If you blinked, you probably missed Oprah Winfrey’s first appearance on Empire. Well, technically it was just a photo of Oprah and Lucious Lyon, but it may have been a bit of foreshadowing of next season. According to series co-creator and director Lee Daniels, Winfrey will make a guest appearance on the show in season…

Iman Shumpert is now backpedaling when it comes to recent comments he made about Empire using not only his likeness but also his girlfriend Teyana Taylor’s likeness. “They’re using my girl’s character, her style, her look, and she’s not getting anything for it,” Shumpert stated in an interview with sports reporter Chris Hayes. “They didn’t…

From portraying fictional political scandals on ABC’s Scandal to real-life Washington, D.C., scandals, Kerry Washington now has all of her bases covered. In her next role, she will tackle the Anita Hill story for HBO. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Washington will star in Confirmation, which will cover the hearings for Clarence Thomas’ 1991 Supreme…

Once upon a time, TLC was all about learning. But now it’s all about subversive, reality-television programming. Case in point was this month’s premiere of Strange Love, a show that aims to help people who aren’t exactly ordinary find love, as well as explore “shocking and sometimes provocative relationships of some of America’s most surprising…

Last month the world gave InStyle a side eye for the abundance of photoshopping that was done to Kerry Washington’s cover photo. Some woman pretending to be Kerry Washington is on the cover of InStyle magazine. #Scandal pic.twitter.com/nBeqx8mr0Z — Tom and Lorenzo (@tomandlorenzo) February 5, 2015 That definitely didn’t look like anyone we know who…

Rodner Figueroa was fired by Univision Wednesday after making an on-air joke comparing Michelle Obama to an ape from Planet of the Apes. Figueroa penned an open letter apologizing to Obama, but also aired his gripes about Univision. In the letter, the former host of Sal y Pimienta said that the only reason he was…

It seemed as though there was going to be a light at the end of the tunnel for Lamar Sally and his court battle with Sherri Shepherd, but unfortunately, a Pennsylvania judge has prolonged the trial for another month. The judge in the case is trying to determine who should be the mother of the…

President Barack Obama has proved once again that he’s imperturbable when it comes to his haters. If he can deal with those in the Senate, the ones on Twitter are easy. During an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live Thursday night, the president read some mean tweets during the show’s popular “Mean Tweets” segment. “Is there any way…

I admit I was late to get on the Empire bandwagon. One Saturday while I was bored at home, I figured I’d binge-watch just to see what everyone was into. And now I’m hooked. It’s like the black version of Dynasty, only grittier and more grandiose in a “We’re moving on up to the East…

Univision host Rodner Figueroa is now without a job after making a racist comment about Michelle Obama live on the air. Figueroa was fired on Wednesday after comparing Obama to someone from Planet of the Apes. During El Gordo y la Flaca, Figueroa made the comment while discussing makeup artist Paolo Ballesteros’ ability to transform himself…