• Actors Oprah Winfrey and Forest Whittaker, cast members of the film "Lee Daniels' The Butler", pose at the film's premiere in Los Angeles August 12, 2013. REUTERS/Fred Prouser (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) *** Local Caption *** LAB07_USA-_0813_11.JPG
    Actors Oprah Winfrey and Forest Whittaker, cast members of the film "Lee Daniels' The Butler", pose at the film's premiere in Los Angeles August 12, 2013. REUTERS/Fred Prouser (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) *** Local Caption *** LAB07_USA-_0813_11.JPG
  • Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. greets fans at the Lee Daniels' The Butler's premiere in Los Angeles. Fred Prouser / Reuters
    Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. greets fans at the Lee Daniels' The Butler's premiere in Los Angeles. Fred Prouser / Reuters
  • Cuba Gooding Jr. and his wife Sara Kapfer. Fred Prouser / Reuters
    Cuba Gooding Jr. and his wife Sara Kapfer. Fred Prouser / Reuters
  • Jane Fonda, who portrays Nancy Reagan in Lee Daniels' The Butler, poses at the film's premiere. Fred Prouser / Reuters
    Jane Fonda, who portrays Nancy Reagan in Lee Daniels' The Butler, poses at the film's premiere. Fred Prouser / Reuters
  • Lee Daniels, director and producer of the film Lee Daniels' The Butler, poses at the film's premiere. Fred Prouser / Reuters
    Lee Daniels, director and producer of the film Lee Daniels' The Butler, poses at the film's premiere. Fred Prouser / Reuters
  • Actor David Oyelowo, co-star of the film Lee Daniels' The Butler, poses with his wife Jessica at the film's premiere in Los Angeles. Fred Prouser / Reuters
    Actor David Oyelowo, co-star of the film Lee Daniels' The Butler, poses with his wife Jessica at the film's premiere in Los Angeles. Fred Prouser / Reuters
  • Actors David Oyelowo and Oprah Winfrey, cast members of the film "Lee Daniels' The Butler", pose at the film's premiere in Los Angeles August 12, 2013. REUTERS/Fred Prouser (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) *** Local Caption *** LAB27_USA-_0813_11.JPG
    Actors David Oyelowo and Oprah Winfrey, cast members of the film "Lee Daniels' The Butler", pose at the film's premiere in Los Angeles August 12, 2013. REUTERS/Fred Prouser (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) *** Local Caption *** LAB27_USA-_0813_11.JPG
  • Actors James Marsden and Minka Kelly, who portray Jackie and John F Kennedy in Lee Daniels' The Butler" attend the film's premiere in Los Angeles. Fred Prouser / Reuters
    Actors James Marsden and Minka Kelly, who portray Jackie and John F Kennedy in Lee Daniels' The Butler" attend the film's premiere in Los Angeles. Fred Prouser / Reuters
  • Alex Pettyfer, a cast member of the film Lee Daniels' The Butler, poses at the film's premiere. Fred Prouser / Reuters
    Alex Pettyfer, a cast member of the film Lee Daniels' The Butler, poses at the film's premiere. Fred Prouser / Reuters
  • Robin Williams as Dwight Eisenhower, left, and Forest Whitaker as Cecil Gaines in a scene from Lee Daniels' The Butler. AP Photo / The Weinstein Company, Anne Marie Fox
    Robin Williams as Dwight Eisenhower, left, and Forest Whitaker as Cecil Gaines in a scene from Lee Daniels' The Butler. AP Photo / The Weinstein Company, Anne Marie Fox
  • Forest Whitaker as Cecil Gaines in a scene from Lee Daniels' The Butler. AP Photo / The Weinstein Company, Anne Marie Fox
    Forest Whitaker as Cecil Gaines in a scene from Lee Daniels' The Butler. AP Photo / The Weinstein Company, Anne Marie Fox
  • Oprah Winfrey as Gloria Gaines, left, and Forest Whitaker as Cecil Gaines in a scene from Lee Daniels' The Butler. AP Photo / The Weinstein Company, Anne Marie Fox
    Oprah Winfrey as Gloria Gaines, left, and Forest Whitaker as Cecil Gaines in a scene from Lee Daniels' The Butler. AP Photo / The Weinstein Company, Anne Marie Fox
  • Jane Fonda as Nancy Reagan, center left, and Alan Rickman as Ronald Reagan in a scene from Lee Daniels' The Butler. AP Photo / The Weinstein Company, Anne Marie Fox
    Jane Fonda as Nancy Reagan, center left, and Alan Rickman as Ronald Reagan in a scene from Lee Daniels' The Butler. AP Photo / The Weinstein Company, Anne Marie Fox
  • Forest Whitaker as Cecil Gaines, left, and Cuba Gooding Jr. as Carter Wilson in a scene from Lee Daniels' The Butler. AP Photo / The Weinstein Company, Anne Marie Fox
    Forest Whitaker as Cecil Gaines, left, and Cuba Gooding Jr. as Carter Wilson in a scene from Lee Daniels' The Butler. AP Photo / The Weinstein Company, Anne Marie Fox
  • Second left, Chloe Barach as Caroline Kennedy, Minka Kelly as Jackie Kennedy, James Marsden as President Kennedy and Forest Whitaker as Cecil Gaines, third from right, in a scene from Lee Daniels' The Butler. AP Photo / The Weinstein Company, Anne Marie F??
    Second left, Chloe Barach as Caroline Kennedy, Minka Kelly as Jackie Kennedy, James Marsden as President Kennedy and Forest Whitaker as Cecil Gaines, third from right, in a scene from Lee Daniels' The Butler. AP Photo / The Weinstein Company, Anne Marie F??
  • Liev Schreiber as Lyndon B Johnson in a scene from Lee Daniels' The Butler. AP Photo / The Weinstein Company, Anne Marie Fox
    Liev Schreiber as Lyndon B Johnson in a scene from Lee Daniels' The Butler. AP Photo / The Weinstein Company, Anne Marie Fox
  • Lenny Kravitz as James Holloway in a scene from Lee Daniels' The Butler. AP Photo / The Weinstein Company, Anne Marie Fox
    Lenny Kravitz as James Holloway in a scene from Lee Daniels' The Butler. AP Photo / The Weinstein Company, Anne Marie Fox

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