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By Cappuchino Dec 16, 2020 If you were expecting to see a Cookie Lyon return on Fox, it won't be happening. The "Empire" spinoff was supposed to go down starring Taraji P. Henson, reprising her role as Cookie Lyon. It was announced in July that Taraji was a part of a first-look deal for the spinoff. But here is the thing. At the time, 20th Television and Fox were a part of the same company. Since then, Disney bought 20th Television and has ownership of the show and Fox has no stake in it, according to Variety. So the show won't take place on Fox, however, we hear, according to sources, the s...

Taraji P. Henson‘s  According to Deadline, FOX has decided not to proceed with an  Empire spinoff following Henson’s larger-than-life character Cookie Lyon, who she played for six seasons. The critically-acclaimed role won Henson the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama in 2016. Deadline reports that Disney TV Studios’ 20th Television is “currently shopping it” to Disney outlets like ABC and Hulu. As previously reported, the proposed series would have centered on the next chapter for Henson’s character Cookie, following the  Empire series finale,...

*The following  Blind Item comes from Hollywood insider Enty Lawyer. Please address all inquiries and complaints to the original source. Even though he is over 50, this back in the day A list singer every single one of you know, waited until an actress turned 18 to cast her as his love interest in a music video. Was he hooking up with her before 18? Yes, but waited until she was 18 to cast her so it would look better. It still doesn’t. Not the first time he has straddled that 17/18 line. There have been other actresses/celebrities he has been with in the past. That is his sweet spot of age...

Taraji P. Henson-Led Empire Spinoff Not Moving Forward at Fox Taraji P. Henson-Led Empire Spinoff Not Moving Forward at Fox It has been more than four months since we’ve last heard an update about the development of Taraji P. Henson’s Empire spinoff series, and now Deadline brings word that the project is officially no longer moving forward at Fox. However, the Oscar-nominated actress along with 20th Television are currently trying to shop the potential series to other Disney-owed outlets such as ABC and Hulu. The untitled spinoff series, centered around Henson’s character Cookie Lyon,...

Cookie Crumbled: Fox Passes on Taraji P. Henson-Led ‘Empire’ Spinoff Cookie Lyon-centered project will be shopped to other outletsTim Baysinger | December 14, 2020 @ 4:05 PM Last Updated: December 14, 2020 @ 4:20 PM Fox Fox is not moving forward with the “Empire” spinoff that would have followed Taraji P. Henson’s Cookie Lyon, an individual with knowledge of the project told TheWrap. The project, which is backed by “Empire” co-creators Lee Daniels and Danny Strong, “follows what’s next for Cookie.” Strong was attached to co-write the script along with Stacy A...