Achimisikidza aine 'Empire' mutambi wemutambi Terrence Howard, mutambi Taraji P. Henson anopa nyaya ichangoburwa kubva kuEmmy Magazine. Achitamba inoyevedza Cookie Lyon pachiratidziro, Taraji akabatsira kugadzira mumwe wevatambi veterevhizheni vasingakanganwike mumakore achangopfuura.
Pashure pemakore 20 ari mubhizimisi, Taraji anoudza magazini yacho kuti iye zvino ari kuwana ngwariro huru kupfuura nakare kose. "Vanhu vari kubuda muhuni, vanhu vandakanga ndisati ndanzwa kubva kwavari mumakore," anoshuma kudaro. “Zvakafanana, ‘Mira zvishoma. Wanga uri kupi? Chii chakuita kuti ude kundifonera zvino?’ Uye handigoni kuenda kupi nokupi [pasina kuzivikanwa]. Vanhu vari kundidaidza kuti Cookie. Cookie ari pakuzorora izvozvi. Uye Cookie haisi Taraji. Asi ndinohuwana. Irwo rudo rwefani. ”…