Cookie Lyon's bossed-up wardrobe is one of the reasons she's the real star of Empire. She's never seen on screen without some over-the-top fur or leopard garb. The show's costume designer Rita McGhee is the woman who keeps Taraji P. Henson's character and the rest of the cast properly flossed.
Lots of things happened on Wednesday night's episode of Empire, but all I remember is Naomi Campbell. In "The Devil Quotes Scripture," Lucious' son Hakeem continued to have some serious mommy issues and Naomi Campbell was right there to fix them.
Someone find Lee Daniels, Kenya Barris, Shonda Rhimes and Jennie Snyder Urman and hug them: their television successes with Empire, Black-ish, How to Get Away with Murder and Jane the Virgin are opening doors for other diverse shows. Give thanks!
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Just two weeks in, Empire is already becoming a treasure trove of ludicrous moments. Several unusual things happened on Wednesday night's episode, and among them was the use of what looked like a "blowjob bib." What is a blowjob bib?
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She's so...colorful like a bird that is not a raven: Here's Raven-Symoné at the premiere of Fox's Empire on Tuesday night. More (very important and necessary; seriously folks you do not want to miss this) full-outfit pics after the jump.
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After previewing the sloppy yet moderately intriguing pilot for Empire, a drama about a dysfunctional music-business family, there's one reason I'm giving it a shot. Cookie. Although Terrence Howard is billed as the star (he plays the rotten record label magnate Lucious Lyon), Taraji P. Henson is a bigger draw as the…
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Thirty-nine years ago in Japan, Hello Kitty, the global emissary of cuteness, made her public debut. She appeared on a plastic coin purse priced at 240 yen, or about 80 cents.
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Naomi Campbell has landed a recurring role in the upcoming Lee Daniels drama, Empire. She will join Terrance Howard, Taraji P. Henson and Gabourey Sidibe in the Fox program debuting in February 2015.
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People of color are taking over … the fall television schedule. From Taraji P. Henson and Viola Davis to Octavia Spencer and Tracee Ellis Ross, it’s a long overdue change on network TV.
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The Jameson Empire Awards at London's Grosvenor House Hotel brought out some serious class, and some true bizarre.
