Sean Penn Hits 'Empire' Creator With $10M Defamation Suit

By Daniel Siegal (September 22, 2015, 7:18 PM EDT) -- Oscar winner Sean Penn on Tuesday slammed filmmaker Lee Daniels with a $10 million defamation suit in New York state court, alleging Daniels falsely accused Penn of violence against women by saying admitted domestic abuser Terrence Howard, star of Daniels' show "Empire," did "nothing different" than Penn....

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