Author: Mallory
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‘Empire’ Premiere Party In Orlando On March 30
The Bachelor is almost over and as fun as that show is, finally, TV is returning to what really matters: More episodes of our favorite TV show, Empire. We’re officially less than a month away from the premiere of the rest of Empire Season 2 and it feels so good. It’s time to plan how you’ll be spending…
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Trai Byers Wants To Leave ‘Empire’? Say It Isn’t So!
Empire fans got a bit of a scare this week when a rumor that actor Trai Byers wanted to leave Empire. NY Post‘s Page Six reported that Byers, who plays Andre Lyon, was exhibiting “diva” behavior, and was upset that Andre wasn’t getting much screentime. Like Andre, Byers is an Ivy League-educated actor. “He feels that he studied…
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Jussie Smollett Featured In NY Times Diversity Article
Diversity in Hollywood is a big topic of conversation these days, especially with the Academy Awards happening on Sunday night. The Oscar nominations lacked diversity this year and Hollywood whitewashing remains a common occurrence, as Last Week Tonight talked about in a viral video this week. So that’s why the NY Times article “What It’s Really…
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‘Empire’ Season 2 Films At A Chicago Theater
‘Empire’ Season 2 Films At A Chicago Theater Last week, Empire filmed some of Season 2 at the Rialto Square Theater in Joliet, Ill. According to Joliet Herald News, the Fox TV series filmed a red carpet scene at the historic theater. The Rialto staff couldn’t say what the scene was about, but only that it…
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‘Empire’ Season 2 New Poster — What It Means For The New Episodes
Right before the Super Bowl, Empire co-creator and exec producer Lee Daniels showed the image of the new Empire Season 2 poster. It’s got Cookie (Taraji P. Henson) front and center, with Lucious (Terrence Howard), Hakeem (Bryshere Gray), and Jamal (Jussie Smollett) looking off into the distance. Meanwhile, Andre (Trai Byers) is looking straight into the…
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‘Empire’ Star Taraji P. Henson Lands New Role As Math Genius
We all know the genius of Taraji P. Henson as Cookie Lyon on Empire. But now, you’ve got to get ready to see Henson as a real genius — a math genius. Henson will star in the upcoming movie Hidden Figures as mathematics genius Katherine Johnson, according to Variety. The movie will be an adaptation of…
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‘Empire’ Wins Big At NAACP Awards
The Super Bowl wasn’t the only big event last weekend. Empire took home five trophies at the NAACP Image Awards. The Fox hit series took home awards for Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series (Terrence Howard), Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series (Taraji P. Henson), Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (“Conqueror”), and Outstanding Song…
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Taraji P. Henson Thought Coldplay Was Maroon 5 During The Super Bowl 50 Halftime Show
Once again, the Super Bowl proved to be one of the biggest nights of TV there is, giving viewers top notch football, new movie trailers for the year’s biggest films, super expensive product ads, and an exquisite halftime show. This year’s halftime show was performed by Coldplay, featuring special guests Beyonce and Bruno Mars. One…
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Could Tyrese Gibson & Taraji P. Henson Ever Date?
Tyrese Taraji P. Henson Tyrese Gibson and Empire star Taraji P. Henson forged a close friendship on the set of the 2004 movie Baby Boy and have stayed in close contact since. So close, that fans have started to wonder if the two BFFs will ever date each other. But it sounds like all of their friendly “I…
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‘Empire’ Update: What Has The Cast Been Up To During Hiatus?
March seems so far away, doesn’t it? But alas, that’s when we can expect the next new episode of Fox’s Empire and it’s been a hard hiatus for fans. There’s not as much music in our lives. We’re missing the Cookie one-liners, the Hakeem tantrums, and, heck. we’re even missing Thirsty Rawlings being his ol’…
