Taraji P. Henson has been enjoying the success of her new movie, Hidden Figures. ย The film's success has led to rumors that Henson is leaving Empire. ย The rumors regarding Henson leaving the Fox series are false. ย Taraji was once seen as an actress who only has the ability to play certain roles.
In 2001, Henson played Yvette in Baby Boy. ย She did such a magnificent job in the film that it led people to think that she was too hood to play other roles. ย Hidden Figuresย marks a new beginning for Henson's career. ย Taraji has found success in a respectable role, leading some to believe that she won't return ย to Empireย as Cookie Lyon.
Taraji P. Henson Hidden Figures
Taraji will return to Empire. ย Don't miss episode 10 of season 3 on March 22!
Another day, another false report involving a member of theย Empireย cast. ย E! News explains that we shouldn't believe everything we hear about the show. ย We recently explained that the rumors about Jussie Smollett being fired were false and this article will discuss Ms. Cookie Lyon.
The Fox hip-hop drama series achieved a high level of success in a short period of time. ย As a result, haters gonna hate. ย Let's go through some of the false shade that has been sent Cookie's way.
Taraji P Henson Fired From Empire
Cookie finally seems to be over Lucious in season 3 and we don't blame her! It's looking like she'll give Angelo Dubois (Taye Diggs) a chance at her heart. ย It has to be difficult for Cookie to trust people after what happened with Laz (Adam Rodriguez) but Angelo doesn't seem like he's up to anything sneaky. ย
In celebration of the fact that she's not going anywhere, let's take a look at her Top 10 quotes of the show's third season:
Cookie Strictly Business Empire
Cookie I'm Done With Lucious
Cookie You're Losing Empire
Cookie Out All Of It Empire
Cookie I Don't Have Your Back Lucious
Cookie Respect My Boundaries Empire
We're Strong Empire Cookie
Cookie Ms. Lyon Empire
Cookie Buttering Me Up Empire
Cookie I Don't Trust People Jamal
Terrence Howard Henson and Terrence Howard met before she became Cookie Lyon. ย Howard remembers when Cookie looked like the around-the-way girl in the image above.
The tabloids took advantage of their opportunity to spread lies about the two finally being fed up with each other. ย People explains that Taraji P. Henson posted the following video via Instagram in order to squash rumors about her and Terrence Howard feuding off camera.
A video posted by taraji p henson (@tarajiphenson) on
The following video shows the dynamic duo laughing off rumors suggesting that they didn't get along. ย They've known each other for a very long period of time. ย While we're sure they've had a disagreement or two, we know they wouldn't let anything ruin the record-breaking show.
Gabrielle Union
Shortly after the Terrence Howard rumors were denied, false reports about Gabrielle Union replacing Henson on the show were published. ย While we love Gabrielle, the rumors were false. ย The rumors suggested that Taraji was fired after she demanded a pay increase. ย Her salary issues are discussed in the next section.
Salary
The Hollywood Reporter explains that Fox's TV executives gave the entire cast Rolex watches. ย The watches may seem like a thoughtful gift but we are certain that Taraji would rather have the pay raise she requested before the show's first season.
Cookie Lyon Quotes
Let's show Cookie just how much we appreciate her by counting down her Top 10 Instagram Pics:
