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EmpireFOX Gives Voice to Opera Singer Lauren Michelle
Tonight on “Empire” the country will be introduced to Lauren Michelle. And while Los Angeles native Michelle is unknown to most Americans, she is already a celebrity on the world stage. Last year in the BBC Cardiff World Singer competition (think ‘American Idol’ with 350 contestants from around the world) she rose to the top and placed third. She’s currently revered as one of the world’s most well known sopranos. To put things into perspective, Lauren Michelle has been called the “black Maria Callas” and the Misty Copeland of Opera. Just as Copeland made history as the first African American female principal dancer with the prestigious American Ballet Theatre, Michelle…
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ACTRESS-TURNED AUTHOR TARAJI P. HENSON
Golden Globe winner Taraji P. Henson is best known for playing the sassy and brassy Cookie Lyon on Fox’s Empire, but she’s channeled a less-well-known part of her life — her slow climb to the top — in a deeply personal memoir. Around the Way Girl: A Memoir is a candid and brutally honest account of her life, she explained on Good Morning America‘s Robin Roberts on Tuesday, because, “we need each other as humans. If my life experiences can help someone else in life, why not?” She continued, “That’s what we’re here for as humans,” she said. We make the world go ‘round. We inspire each other as humans.…
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FOX Network And Empire Hit With Class Action Lawsuit
Viewers might’ve been glued to their screens during the first two episodes of Empire for season 2 after its remarkable success the previous season, concluding with a jaw dropping, two-hour finale. Little did they know what actually took place in order to film the scenes. In season 2’s first two episodes, Lucious (Terrance Howard) was in a juvenile detention center, wearing an orange jumpsuit to match the other inmates and his role. But according to inmates who were serving time at Chicago’s Cook County Juvenile Detention Center, they were treated below standards while FOX took over their facility to shoot the show for three days, Deadline reports. “The Fox Defendants…
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Lee Daniels Drops Out of Richard Pryor Biopic
Oscar nominated filmmaker Lee Daniels became the barer of bad news Sunday, May 9, when it was announced that he was abandoning his role at the helm of the long anticipated Richard Pryor biopic. Sources for the 56-year-old executive producer of Fox‘s “Empire” cited scheduling difficulties as the reason he will be side stepping the project. Past Daniels production partner, the Weinstein Company, have confirmed that they are in search of replacement to begin shooting on the film in October. The making of a biopic on the legendary Pryor has been in the works for over a decade, dating back to the comedian’s own participation in the prospective flick before…
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@IamBeckyG Surprising Role on ‘Empire’
Say what you will about FOX’s Empire but the show’s high ratings has helped usher in the career for many potential stars.
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