Why Did Fox Cancel Star?

It wasn't just "Star" fans devastated by its cancellation. Series creator Lee Daniels said that the cast and crew were heartbroken, too — so he shared a sweetener to help cheer people up. "I have a series of bloopers that at least make this abrupt ending a little less painful ... couldn't tag everybody in this; you'll be tagged in the next one!! Lots of Love!" He captioned a compilation posted on Instagram.

The video provides "diehard fans" with a series of on-camera blunders to enjoy. Jude Demorest, Brittany O'Grady, and Ryan Destiny, who play Star Davis, Simone Davis, and Alexandra Crane on the show, are seen singing, giggling, and hugging, while Queen Latifah and Benjamin Bratt, who play Carlotta Brown and Jahil Rivera, engage in some bedspring breaking faux PDAs.

Meanwhile, despite Queen Latifah's insistence that a "Star" movie special is in the works, it remains all quiet on the director front. Lee Daniels continues to stay schtum, and there's nothing listed on his IMDB page. But fans aren't giving up that easily. They've started a Change.org petition demanding the show's return. "Apart from Power, this is one of the few good African-American shows left on television. Along with giving us GREAT R&B music weekly (much better than most stuff out these days), this show successfully entertained while dealing with LGBT, police brutality, mental health, and many more issues," it reads. The petitioner begs for help in persuading Fox "to bring Star back."

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