- The Root, Wednesday, April 22, 2015 4:50 PM
Actress Mo’Nique revealed emails to prove that she was offered the role of Cookie Lyon on Empire on the radio show Sway in the Morning
today. The actress brought the information forward after publicly accusing Hollywood producer Lee Daniels, director of The Butler, of having her blackballed in Hollywood and the public
dismissed her claims.
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