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Fox will continue to invest in the extension of the Empire televisionary universe, as Thursday brought word that a spinoff starring Taraji P. Henson is officially on the network’s agenda. Henson will again take on the role of Cookie Lyon for the series, which the Hollywood Reporter‘s Lesley Goldberg said Thursday is now in development. […]
Empire actor Bryshere Gray has been charged with domestic violence after surrendering to police outside of his Goodyear, Arizona home early Monday morning, KNXV-TV reports. Gray initially refused to come outside and speak with officers when they arrived at his home at 10:15 p.m. Sunday night in response to a 911 call regarding a domestic violence incident. […]
When Cookie talks, you listen. Taraji P. Henson, star of Empire, Baby Boy, and other classics, joins the pod to talk about her new Netflix film, Coffee and Kareem, as well as his first time in the director’s chair, the only time she missed work as an actress, and her dreams of going international. Later, Frazier […]
Long before he was a deoderant pitchman or syndicated talent show host or Greek-yogurt-obsessed lieutenant on Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Terry Crews was in Toronto. To be more specific, he was in the 6ix because that’s where Platinum, the first TV series he ever acted in, was shot. He essentially played a hoodlum—and not even a funny one. You […]
Since the end of January, many have been trying to figure out what exactly is going on with Jussie Smollett. Following initial reports that the actor had been attacked outside of a Chicago Subway while filming the Fox series Empire, fans have questioned everything from whether he was actually attacked to just how much trust we should put in the […]
Empire showrunner Brett Mahoney revealed to TVLine that there have been internal discussions about bringing back Jussie Smollett before the sixth and final season comes to an end. “It would be weird in my mind to end this family show and this family drama of which he was such a significant part of without seeing him,” Mahoney said, adding, […]
Jussie Smollett‘s hate-crime scandal has cast a dark cloud over Empire, which is why it’s somewhat surprising that the series has gone to the scene of the crime—well, alleged crime. On Tuesday, production vehicles for Empire’s sixth and final season were spotted in Streeterville, Chicago, the area where Smollett claims he was attacked by racist, homophobic Trump-supporters. Several […]
On Monday, Chicago police released almost 70 hours of footage in addition to hundreds of files related to their investigation of Jussie Smollett saying he was attacked by two men back in January. Though you likely already know, the narrative shifted dramatically since then, and the “attack” is now widely believed to be a hoax […]
Jussie Smollett‘s possible return to Empire doesn’t seem likely. Series co-creator Lee Daniels denied a report from Variety that suggested the embattled entertainer would return to the show. “Jussie [Smollett] will NOT be returning to ‘Empire,’” Daniels said, per the publication. Variety previously reported the show’s staff expects Smollett to be featured in the second half of the sixth and final […]
Empire will likely go on without Jussie Smollett. On the eve of the series’ fifth season finale, Fox Entertainment and 20th Century Fox Television confirmed the show had been renewed for season 6. The companies announced the news in a statement to Variety, thanking the cast and crew for contributing to Empire‘s success. “Empire continues to break barriers with […]
