Cyrus Langhorne
Grammy-winning singer Mary J. Blige is going to bring some excitement to tomorrow night's airing of Fox's "Empire" hit TV show as "Luscious Lyon's" former lover.
According to reports, Blige will take on the role of a woman named “Angie.”
Grammy winner Mary J. Blige is back from her musical trip to London with a guest appearance the FOX drama “Empire.” Blige plays Angie, a woman from Luscious Lyons’ past. Lyons, played by Terrence Howard, owns Empire Records. He has a lot on his plate. That includes a diagnosis of ALS, a race to find which of his sons will inherit the company, a mission by his ex-wife to regain half her company, suspicion by his current wife, and now Angie. (Fox 2 Now)
Check out Mary J. Blige talking about “Empire” on the next page…
Recently, actress Mo’Nique revealed “Empire” producer Lee Daniels envisioned her playing fellow actress Taraji P. Henson‘s “Cookie” character.
“When he called me up, he offered me the role in Empire as Cookie,” she said. Mo’Nique said Daniels even sent her a script. Mo’Nique explained, “Maybe four days had gone by, and I hadn’t heard anything. So I’m trying to reach out to him to say, what time do I need to be in? Where do I need to be? When he finally returned the call, he says listen, the executives at Fox said that you’re difficult.” (Inside Edition)
“Empire” creator Danny Strong recently revealed music mogul Jay Z inspired actor Terrence Howard‘s character “Lucious Lyon.”
“There’s certainly some truth in that, the Jay Z story, which very much inspired certain elements of Lucious Lyon, was that story. The entire cast is African-American. We’re going to have all different types of characters and we’re just going to tell good stories. We’re not going to sit here and play defense or think that our show is a representation of black culture in its entirety.” (“Sway In The Morning”)
