Looks like Taraji P. Henson put on her Cookie Lyon hat, well, bikini and twerked something for Lee Daniels while in Las Vegas over Memorial Day weekend. We see you girl!
The Metropolitan Museum’s Costume Institute annual event, better known as the Met Gala (where Solange famously threw bows at brother-in-law Jay-Z) took place again this…
Mo’Nique Pulls Out Receipts On Lee Daniels We have to admit it, when Mo’Nique said she was initially offered the role of Cookie on Empire,…
Mo’nique recently sat down with “Sway In The Morning” with actual receipts, printed out emails between her and a rep for Lee Daniels, asking her to screen test for Cookie. “Feb. 18, 2014; Lee Daniels had a conversation with Mo’Nique about his new television pilot for Imagine Tv/Fox called “Empire”, said Sway reading an email. […]
Actor and comedienne Mo’Nique Imes-Jackson made headlines in February when various outlets reported she had been blackballed from Hollywood after a perceived rift with Precious…
One scholar believes that “Empire” has done nothing more than promote racially stereotypical casting in Hollywood. Not everyone was living for all of the delicious…
When Mo’nique accepted the Academy Award for “Best Supporting Actress,” in 2009, for her stellar portrayal of Mary Lee Johnston in Lee Daniels’ “Precious,” her…
Oprah Winfrey and Common have once again teamed up for a project. Lee Daniels announced both O and Common will appear on Empire’s second season. Earlier in the week…
Entertainment Tonight and Variety have confirmed Eddie Murphy is scheduled to join the cast of Richard Pryor’s upcoming biopic. Murphy, who like Pryor has enjoyed…
Lee Daniels and his team are planning to shake things up a little–both onscreen and behind the scenes–when “Empire” returns for season 2. The hit…
It seems like the Lee Daniels, Mo’Nique drama is letting up anytime soon. After comparing her struggle to be treated fairly in Hollywood to MLK’s…
Chris Brown’s Baby’s Name Revealed While Chris Brown has yet to comment on his alleged baby with some random “model” named Nia, several sources claim…
