Empire has had a rough go of it lately.Lee Daniels and Danny Strong’s Fox drama about hip-hop artist and music industry mogul Lucious Lyon (Terrence Howard), his estranged wife, Cookie (Taraji P.Henson), and their three sons has not only been receiving less of the critical praise it once commanded, but it’s also been in the […]
Continue readingUpdate: Empire executive producers Lee Daniels, Danny Strong, Brett Mahoney, Brian Grazer, Sanaa Hamri, Francie Calfo and Dennis Hammer are speaking out about Jussie Smollett, one day after the actor’s arrest.”The events of the past few weeks have been incredibly emotional for all of us,” the statement from the executive producers, released Friday, reads. “Jussie has been an important […]
Continue readingJussie Smollett has been removed from the final Season 5 episodes of the Fox series “Empire” in the wake of his arrest Thursday morning.“The events of the past few weeks have been incredibly emotional for all of us” said series executives Lee Daniels, Danny Strong, Brett Mahoney, Brian Grazer, Sanaa Hamri, Francie Calfo and Dennis […]
Continue readingBreaking: Two persons of interest in the January 29 assault on Jussie Smollett have become a lot more interesting to the Chicago Police.After being question at length yesterday, Olabinjo and Abimbola Osundairo are now in custody.“We can confirm that they have been arrested but they have not been charged,” Chicago PD Pio News Affairs official […]
Continue readingEmpire is making a few security changes in the wake of Jussie Smollett’s attack. Smollett was attacked while walking in Chicago on January 29 by assailants who put a rope around his neck, poured an unknown substance on him, and allegedly yelled “This is Maga country.” Empire executive producer Danny Strong tells E! News that […]
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