Lee Daniels is mourning the loss of his sister Lydia, who inspired Taraji P. Henson’s Empire character Loretha “Cookie” Lyon. In a heartfelt post on social media, Daniels paid tribute to his late sister with some touching words and a photo of them together. “As the fires are burning, so is…

Peacock's Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist is based on a true story, explained in a podcast from Will Packer and iHeart Media. The podcast was co-written by Jim Roberts and Jeff Keating, whose production company Doghouse Pictures also backed the project. Keating hosted the podcast, executive produced by Dan…

Writer-director Tyler Perry has set the cast for Straw, his latest film for Netflix, the streamer announced on Wednesday. Taraji P. Henson (The Color Purple) is set to star alongside Sherri Shepherd (Precious), Teyana Taylor (A Thousand and One), Glynn Turman (Rustin), Sinbad (Atlanta), Rockmond…

Taraji P. Henson is making a return appearance as host of the 2024 BET Awards. This will be Henson’s third time hosting the trophy show, having previously hosted in 2021 and 2022. The 2024 BET Awards will air live from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, June 30 at 8 pm on…

Queen Latifah got a message from Vice President Kamala Harris at the start of the 2024 NAACP Image Awards, reminding the show’s host to ask people to vote this year. As part of her opening comments, the rapper talked about the struggles that Americans are facing, like inflation, which prompted…

The arts are well represented on Time magazine’s annual Women of the Year list, with the class of ’24 including actor, writer and director Greta Gerwig, actor Taraji P. Henson and singer, songwriter and actor Andra Day. The list of 12 women was announced this morning. Also included on the roster…

Taraji P. Henson (The Color Purple, Hidden Figures) has joined the cast of Peacock’s limited series Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist in the series regular role of Vivian Thomas, a savvy businesswoman and Chicken Man's (Kevin Hart) mistress. The series reunites Henson with Hart who have…

Taraji P. Henson, Jeffrey Wright, Garrett Morris and Mara Brock Akil are the honorees of the 6th American Black Film Festival (ABFF) Honors. The annual awards ceremony recognizes excellence in the motion picture and television industry. Actor and comedian Tommy Davidson will host the gala set to…

Danielle Brooks is definitely overjoyed at her Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination for The Color Purple, after all the many, many years of hard graft she has put into her craft. However, she can’t help but wish the film had more nominations than just her own. On Tuesday morning, the nominations…

EXCLUSIVE: Actress Taraji P. Henson is in contention for an Oscar nomination for her performance as Shug Avery in The Color Purple. But she's also got a big stake in another Academy Award contender, the feature documentary Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project. Henson serves as an…

Oprah Winfrey is clearing things up following a string of remarks made by The Color Purple star Taraji P. Henson. Henson has been opening up about the challenges she has faced in Hollywood despite being an established female actor in the industry. The Empire alum called out the pay disparity and…

Taraji P. Henson was an Emmy nominee over the weekend, has been nominated for Oscars, won 11 Image Awards, won a SAG Award, Golden Globes — you name it. That is why it is a little surprising she was somewhat unsure if she was the right actor to take on…