Lee Daniels is sharing unfortunate news about the person who inspired his famous “Cookie Lyon” character off his popular 2015 music drama ... s popular show “Star” back in 2016 said ...

Lee Daniels is mourning the death of his younger sister Lydia Ruth Daniels-Rooks, who inspired Taraji P. Henson's 'Empire' ...

Lee Daniels is mourning the death of his younger sister Lydia ... Henson admitted in 2015 that she was initially intimidated by the character on the primetime soap about a family of music moguls.

Lee Daniels and Taraji P. Henson as Cookie on 'Empire' Gilbert Flores / Getty Images / Chuck Hodes / Fox / Courtesy Everett Collection Lee Daniels is mourning the loss of his sister Lydia ...

Daniels described Lydia as his 'best friend' in a heartfelt Instagram post following her death. Producer and director Lee Daniels shared a heartfelt post on Instagram revealing the loss of his ...

Lee Daniels is mourning the death of his younger ... intimidated by the character on the primetime soap about a family of music moguls. “Cookie scared the hell out of me. [I was] like ...

Lee Daniels is mourning the loss of his sister Lydia, who inspired Taraji P. Henson’s Empire character Loretha “Cookie” Lyon. In a heartfelt post on social media, Daniels paid tribute to his late ...