Have some tissue ready for the next episode of Empire. We won’t give anything away, but let’s just say that episode 9, “Unto the Breach,” showcases some of the finest performances thus far from actors Bryshere Y. Gray (“Yaz”), Jussie Smollet and Trai Byers, the trio who play the sons of Lucious and Cookie Lyon. […]
UPDATE! Well, well, well. It looks as if Gaborey Sidibe has weighed in on the never ending drama of Monique and her claims that she was offered the role of Cookie Lyons in ‘Empire’. Sidibe who stars in the hit show also played Precious in the movie Monique won an Oscar for. Gabourey took to […]
Mo’Nique is once again making headlines over comments surrounding Hollywood and allegations she was blackballed from working after she “wouldn’t play the game.” Recently, the Academy-Award…
“The way the ‘Empire’ cast came together was complete serendipity,” admits Lee Daniels, creator and executive producer of the hit series that is setting weekly ratings records and defying gravity at Fox. Envious of the performance-driven series “Glee,” Daniels had been thinking of way to make his own musical series on TV when his creative […]
You can’t tell Cookie she’s not fly. And that term “fly” goes right along with the Empire character’s dated ensembles, according to the actress who plays her. “She’s caught in a time warp a bit; she’s kind of 17 years behind the curve in fashion sometimes,” Taraji P. Henson said in interviews this week. “She’s trying to find […]
Roland Martin and “NewsOne Now” take a look at March magazine covers featuring African Americans. In this inaugural edition of “NewsOne Now’s” new segment, we…
Jussie Smollett is the breakout star of the new Fox hit series Empire, the drama about a musical mogul family that is breaking records since it…
It’s a broken record at this point, but its sweet music to the folks at Fox, learning that ratings for its piping hot breakout hit Empire rose yet again in its seventh episode, setting another high bar for its live-plus-same-day showing, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The latest high has Empire passing the lofty 5.0 […]
Jussie Smollett didn’t see it coming. “The best word to use is just a blessing,” the actor said, describing the breakout success of his FOX series “Empire.” “Some more B-words would be bizarre and blizzard.” “I don’t know. It’s been great. It’s been dope. It’s everything I ever wanted in my career, just mixed up […]
Fox’s breakout drama, ‘Empire,’ has grown its viewership to nearly 12 million viewers since its initial January premiere. The show’s loyal audience isn’t the only…
Love and Hip Hop Atlanta reality star Joseline Hernandez is out in the world thinking that she was the inspiration for Empire’s Cookie. Really. “I know Cookie…
