The return of “Empire” from its 3-month hiatus is just around the corner in March. And in a new promo for the show set to air during the Super Bowl game tomorrow, Taraji P. Henson‘s character, Cookie ...

Lee Daniels has announced his younger sister Lydia Ruth Daniels-Rooks, who inspired the Empire character Cookie Lyon, has died. Deadline reports that Daniels posted about his sister’s death on his ...

Before it became a Fox ratings phenomenon, one crucial casting decision nearly reshaped Empire and sent the series down a ...

*Michigan U.S. District Judge Terrence Berg has granted Sophia Eggleston legal ammunition in her war against “Empire” creators Lee Daniels and Danny Strong. In her suit, she claims to be the “real ...

Ocar-winning actress Mo’Nique proves she was originally offered the role of Cookie Lyon, played by Taraji P. Henson, in Lee Daniel’s hit series Empire. She revealed the Emails after Daniels allegedly ...

Taraji P. Henson explains why she fired her entire team for not capitalizing on the success of her "Empire" character, Cookie Lyon. Cookie Lyon was the certified breakout star of Lee Daniels’ hit ...

Hunty, one thing about Taraji P. Henson is that she knows her worth and won’t let anyone diminish that. The Empire star proudly revealed she fired her team for their incompetence to capitalize on the ...

For all of Empire’s critics—and admittedly, I’ve been among them—there has been one aspect of the show that fans, skeptics and those residing somewhere in between have all agreed on: Cookie, played by ...

In real life, divorced actor Taye Diggs isn’t looking for new love, but his new Empire character Angelo Dubois is totally smitten with the one and only queen Cookie Lyon. Subscribe to our daily ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. The soapy hip-hop drama "Empire" returns Wednesday, and all ...