• 'The Perfect Guy' Actress Calls for More Like Taraji P. Henson and Viola Davis

    For its new "Indulge in Fashion Issue," Kontrol magazine chose actress Sanaa Lathan to grace its cover. During the interview for the November/December 2015 issue, Lathan spoke candidly about the developments made in Hollywood surrounding black actresses, but believes there's still work to be done. She also spilled the beans on a possible Love & Basketball sequel.

  • 'Empire's' Grace Gealey Talks Turning Down "Pretty" Roles, Gives Rejection Advice

    As one of 'Empire's' new break out stars, Grace Gealey has a lot to be thankful for with her recent success, starring alongside Taraji P Henson and Terrence Howard. During a recent radio interview, the actress explained that though her success didn't happen overnight, she takes her career and the roles that she plays very seriously; and will turn down offers that only cast her as "the pretty one." She also added words of wisdom and advice for aspiring actors who have faced their share of rejection as did she in the beginning of her career.

  • Taraji Henson Tells Ellen, 'Everyone Wants to Make History' in Being Nominated for Best Actress

    Emmy Award nominee Taraji P. Henson says it's bittersweet to be nominated alongside HTGAWM star Viola Davis in the Best Actress on a Drama Series category, at the 67th Primetime TV Emmys Award which aired on Sunday, Sept19. Davis walked away with the win, but Henson, realizing that a black woman has never won in that catergory, told Ellen DeGeners on her talk show, that she prayed "Lord just let one of us win."

  • Hands Off Men! Taraji P. Henson is Not Single

    "Empire" actress Taraji P. Henson may not be as single and unattached as she has claimed to be in several of her past interviews. Sources say that the feisty actress who plays Cookie Lyons may have a boo who's not quite new -- at least not to her. It's said that she has a man that she's been dating for years.

  • Bryshere "Yazz The Greatest" Gray On Playing Rapper Hakeem Lyon on 'Empire' [EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW]

    Bryshere Gray, aka Yazz the Greatest, drip-dropped his way into becoming a household name after landing a plum role on Fox's Empire arguably the hottest show of the new 2015 season. As bad boy rapper Hakeem Lyon, the 21-year-old Phildelphia native dazzles as he vies for his father's (Terrence Howard) attention in a quest to inherit the Empire. When's he's not battling his brother Jamal (Jussie Smollet), Hakeem finds just enough time to woo the ladies: Mainly his much older secret lover played by 44-year-old Naomi Campbell. Here, Gray talks on "conquering" the small screen, filming steamy bathtub scenes with a certain supermodel and what to expect from Season 2 of Empire.
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