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WATCH: Taraji Henson Talks About Life as Cookie in ‘Empire’

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on June 12, 2015 at 2:23pm

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Taraji P. Henson describes how her character Cookie on “Empire” has quickly become one of the most iconic women on television.

In a new installment of The Hollywood Reporter, where Henson speaks with other notable actresses, including Viola Davis, Lizzy Caplan, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jessica Lange and Ruth Wilson, Henson reveals that Cookie is so larger than life that she has started to eclipse Henson’s own personal life.

Source: The Root
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‘Empire’ Finishes It's First Season On a Giddy, Goofy High

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on March 19, 2015 at 5:21pm

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Lucious (Terrence Howard, R) and Jamal (Jussie Smollett, L) in the Season Finale episode of Empire.
(Photo: Chuck Hodes, FOX)

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

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