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Taraji P. Henson urged viewers at Sunday night’s BET Awards to take the prospect of a Donald Trump presidency seriously.
Accepting the award for Best Actress, the Empire star said, “I’m really not political, but it’s serious out here.” She then referenced Trump, though not by name: “For those who think he’s not going to win, think again. We really need to pull together and turn this country around.”
The BET Awards were filled with a number of political call-outs in
These Empire actors have something to sing about.
Grace Gealey has confirmed her engagement to her costar Trai Byers.
PEOPLE learned of Byers popping the question in late July, but the two kept mum about their relationship until Gealey discussed the happy news during Wednesday’s episode of FABLife, hosted by Tyra Banks and Chrissy Teigen.
During a conversation about dating coworkers on the new daytime talk show, Gealey said she has nothing against getting involved romantically in the workpl
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Saks Fifth Avenue has been bit by the Empire fashion bug.
The luxury retailer has just announced a partnership that will bring exclusive designs inspired by the larger-than-life fashion seen on the hit FOX show.
The collection—available in-store and online—will feature curated looks from luxury fashion brands, including jewelry by Alexis Bittar, clothing by Cushnie et Ochs, Jimmy Choo footwear and accessories from MCM. Curated Empire windows will be on display at Saks Fifth
Fox is gearing up for another huge season of Empire, and not only will it include more episodes, but it will also have more guest stars. The network announced that season 2 will include 18 episodes, up from its original order of 12. So that’s more Lucious Lyon for everyone!
Last season we saw several guest appearances that included the incomparable Patti LaBelle, Snoop Dogg and Mary J. Blige. The second season’s roster of stars looks even bigger. According to Fox TV Chairman and CEO Dana
Welcome back, Carter.
A year and a half after leaving CBS’ Person of Interest, Taraji P. Henson is back in Tuesday’s episode (10 ET/PT). Her NYPD detective, Joss Carter, was shot to death in 2013 — midway through the show’s third season — before she could identify corrupt officials. Now, as the series fights for its own survival, she’s back in flashback form as colleague Reese (Jim Caviezel) tries to solve one of her cold cases.
“Our show has done flashbacks from the very beginning,” says s
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Over the weekend, Taraji P. Henson turned the iconic Saturday Night Live stage into a simulated church service, complete with an accompanying choir.
“I spent so many years hustling in this business and now, I’m here, so I guess you can say I made it. Hallelujah!” she said, before grabbing a microphone and breaking out into a charismatic performance fit for Sunday Morning.
Only the 10th woman of color to host SNL in its 40 year history, Henson, 44, delivered
Malik Yoba fired for drugs, these are the latest allegations attempting to explain Yoba’s quick exit from “Empire.”
Malik Yoba’s quick exit from “Empire,” must come as a major disappointment to the actor as the success of this show could have eventually made him a household name. While shooting the eleventh episode of the first season of “Empire,” Yoba was told his character of Vernon Turner would die off in the next episode, which was the season finale, according to The Spread It on March
Lucious (Terrence Howard, R) and Jamal (Jussie Smollett, L) in the Season Finale episode of Empire.
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Forget the show’s oft-repeated lyrics: Empire proves you can go up — and now out — without ever going down.
With Wednesday’s two-hour Fox finale, this popular, soul-fueled blend of new music and old TV staples — sex, violence, glamour, humor — exited on a giddy, goofy high. We haven’t seen a show go so gloriously, steadfastly over the top with such panache or confiden
Cookie Lyon is the new lion of prime time.
Fox’s Empire is shattering Nielsen records as the only series to rise in the ratings for seven consecutive weeks since its premiere, climbing steadily from 9.9 million same-day viewers for its Jan. 7 opener to 13.9 million last week. With DVR-delayed viewing factored in, it’s currently averaging 15.6 million viewers a week. And among young adults, it’s climbed 37% in seven weeks, the biggest gain for a new series since Fox’s teen soap The OC in 2003
