TheWrap’s Emmy Picks: Who Will Win and Who Should
Will Jon Hamm break his Emmy dry spell? Will anyone unseat Julia Louis-Dreyfus?
Taraji P. Henson
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‘Empire,’ ‘Scream Queens’ to Get Simultaneous Worldwide Release
Both Fox shows will premiere internationally within 24 hours
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Taraji P. Henson Teases Season 2, Gets Cookies for Cookie From TheWrap (Video)
The star of Fox’s hit drama gets a birthday surprise during premiere event at New York’s Carnegie Hall
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‘Empire’s’ Lyon Family vs. The Sopranos? Cast, Creators Pick Dream TV Rivals for Cookie’s Clan (Video)
Taraji P. Henson, Bryshere “Yazz the Greatest” Gray, creator Danny Strong and cast hit the red carpet for the show’s Season 2 premiere at New York’s Carnegie Hall and have some fun answers to questions from TheWrap’s NY host Nick Barrotta
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7 Things Scene and Heard at ‘Empire’ Premiere: Cookie vs. Boo Boo Kitty, Rev. Al Sharpton Get Raves and Roars
TheWrap hits the red carpet premiere and swanky after-party Saturday for its Season 2 event night at Carnegie Hall in New York City
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‘Empire’ Stars Taraji P. Henson, Terrence Howard Join Jimmy Kimmel in First Wave of Emmy Presenters
Annual award show airs Sept. 20 on Fox
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Alison Brie Slays Salt-N-Pepa’s ‘Shoop’ in ‘Lip Sync Battle’ Preview (Video)
The actress dukes it out with “Bojack Horseman” co-star Will Arnett in an upcoming episode of Spike’s hit series
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Terrence Howard Crashes Anthony Anderson-Tracee Ellis Ross ‘Empire’ Parody During BET Awards (Video)
Actor who plays Lucious Lyon explains why he gave up his perm: “Started getting a bald spot”
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Can Emmy Voters Ignore ‘Empire,’ ‘Transparent’ and ‘How to Get Away With Murder’ as Balloting Ends?
Unlike the Oscars, the Emmy calendar makes reading the tea leaves an exercise in futility — but there are clues as to which way the Academy will go
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Fox Fall Premieres: Emmys Open Season, ‘Scream Queens’ Lands 2-Hour Event
“Empire,” “Gotham” and “Last Man on Earth” also see September returns
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Chris Rock Lands in Jail for ‘Empire’ Season 2 (Video)
Filming on the Fox hip-hop drama officially gets underway
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‘Empire’ Star Jennifer Hudson on First Cookie Encounter and 5 Other Emmy Contender Quickies
“I was in awe — me and my character,” the actress-singer tells TheWrap
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Taraji P. Henson Posts on Instagram From Hospital Bed: ‘I’m a Tough Cookie’
The “Empire” star is suffering from “exhaustion,” but “she will be good as new,” her rep tells TheWrap
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Taraji P. Henson Blasts Terrence Howard Critics Over Alleged Domestic Abuse: ‘Let’s Pop the Trunk to Your Life’
“Empire” star fires back at questions about Howard’s checkered past: “We’re All Human, We Got Flaws”
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‘Empire’ Cast Sings Favorite Summer Jams: Taraji P. Henson, Bryshere Gray, Kaitlin Doubleday (Video)
She may not have a singing role on “Empire,” but Rhonda Lyon’s portrayer isn’t afraid to serve up Mariah Carey a cappella.
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American Black Film Fest Chief Says Hollywood Whitewashing Is About Selling Tickets (Video)
“There’s always a struggle between what is the truth and what’s going to make money,” Jeff Friday says
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Taraji P. Henson Landed ‘Empire’ Cookie Role 30 Seconds Into Audition
“All right bitch, you got the part,” series co-creator Lee Daniels told the actress
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Taraji P. Henson, Olivia Munn Join Fox Sports’ FIFA Women’s World Cup Coverage
The actresses will narrate teases that open 2015 tournament broadcasts
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Will ‘Empire’s’ Massive Success Boost Season 2 of 50 Cent’s ‘Power’?
A TV critic and programming exec debate whether popularity of Fox’s hip-hop soap will have a positive impact on Starz’s drug-dealing drama
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‘Empire,’ ‘Transparent’ Lead 2015 TCA Awards Nominations
The awards will be handed out August 8 as a part of the TCA summer press tour
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Taraji P. Henson Reveals Why She Was Scared to Play ‘Empire’s’ Cookie Lyon (Video)
“I struggled with it because I was like, ‘Oh, my God. She is so ghetto.’ But then I was like, ‘But she’s so real. She speaks the truth,'” the actress tells TheWrap
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Critics’ Choice Awards Nudge Emmy Voters to Notice TV’s New Landscape
With the four top acting winners all going to first-year shows, the critics may help Emmy voters shake off predictable choices
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‘Empire’ Live-Stream Event: Cast Performs, Producers Join for Q&A (Video)
Cast members participating include Taraji P. Henson, Trai Byers, Jussie Smollett, Bryshere Gray, Kaitlin Doubleday, Grace Gealey and Estelle
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‘Empire’ Sets Season 2 Premiere Date
Stars Taraji P. Henson and Terrence Howard return for super-sized second round of music and drama with the Lyon family
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‘Empire’ Star Trai Byers Reveals Favorite Cookie Line During ‘Wrapid Fire’ (Video)
The actor, who plays Andre Lyon, also confesses to the worst crime he ever committed in new episode of “Drinking With the Stars”
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‘Empire’ Returns Early With Expanded 18-Episode Season 2, Execs See ‘Opportunity to Grow’
Fox Television Group Co-Chairman/CEO Dana Walden insists: “We don’t want to be greedy”
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TV Upfronts: 5 Burning Questions for Broadcast’s Big Week and Where Each Network Stands
How will Fox capitalize on “Empire” success? Will CBS make bigger push for youth?
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‘Empire’ Star Trai Byers on Show’s Potential Early Return, More Season 2 Episodes (Video)
“They’re so supersecretive,” the actor says in new episode of TheWrap’s “Drinking With the Stars”
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Hollywood on Freddie Gray Arrests: Arsenio Hall, Spike Lee, Taraji P. Henson React on Twitter
Filmmaker Michael Moore, media personality Tina Brown and former Vikings Punter Chris Kluwe also speak out
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Mo’Nique Fires Back at ‘Empire’ Creator Lee Daniels, Produces Emails About Cookie Role (Video)
Oscar-winning actress takes “he said, she said” to the next level
