. #priceless
I came across one the other day by accident. I think it’s called “Transcending”? I was totally confused. You know how you have the tv on, but half-heartedly watching while doing homework or housework?
Stawp!
WhatchutalkinboutBrendan? What kind of animals do you have that you have to be mindful of trees?
I only repeated what my source — the publicist — told me, based on what the producers told him. But then he informed me that the producers were not interested in Amiyah after all.
Otay
Hey hun. I’m not going to let Bren work my nerves on this day of rest.
You’re working hard for the money today ???
Martin is a FOOL!
Always will be one of my favs…
They’re cheaper. Think about it. A real “actor” with name value is going to charge $1mill more than some no-name rapper/musician/transgender. It’s another way to cut (payroll) cost.
If I were a female actress, I would be very afraid. Already two transgender females are working on TV shows.
One more season? I swear Lee is trying his best to self-destruct. He better come with it and get out of his feelings. Artists are so sensitive.
~Men on Film lisp, lightly touches throat~
I b glad when this bitch decides to leave her dumb ass playa hater stereotypical borderline racist homophobic and sexist opinions out of the story. Jus report the facts Sandra, please…
wow.
Betchu Bren can’t do it like that. He can’t work the middle, cuz his thang too little.
Everybodyknows she been a hater for yrs ( Phaedra voice)
hmmm, I think James is throwing everything but the kitchen sink at this in a bid to make people watch. Everything but good material that it.
Did you know he sounded like a flaming sissy? I really didn’t.
He should worry about Empire and make sure that it’s stable enough to have a spin-off, but whatevs…do you Lee Lee.
The writing is so suspect…like they expect me to believe that that was Cookie’s first time seeing her lil Rican’s back (with the snake on it) when Lucious exposed him??…didn’t they have a whole week of s.e.x ..she didn’t see his back AT ALL..not even to go get the warm towel..Lee tripping..lol.
All these lies ??? Bren works it right ?????
He working mines too ?
See see ? fleet deez
? hanging yo toenails back on da porch ? fugga
Retract my last statement ? woman scorned …
What’s wrong wit em ?
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??? again???
Chile…My dogs…My damn dogs feel like anything inside our home, belongs to them? Chile…Imagine coming home to an Xmas tree that has been knocked down…Lights still on? I mean damn. No fire thankfully…But yeah…I luv my babies sooooo much?? and they’d jump in front of a cops bullet for me?? But they ain’t shît when it comes to my property? Shoes, furniture, clothes, they are just rough on all my possessions???
What it do?
Drag. Queen. You worked on a Sunday to shade tf out of SAMiyah. Bless you. I won’t be watching.
Gender confusion is a b*tch. I have a saying – “They hate what they ain’t.” People who grew up with identity crises love projecting their insecurities and confusion upon others. The devil is forever busy. I try not to give him any work. I appreciate stories like these because they make folks who care an awareness of what is forthcoming. Again, I won’t be supporting this mess.
*sorry I’m late*
but Ayyyyyyyyyy!
LOL.
NO,NO CHICA, not whit those 3 inches.
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Chile…the batteries probably wore out, aren’t rechargeable, and not a nary one left in the house. Iono.
Yes, dear. I have seen the tipped over tree episode. They stopped that messed after I came home and “put them in the dog house”. Let me stop before folks get PETA in my mentions.
No thanks
Lee you can’t get anyone to watch empire…….how you gonna get people to watch the spin off
Won’t be watching personal feelings about this agenda hollywood is pushing aside (because i’ll watch a show with a transgender or gay cast if it’s good…OITNB anyone?) Lee doesn’t know how to properly tell a story start to finish look at the mess he created with empire. We’re in season 2 and there are still unanswered questions from season 1 like am I the only person wondering if cookie will ever find out Courtney Love’s character was really drugged & didn’t relapse? Or are we supposed to forget that happened ?
Lee Daniels and his puppeteers are trying to destroy the image of black folks nationwide.
I will never recover from that movie lol.
I’m sorry…dead at jump in front of a cops bullet for ya
Gm,i was thru with LD after watching PRECIOUS!
I loved LOGO when they showed actual gay shows, but all they show now is repeat episodes of Golden GIrls, lol. LOGO doesn’t want to be known as the gay channel anymore. So lee is gonna have to keep looking…
Yasssss! I love Amiyah! I can’t wait to see her on Empire! ?
The image of black people nationwide? Ok. Lee Daniels cant destroy a view of anything…….You might see a couple more blacks in Paris I hear his checks clear
Who cares about this crap.
They are forcing this “new normal” down our throats. *pun intended*
Gay Daniels can eat s@#t and die.
Idk why you say that. That have two shows about drag queens: Big Freedia and the one the showed right after?
Sound like my momma…and she says and lick all up in the crack lol
why is when people hire trans people it is so negative? If you dont want to watch change the station. Black people don’t have a stereotype. Sillygoofie
dam the author of this lil tired article sounds so angry. Clean some chittlins and calm down.
Black people don’t have a stereotype
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You are out of touch if you actually believe that.