Tyrese is a huge fan of Taraji P. Henson’s series Empire, but he thinks the show is missing something that only he can supply. The Furious 7 star told TMZ.com that he’d be open to appearing on the smash hit FOX drama because he thinks it would be a huge moment. Supposedly, Henson was the one […]

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Taraji P. Henson finally graced the famed stage of Saturday Night Live on April 11. Or, as she called it, the moment that: “proves after 20 years in show business, white people finally know who I am!” Henson is always a delight to watch. And she does have a great, dry comedic effect when exercising her […]

“Empire” fans live for all of Cookie Lyon’s fly style and no-nonsense personality, but Taraji P. Henson can’t stand her. It’s possible that Cookie may have become Taraji’s new iconic role. Up until last this year, people were always associating her with her “Baby Boy” character Yvette. That changed as soon as “Empire” premiered and […]

Tia Mowry Reunites With ‘Roger’ How’s this for nostalgia? One half of our favorite twin sisters Tia Mowry reunited with her former Sister, Sister co-star Marques Houston better known as “Roger.” The duo ran into each other on the set of Tia’s Nickelodeon show Instant Mom and posed for the ultimate #TBT pic. Tia also […]

Jay Z & Beyonce Hitch A Ride In A Pickup Truck Jay Z and Beyonce are still celebrating their seventh wedding anniversary in Hawaii where they’re desperately trying to be normal. The power couple were photoed cruising down the highway in the back of a pickup truck. We imagine Bey climbing into the back of […]

Taraji P. Henson is hosting Saturday Night Live this Saturday with musical guests Mumford & Sons and they’re pulling out all the stops to make sure we’ll be tuning in. The promo commercials shows Taraji as she tries to teach ‘SNL ‘cast member Taran Killam how to harness his inner Cookie Lyon to gain respect at work. They […]

Taraji P. Henson is going to be dropping in on her old CBS show in between seasons of Empire! The producers of Person of Interest have found a way to capitalize on the success of FOX’s hit drama. According to Shadow and Act, Henson is reprising her role on the show as Joss Carter. MUST READ: […]

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PBS’s Tavis Smiley says Fox’s monster hit show Empire may not be showing the best images of Black people on television. In fact, he suggests it may actually be showing only the worst. In a clip from his upcoming interview on Larry King’s PoliticKING , the television host said he’s overheard conversations in barber shops and other […]

  Taraji P. Henson has apologized to a California police department for claims she made an officer racially profiled her son. The Empire scene stealer made headlines over an interview she gave to Uptown magazine last month. Taraji revealed she decided to send her son Marcel Johnson, 20, to her alma mater, Howard University instead of the […]

USC Responds To Taraji P. Henson’s Racial Profiling Allegations Taraji P. Henson recently made headlines when she said her son was racially profiled on the campus of USC. In the February issue of Uptown Magazine, Henson disclosed several interactions her son had with police at the University. “My child has been racially profiled. He was in Glendale, California […]

Forget what you heard about pettiness running rampant on the set of “Empire” because Jussie Smollett definitively shot down rumors of cast in-fighting. There was buzz from The Daily Mail that Taraji P. Henson and Terrence Howard were stirring up all sorts of trouble on the set of “Empire.” According to the British paper, the […]

In the words of Jay Z, “Men lie, women lie, numbers don’t!” Last night’s 2-hour season finale of “Empire” drew in a whopping 16.53 million viewers in the first hour and 17.5 million in the second — a 10% increase from last week’s impressive viewership of 14.92 million. “Empire” scored a 6.4/20 rating in adults […]