Who’s LYING? Mo’Nique was NOT Considered For Role As Cookie Lyon Says ‘Empire’ Co-Creator
Mo’Nique has been talking a lot these days; from snapping back at Lee Daniels for claiming she was blackballed to dropping a gem last week saying she was offered the lead role as Cookie Lyon on Empire.
That last comment made everybody clutch their pearls though. Mo’Nique as the fierce and ghetto fabulous Cookie? Many people have been doubting her ability to pull off that role as great as Taraji P. Henson has. But Mo’Nique told Inside Edition Lee in fact did offer up the role to her. Mo’Nique said Lee came back to her and said that FOX executives thought she was difficult and that’s why she didn’t get the role as Cookie.
This weekend, however, Empire co-creator Danny Strong went on the defense and set the record straight on Twitter saying Mo’Nique was never offered the role on Empire or on The Butler.
Danny Strong on Twitter Mo'Nique was never offered roles in Empire or The Butler. #SettingRecordStraight @leedanielsent
So who’s telling the truth?
Many fans took to twitter to throw their support behind Taraji:
Danny Strong continued to set the record straight too.
Gabourey Sidibe also weighed in on the back-and-forth exchange of words between Lee Daniels and Mo’Nique. Lee made claims that Mo’Nique made a lot of demands when she did the movie Precious.
Well I guess we won’t see Mo’Nique in a guest starring role on Empire anytime soon.
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