The Empire actress is getting real about domestic abuse and healing

A new ad targeting Donald Trump contains an appeal to African-American voters by cast members from FOX's hit show Empire.

Although the media has come a long way with representation of people of color on screens, there’s still work to do. Earlier this week, Variety published a list of Hollywood actors & their respective per-episode salaries, but unfortunately, minority actors make considerably less than white actors. According to reports, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson commands a whopping $400,000 per […]

Tasha Smith talks about playing Angela on “For Better Or Worse,” and forgetting which season the long-running show is up to. She laughs about being called Angela in the street, and being with the character for so long that she feels like she’s her alter ego, and barely knows who she is anymore! Why she […]

Grace Byers discusses being left hanging on the cliff at the end of last season, and waiting to find out whether her character would survive. She also talks about the weirdness of her character being married to Lucious and having an affair with Hakeem. She opens up about acting her character’s story line while he […]

50 Cent takes petty to a new level, and the Empire cast ain't having it

Terrence Howard plays the role of Lucious Lyon so well that he sometimes gets carried away.

When it comes to killing a red carpet, Taraji P. Henson never disappoints—but on Sunday night, she brought her A-game. The Empire star rocked two stunning looks at the Emmys and looked flawless in both of them. Henson’s stylist, Jason Bolden, dished to Billboard about his client’s super sultry ensembles. https://www.instagram.com/p/BKia_MjhNkh/?tagged=tarajiphenson ‘Getting ready music’ is essential for […]

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