'Empire' TV Show News 2015: 50 Cent Says ‘Empire’ Copied 'Power,' Taraji P. Henson Fires Back [Watch]
It appears as though there is a brewing feud between "Power" producer Curtis "50 cent" Jackson and "Empire" actors Taraji P. Henson and Terrence Howard.
Last month, Jackson tweeted then deleted his post suggesting that "Empire," which debuted earlier this week, copied the marketing strategy of "Power," the Hollywood Life reports.
"POWER Season 2 is unbelievably good trust me. I have the best writers and show runner. I like Terrence Howard and Taraji Henson. I don't like that They would copy the Marketing," he wrote.
Following Jackson's snarky post, Henson shot back at the rapper/TV producer with her own series of tweets. Check them out below.
“@KiaSoFlawless: @TherealTaraji how do you feel about what 50cent said about you and Terrance Howard?”<~ I pay attention to $'s NOT cents?
— Taraji P. Henson (@TherealTaraji) January 5, 2015
“@drummjr58: @TherealTaraji @KiaSoFlawless ouch! No time for small change?”<~ IJS I couldn't even find the "cent" sign!! #ByeBitch #Empire — Taraji P. Henson (@TherealTaraji) January 5, 2015
Despite the online feud, Henson and Howard later attempted to ease the tension between the two TV series by praising 50 cent and his "Power" TV series.
During a recent interview with the Wrap, Howard dismissed 50 Cent's online diss by addressing her belief that he meant no harm and was just being a comedian.
"50 Cent is a comedian," Henson told The Wrap. "He loves to push buttons. He's a funny guy. I never took offense to it. If anything, I thought he was trying to jab at [Terrence.] He's jealous of his looks."
Terrence chimed in, "50 is my monster man. We served jail time together in his film ['Get Rich or Die Tryin'], we were naked together. I love the fact that we're both pushing the envelope with our shows."
And while Henson and Howard attempted to mend things with 50 cent, the rapper continued to diss their show at the Television Critics Association on Friday, E! News reports.
"[Empire] ... the artwork was very similar they used 'power' in the tagline ... they didn't have to do that," Jackson said, adding he's "seen [Henson] a few times" but doesn't "really have a real relationship with her or anything like that."
He added, "You know women. They're going to say what they're going to say! Can you say something back when they say something to you and not be inappropriate? So I just laughed about it and brushed it off. I think there's room for more television shows. I don't think it's necessary to have one show at a time. There's room for everybody. I just need a lot of the room for this show."
"Empire" premiered its first season on Fox on Jan. 7 to the highest ratings the network has seen in years, according to Entertainment Weekly.
50 cent's second season of "Power" will air on Starz in the upcoming months.
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