Sometimes you just gotta take it back to the hood, when folks try to disrespect you and as we previously reported, that’s exactly what former Damon Dash did to “Empire” director/producer, Lee Daniels, the other day. In fact, after Dame took the hood to Hollywood, when he rolled up on Lee at -of all places- a Diana Ross concert, Lee is now admitting his wrongs to the world.
(VIDEO) Recap Of Why Dash Went Off On Lee Daniels
Dame Dash had to put Lee Daniels on front street, after Lee has repeatedly dodged the brotha over the $5million he never repaid Dash for a multimillion dollar loan, plus a ‘promised’ 5% on backend profits for a Richard Pryor biopic that Lee is/was reportedly producing. Dash is livid for having to sue Lee TWICE throughout a 4 year span for the money he still has not received.
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(VIDEO) Lee Daniels Now Speaks out: ‘I Was Wrong’
It was only after Damon Dash posted video of their recent Diana Ross concert confrontation on social media, that Lee finally responded, which is pretty foul when you think about it. Why didn’t he just pay up BEFORE it reached that point? Anyways, now Lee Daniels is speaking out and is very apologetic for what he did to Dash. Here’s what he had to say in a TMZ interview…
When asked how he felt when Dame Dash confronted him at Diana Ross’ concert and posted it on social media, Daniels said:
“Well, I was uncomfortable, it was a very uncomfortable thing. And here’s the thing, it made me think. I thought…he was hurt…and it made me think, because…when NOBODY in Hollywood was giving me money after my Academy Award- unprecedented with Halle Berry (for “Monster’s Ball”)…Damon’s crazy a$$ was crazy enough to give me money for ‘The Woodsmen’ and for ‘Shadow Boxer,'” Lee jokingly said about Dash. He continued, “The investment for ‘Shadow Boxer,’ didn’t pay off. It was an investment (not a loan) but I looked him in the eyes and I told him that ‘you would get your investment back.’
This Black man gave me money when NOBODY -not Disney, not Sony, not Tri-Star, not Paramount, not Warner Brothers- [would] for a film and he did it. And for that, he deserves his money. And so I’m gonna work out something for him to get it, because I am in a position now to get it to him. So I’m gonna get it to him, ’cause I think that, that’s the right thing to do. And it sadly took that wake up call, during Diana’s ‘Reach Out And Touch Somebody’s Hand,’ for me to realize that and for me to sit with myself. He believed in me when nobody else did and for THAT, he deserves it.”
Lee continued:
“I don’t know that I’d be successful, if it weren’t for him [Dash] …So…I really had to get quiet with myself to think that…if it weren’t for him, I wouldn’t have…went on to make “The Butler,” and/or “Precious,” and/or “Empire.” He was part of my journey and for me to turn y back on that, was wrong.”
Dame Dash sometimes gets labeled as a hot head, but clearly in this situation, he was not. For years, he held his composure and went about it the legal way…until it became evident that Lee was not gonna hold up his end of the agreement. THEN Dash exploded, as most folks would when owed millions by someone who has no intention on paying it back.
It’s good to see that Lee Daniels was big enough to confess his wrongs to the world…social media backlash works wonders, I tell ya. Now, let’s see if he will ever speak on comedian/”Precious” Oscar winner actress, Mo’Nique’s, claims against him….hmmm.
