Lee Daniels clarified his statements about his hit show "Empire" being his "worst experience," saying it was merely the first time he'd ever taken creative notes from a network and struggled with ...

Lee Daniels took to Instagram on Jan. 10 to pay ... Cookie Lyon from his hit TV show Empire. “As the fires are burning, so is my heart. My younger sister Lydia has passed. She was also my ...

Producer and director Lee Daniels shared a heartfelt post on Instagram ... the one who inspired his writing of Taraji P. Henson‘s Empire character, Loretha “Cookie” Lyon.

The AFRO knows what it’s like to endure challenging times. John H. Murphy, Sr., a former enslaved man founded the AFRO in 1892 with $200 from his wife, Martha Howard Murphy. Together they ...

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Ilene Chaiken runs 'Empire' while co-creator Lee Daniels develops his next music-related show for Fox, "Star"; the SxSW Interactive Conference is getting heat for canceling two sessions related to ...

Lee Daniels and Taraji P. Henson as Cookie on 'Empire' Gilbert Flores / Getty Images / Chuck Hodes / Fox / Courtesy Everett Collection Lee Daniels is mourning the loss of his sister Lydia ...

Precious and The Butler Director Lee Daniels on Why He's Endorsing Pete Buttigieg for President in 2020 Taraji P. Henson Teases What's Next for Her on 'Empire' : 'Maybe Cookie Revisits Prison ...

“In Empire, the character of Cookie was based ... Daniels did not specify a cause of death for Daniels-Rooks, who was 64. Lee Daniels/Instagram The comments underneath The Deliverance ...

Lee Daniels is mourning the death of his younger ... Daniels said at the time that Empire’s Cookie was based on his sister as well as his mother and grandmother. “My grandmother was a corrupt ...

“In Empire, the character of Cookie was based partly on her life. She’s left four beautiful children and five grandchildren behind. RIP Girly…I LOVE YOU FOREVER." Daniels did not specify a cause of ...