Fox’s “Empire” television series no longer has to worry about losing its title after engaging in a legal battle against a hip-hop label which shares the same name.
According to reports, the hit show arose victorious against a suit involving Empire Distribution.
In his summary judgment opinion, U.S. District Judge Percy Anderson decides that he doesn’t need to address whether consumers are confused by the source of Fox’s hip-hop drama and associated soundtracks in the marketplace. The real-life hip-hop label tried to inject some complication by asking the judge to address whether the the Fox series — the “junior use” of “Empire” — referenced the senior use. (Billboard)
Last month, “Empire” actress Taraji P. Henson reacted to her hit series coming back for a third season.
Buzz about the show returning for a third run surfaced across its Instagram page in mid-January.
Taraj P. Henson won “Best Actress in a TV Series Drama” at last month’s Golden Globes ceremony.
The star was so overjoyed by the win that she handed out cookies to the audience before taking the stage. (Henson, of course, plays Cookie Lyons on the Fox hit.) But it didn’t end there. Henson snapped at the man who helped her up the stairs because he stepped on the long train of her Stella McCartney dress, and yelled at the teleprompter for telling her to wrap up her speech. (Us Magazine)
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