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    Fox orders shows from Lee Daniels, Steven Spielberg

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    In this Aug. 12, 2013 file photo, director Lee Daniels attends the Los Angeles Premiere of "Lee Daniels' The Butler" in Los Angeles. (Photo by Alexandra Wyman/Invision/AP, file)

    By Lynn Elber, Television Writer

    LOS ANGELES (AP) --

    A family drama about a hip-hop business empire from filmmaker Lee Daniels and a coming-of-age series from Steven Spielberg will be part of Fox's 2014-15 season, the network said Tuesday.

    Daniels, the director of "Lee Daniels' The Butler" and "Precious," is writing, directing and producing "Empire," starring Terence Howard and Taraji P. Henson, Fox said.

    The series will feature original music and covers of current songs.

    Spielberg is among the producers of "Red Band Society," with an ensemble cast starring Octavia Spencer. Fox described the series as an unconventional drama-comedy about teenagers that's set in a hospital pediatric wing.

    Also Tuesday, NBC announced a new sitcom for next season, "Marry Me," starring Casey Wilson and Ken Marino as two apparently star-crossed lovers, and two new political dramas.

    Hope Davis and Scott Cohen star in "Allegiance," about a CIA analyst who learns his parents are former Russian agents being called back into service.

    "State of Affairs" will star Alfre Woodard as U.S. president and Katherine Heigl as a CIA analyst who shares a tragic loss with her.

    NBC also said it will air the drama "Odyssey," about strangers fighting an international conspiracy involving the military, corporate interests and Middle Eastern terrorists. Anna Friel and Peter Facinelli star.

    The announcements preceded next week's network fall schedule presentations to advertisers in New York.




    Charlie Rose settles sexual harassment lawsuit years after his #MeToo-era ouster

    Wednesday, November 27, 2024
    Charlie Rose attends The Hollywood Reporter's 35 Most Powerful People in Media party in New York, April 13, 2017. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP, File)

    Former TV host Charlie Rose has resolved a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by three women in the wake of his #MeToo-era ouster from CBS News in 2017 and the cancellation of his long-running, eponymous PBS talk show.

    In settling, the plaintiffs said they assign no "ill intent" to Rose and realize now that his conduct could be subject to interpretation.

    Lawyers for Rose and the women — younger employees who accused him of "predatory behavior" and "blatant and repeated sexual harassment" — filed court papers this week confirming that the lawsuit has been resolved. An online court docket listed the case as settled. The terms were not disclosed.

    The lawsuit had been set to go to trial Monday in Manhattan after years of sparring over the women's allegations and the dismissal of their retaliation claims against Rose.

    Plaintiffs Katherine Brooks Harris, Sydney McNeal and Yuqing Wei said in a statement that the litigation process and the required pretrial exchange of evidence known as discovery had enabled both sides to "better understand each others' points of view."

    "On reflection, and after having the benefit of discovery, we realize that different people could interpret the conduct in different ways, and therefore we have resolved the claims," the women said. "We do not assign any bad motive or ill intent to Charlie Rose."

    A lawyer for Rose, 82, and his production company, Charlie Rose Inc., declined comment.

    The veteran TV host has apologized in the past for his behavior, including in a statement on the eve of his November 2017 firing after at least eight women had come forward to accuse him of misconduct.

    "It is essential that these women know I hear them and I deeply apologize for my inappropriate... Read More

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