The return of “Empire” from its 3-month hiatus is just around the corner in March. And in a new promo for the show set to air during the Super Bowl game tomorrow, Taraji P. Henson‘s character, Cookie ...

Lee Daniels has announced his younger sister Lydia Ruth Daniels-Rooks, who inspired the Empire character Cookie Lyon, has died. Deadline reports that Daniels posted about his sister’s death on his ...

*Michigan U.S. District Judge Terrence Berg has granted Sophia Eggleston legal ammunition in her war against “Empire” creators Lee Daniels and Danny Strong. In her suit, she claims to be the “real ...

For all of Empire’s critics—and admittedly, I’ve been among them—there has been one aspect of the show that fans, skeptics and those residing somewhere in between have all agreed on: Cookie, played by ...

It’s not far-fetched to assume that Cookie Lyon probably grew up in an eccentric household. That’s why it’s exciting news that we’ll get to see a new family member this upcoming season who likely ...

Lydia Ruth Daniels-Rooks, the inspiration behind Cookie Lyon, the character from the hit Fox series Empire, died Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2025. She was 64. Her passing was revealed in a heartfelt Instagram ...

Well, Empire’s latest episode, “What We May Be” has shown once again that Lucious Lyon (Terence Howard) truly knows how to go out of his way to make his family miserable. Whether it’s by putting them ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. The soapy hip-hop drama "Empire" returns Wednesday, and all ...

Tariji P. Henson plays Cookie Lyon on "Empire." Cookie Lyon, business role model? The fictional source of friction on the soapy hip-hop drama “Empire” has the world at her manicured fingertips as the ...