Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Taraji P. Henson Addresses Mo’Nique’s ‘Empire’ Claim in Retweet

mo'nique and taraji p henson Film Independent Spirit Awards
Actresses Mo’Nique and Taraji P. Henson in the audience at the 25th Film Independent’s Spirit Awards held at Nokia Event Deck at L.A. Live on March 5, 2010 in Los Angeles, California

*It was revealed last week that Mo’Nique’s “Precious” director Lee Daniels initially offered her the role of Cookie Lyon on “Empire,” but his plans were thwarted by Fox execs who said she was too “difficult” to work with.

The role went to Taraji P. Henson, and the rest, boo-boo kitty, is history.

But Twitter was left to ponder what might have been had Mo’Nique gotten the role.

 

And now Taraji has weighed in with this retweet: 

Below, Taraji tells us why Cookie is so fun to play:

“Empire” airs Wednesdays at 9 p.m. on Fox.

Watch a First Look at this week’s episode below:

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