{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Director Lee Daniels on Jazz Icon Billie Holiday","description":"Oscar-nominated director Lee Daniels (Precious, The Butler) talks about his latest film  The United States vs. Billie Holiday&amp;nbsp;and how the 1971 movie Lady Sings the Blues inspired him to go into entertainment. &amp;nbsp;He reveals that he always has a personal connection to each of his films,&amp;nbsp;that The United States vs Billie Holiday was the first movie that he has ever directed sober.&amp;nbsp;and how his own struggle with drugs and alcohol gave him insight into Holiday\u2019s lifelong addiction. &amp;nbsp;We discuss how the iconic song Strange Fruit that put Billie Holidays in the cross-hairs of a&amp;nbsp;powerful drug agent who was intent on destroying her&amp;nbsp;and why Lee believes that she deserves a place among America\u2019s Civil Rights Heroes. &amp;nbsp;Plus Lee talks about his upcoming miniseries about another famous black entertainer Sammy Davis Jr.  The United States vs. Billie Holiday streams on Hulu beginning Friday, February 26. &amp;nbsp; Follow Lee Daniels on Twitter at @leedanielsent. See omnystudio.com\/listener for privacy information. ","author_name":"Kickass News","author_url":"https:\/\/www.kickassnews.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/18869492\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/101787665"}