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 ...

Taraji P. Henson recently discussed her acting career and how she had to fire her entire team for failing to advance her career following the success of her character Cookie Lyon in the drama ...

*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 ...

Cookie Monster: How Cookie Lyon Became the Most Compelling Character on TV For all of Empire’s critics—and admittedly, I’ve been among them—there has been one aspect of the show that fans, skeptics ...

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 ...

Lee Daniels and Taraji P. Henson as Cookie on 'Empire' Gilbert Flores / Getty Images / Chuck Hodes / Fox / Courtesy Everett Collection Lee Daniels is mourning the loss of his sister Lydia, who ...

Lee Daniels is sharing unfortunate news about the person who inspired his famous “Cookie Lyon” character off his popular 2015 music drama show, “Empire.” As you may know, Lyon—who was masterfully ...

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 ...

Empire, the breakout Fox hit that returns on September 23, has a lot of things going for it: soapy storylines, progressive politics, Grammy-winning guest stars, bonkers plot twists and a singular, fun ...