Woman sues ‘Empire’ creators claiming ‘Cookie’ was based on her

While Cookie is one of the most infamous characters on ‘Empire, ‘ one woman said she’s the real-life Cookie and wants to be paid for the series stealing her life story. “I have no question and that’s because it’s the truth. You can’t just put out the “Sean Combs Biography” without paying me and I’m filing a million dollar lawsuit”. The Simeon Profession Academy alum and appearing newcomer performs Cookie Lyon’s assistant, Porsha Taylor, and has greater than held her personal on a present that includes a number of Oscar nominees. Eggleston admits she has a lengthy rap sheet of several crimes aside from the manslaughter conviction, including fleeing police, resisting and obstructing, weapons charges and more recently, a Medicare kickback scheme in 2014. Eggleston said Cookie’s tumultous relationship with the show’s lead character, Lucious Lyon, also mirrors her relationship with her child’s father.

“I’m so proud of the cast”, says Daniels. According to the suit, Eggleston met with screenwriter Rita Miller in 2011 and gave her a copy of the book, and Miller agreed to pitch it to Lee Daniels.

Instead, in 2015, Empire came out, and Eggleston said the similarities were uncanny.

Now go on with yo bad kween selves, Cookie and Sophia, and may the baddest bitch win.

The second season premieres September 23 on Fox. “I think that is what Fox saw in the show”.

With patriarch and Empire Entertainment founder Lucious Lyon (Terrence Howard) serving time for murder, there’s an inevitable power struggle happening back in the boardroom.

Eggleston said she’s going to move forward with the lawsuit. I did not assume we have been going to get something. His character was described as a “veteran of the Federal Bureau of Prisons”, hinting that he will not go easy on celebrity inmates. “I feel they are going to attempt to play that into my position, however not fairly but”. But he and Chaiken stressed that the network worked with them to develop a schedule that makes it workable for all sides.