As if Empire hasn’t had its share of celebrity drama, there’s another issue. Show star Bryshere Gray was arrested for a driving offense in Chicago last Thursday. Gray was driving a 2014 Rolls-Royce without a license or registration. He was cited for a misdemeanor and released. Clearly, the incident was not as bad as the […]
After some speculation that Jussie Smollett would be returning to his role on Empire, show co-creator Lee Daniels put the rumor to bed. On Tuesday, Variety reported that writers on the show were planning to include Smollett in the sixth and final season of the drama series. Daniels posted a message on social media debunking […]
Well, it seems that this was inevitable, the end of an “Empire.” The Fox music drama will end with the upcoming season. “We’re excited to see to this show go out with a bang,” said Fox Entertainment’s chief executive, Charlie Collier. “Empire” had seen declining ratings kicking it out of the top ten network shows. […]
Taraji P. Henson and Terrence Howard are among the list of names of people that signed a letter to FOX and Empire producers advocating for Jussie’s return. Lee Daniels, Gabourey Sidibe and Bryshere Y. Gray also signed the letter. The letter reads in part, together, as a united front, we stand with Jussie Smollett and […]
We’re not sure if we can totally attribute this to the Jussie Smollett case but ratings for Empire are down. The midseason premiere of the drama had the second worse ratings of any episode ever. Among people 18 to 49, only 4.4 million total viewers tuned in on Wednesday night. That’s 600,000 fewer people than […]
