She’s the best-selling female artist in music history, with more No. 1 hits than any other solo artist, but landing a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame proved to be a big deal even for Mariah Carey. And also for Lee Daniels.
“I started crying — I did! I mean, how many comebacks has she had?” the Empire creator asked THR following Carey’s star ceremony during a Hollywood Roosevelt-set luncheon on Aug. 5. “I see a gentle soul; an artist who is always underestimated and who always comes back for more. I see a lady who is a lady — they confuse it with ‘diva’ but it’s old school. She’s the last of only a few.”
“She’s a friend whom I enjoy working with as an actor. She gives her soul to me,” Daniels explained before adding that he has no experience with her reputation for tardiness (she even showed up to the luncheon more than an hour late). “I don’t know her to be tardy. For me, she’s on time. I know that she’s notorious for it but I don’t know that side of her. If we’re having dinner, she’s on time. If we’re having lunch, she’s on time. She doesn’t have breakfast. And if we’re on set, she’s on time. I’m so looking forward to her coming on Empire.”
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