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Forest Whitaker in the upcoming film 'The Butler' (Courtesy YouTube)

WATCH: 1st trailer for Lee Daniels' 'The Butler'

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theGRIO REPORT - The first trailer for the the upcoming Lee Daniels film The Butler has been released...
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Oprah Winfrey attends the Sixth Annual ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood Awards Luncheon at Beverly Hills Hotel on February 21, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

Oprah on Terrence Howard comments: 'I do have big breastesses'

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theGRIO REPORT - During an interview with Steve Harvey, Oprah responded to Terrence Howard's comment about the love scene they filmed together for 'The Buter'...
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r Lee Daniels attends the Nicole Kidman Gala Tribute during the 50th annual New York Film Festival at Lincoln Center on October 3, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images)

Lee Daniels promises 'no urination, no cursing' in next film 'The Butler'

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theGRIO REPORT - Director Lee Daniels ('Precious') is still reeling from the mixed reaction his sexually provocative drama 'The Paperboy' received from critics and audiences...
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Macy Gray and Stevie Wonder

Macy Gray remakes Stevie Wonder's 'Talking Book'

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theGRIO REPORT - Macy Gray's new album is a remake of Stevie Wonder's entire 15th album 'Talking Book'....
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Nicole Kidman attends the Nicole Kidman Gala Tribute during the 50th annual New York Film Festival at Lincoln Center on October 3, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images)

Nicole Kidman refused to use n-word in new Lee Daniels film

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Oscar winning actress Nicole Kidman was willing to take a lot of risks with her role in the new Lee Daniels film The Paperboy -- but she drew the line at using the n-word...
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Lee Daniels, Oprah Winfrey, Jane Fonda and Alan Rickman on the set of 'The Butler.' Photo via Oprah's Twitter account @Oprah.

Oprah's behind the scenes 'The Butler' photos

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theGRIO SlIDESHOW - Oprah Winfrey is giving her Twitter followers a behind the scenes look at 'The Butler' with new photos...
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Forest Whitaker in 'The Butler'

Hurricane Isaac halts production on Lee Daniels' 'The Butler'

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Lee Daniels' all-star biopic 'The Butler' (which features Forest Whitaker and Oprah Winfrey in lead roles) was one of the unintended causalities of Hurricane Isaac this week...
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This May 25, 2012 file photo shows actor Cuba Gooding Jr arriving for the screening of "Cosmopolis" at the 65th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, file)

Charges dropped against Cuba Gooding Jr.

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Misdemeanor battery charges related to a bar dust-up in New Orleans' French Quarter have been officially dropped against Academy Award-winning actor Cuba Gooding Jr...
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Hugh Jackman hosts Tropfest New York 2012, the world's largest short film festival at Bryant Park on June 23, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)

Hugh Jackman to star in film about MLK's murder

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Actor Hugh Jackman is signing on for a potentially controversial historical drama which looks at a lawyer's attempt to exonerate James Earl Ray for the murder of Martin Luther King Jr...
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Actor Nelsan Ellis arrives at the premiere of HBO 'True Blood' season 5 premiere held at ArcLight Cinemas Cinerama Dome on May 30, 2012 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

'True Blood' star to play MLK in film

Carrie Healey
SLIDESHOW - Nelsan Ellis, most widely known as Lafayette Reynolds on the HBO original series 'True Blood', has been selected by director Lee Daniels to play the role of Martin Luther King Jr. in his upcoming film, 'The Butler'...
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