Even the slightly disgraced alliterate comic who gave her a huge break, doesn’t want to work with her any longer.

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If this showrunner/actress keeps screwing over other actresses and producers and keeps stealing projects that are going to embroil studios in constant litigation, she isn’t going to be working much longer.

Even the slightly disgraced alliterate comic who gave her a huge break, doesn’t want to work with her any longer.

Lena Waithe

Aziz Ansari

Master of None

Lena Waithe Accused Of Stealing Show Idea From Up-And-Coming Screenwriter

Lena Waithe has released a statement regarding accusations that she stole the “Girls Room” idea from filmmaker Nina Lee. It reads:

“There has been an accusation floating around that I want to address. In 2019, I partnered with @Dove for their project #GirlsRoom. Prior to my joining the project, in 2017 a @Dove partner came up with the title and the concept from which my scripts were based. I was brought on to write the scripts and produce the content. I have never seen Nina Lee’s work nor would I ever steal another artist’s work. As a fellow creator myself, I can only imagine how she must be feeling and I look to #Dove to give us more clarity on the situation. Now that I’m aware of Nina Lee, I look forward to seeing her art.”

Writer, producer and actress Lena Waithe has made a name for herself in the entertainment industry with shows like “The Chi”, movies like “Queen and Slim” and an Emmy-winning episode of “Master of None”. Despite the successes, the 35-year-old creator has also had her fair share of controversies, and recently she’s being accused of taking the idea of a lesser known filmmaker.

On Friday, the video platform ATTN: tweeted a trailer for a new show created by Waithe called “Girls Room”. The show was announced back in May 2019 and it’s described as an anthology-style series that “will explore the pain and power of female adolescence as told through the eyes of an inter-connected group of girls,” according to Deadline.

Waithe is listed as the writer and creator for the show, and she also serves as a producer via her Hillman Grad Productions alongside ATTN:. Dove’s Self-Esteem Project for young women also serves as a partner. The show is apart of a line of upcoming scripted series produced by ATTN:, which is mostly known for its documentary-style short and mid-form content.

“I’ve admired Dove and its mission to educate young women through their Self-Esteem Project for a long time,” said Waithe in a statement. “Crafting a story that’s purposeful and relevant to our shared values was exciting to me on a deeply personal level. I want girls to watch this show and feel like they’re not alone.” – Source

‘I Study Sorkin’: People Are Mad At Lena Waithe’s Comment On ‘Black Influences’

For all of the accolades for the new movie “Queen & Slim” — it’s been called the “Blackest” film of the year — one complaint, in particular, tried to rise above the cheers following an interview with the writer behind the project. The Emmy Award-winning Lena Waithe recently spoke with the Globe & Mail for a Q&A about “Queen & Slim,” which opened on Wednesday to rave reviews.

The Globe & Mail described the conversation as “an in-depth discussion of black language on screen, the power of the black gaze in filmmaking and what it means to create collaborative art that speaks to the reality of being black in America.” But what seemed like a growing number of tweets in response to the interview took apparent umbrage with what was widely taken as a putdown to other Black filmmakers.

Waithe was joined in the interview with Melina Matsoukas, a Grammy-winning director who helmed “Queen & Slim.” When the Globe & Mail asked both women about their traditions of collaborating, the Canadian publication’s first question in the interview. Matsoukas answered first by crediting her co-producer of “Queen & Slim” for being the creative yin to her own yang. But it was Waithe’s answer that raised some eyebrows on Twitter.

Waithe cited Matsoukas’ mixed racial heritage — “she’s black, she’s Greek, she’s Cuban” — as one of the director’s strengths before using that cultural background as a comparison point for what she said makes her so unique as some other stars in show business.

“I think that’s the reason why my voice is so weird and confuses people sometimes because I study Sorkin, Spike Lee, Spike Jonze, and that makes me a little different than a person who only has black influences,” Waithe said. – Source