As he works on the final season of Fox’s “Empire,” Hollywood Walk of Fame honoree Terrence Howard says he is preparing to say goodbye to his media-mogul patriarch Lucious Lyon, but also acting in general.“I’m through performing for people,” Howard says.“Those days are done.That ends with Lucious.”After years of playing other people professionally and investing […]
Continue readingEmpire 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 readingEmpire is coming to an end.The Fox drama will end with the upcoming sixth and final season.Starting Tuesdays this fall, the musical series will move to Tuesdays at 9 p.m.following medical drama The Resident.Once a major ratings hit, the series starring Terrence Howard and Taraji P.Henson has seen a decline in viewership—as have most traditional […]
Continue readingJussie Smollett’s “Empire” costars aren’t satisfied with Fox’s plan to keep the actor’s character off the upcoming season and are lobbying network execs to bring him back full-time. Sources on the show tell us cast members — including Taraji P.Henson and Terrence Howard — feel Jussie deserves a fair shake, and that should include a […]
Continue readingYou’ll recall, earlier this week, “Empire” creator and executive producer Lee Daniels said the same — that they’re currently considering bringing Jussie back.Now, let’s connect the dots …seems unlikely that Mahoney would break bread with Jussie if he thought they were about to 86 him from the show.Another strong sign for Jussie …the letter his […]
Continue readingThe Empire cast has composed a rallying cry on behalf of Jussie Smollett.Smollett’s fate on the hit Fox show remains murky three months after his alleged Jan.29 attack in Chicago during the early hours of the morning.In the hours and days following the news of his alleged attack, celebrities and leaders rallied around Smollett and offered their […]
Continue readingAs we first reported …Jussie was written off the final 2 episodes on the heels of his arrest and felony charges of disorderly conduct for lying to cops.As it stands now, “Empire” hasn’t been officially green lit for season 6, but assuming it will be …there’s no guarantee he’ll be part of it.As it turns […]
Continue readingTerrence Howard had a complete meltdown on the set of “Empire” after Jussie Smollett was arrested for allegedly staging his “attack.” Sources on the “Empire” set tell TMZ …Thursday was a complete disaster on set after Jussie turned himself into Chicago Police.Terrence was so upset he refused to come out of his trailer for most […]
Continue readingTerrence Howard is sticking by Jussie Smollett.Just a few days after Smollett’s arrest, the Lucious Lyons character took to Instagram to share a video of his Empire co-star tickling and playing with a baby. “All your lil homies got you…We love the hell outta you,” Howard captioned the video. After a follower criticized Howard for […]
Continue readingTerrence Howard has Jussie Smollett’s back.Days after Smollett was arrested on a felony disorderly conduct charge for allegedly filing a false police report, and then dropped from the final two episodes of this season of “Empire”, Howard took to Instagram to express his support to his onscreen son.“All your lil homies got you… We love […]
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