A Detroit woman is suing the Fox hit series "Empire" claiming that she is the real life Cookie Lyon (Taraji P. Henson).

According to Page Six, Sophia Eggleston has filed a $300 million lawsuit against co-creator Lee Daniels and Fox saying that they have stolen her life story for the show.

The 53-year-old says she was a "drug kingpin" and spent time in prison for manslaughter after placing a "hit" on a man. Eggleston claims that she wrote her life story in a memoir titled "The Hidden Hand" and, in 2011, she traveled to Los Angeles to meet with screenwriter Rita Miller.

In the suit, Eggleston claims that she left a copy of her book with Miller and a few months later, the screenwriter said she would pitch the story to Daniels.

Yet, "Empire" came out in 2015 and one of the the main stars had many similarities as the Detroit woman.

"Cookie was a drug kingpin that went to jail. So did plaintiff Eggleston. Cookie is released from jail confinement and immediately places a hit on a certain individual. Plaintiff ... actually was jailed for doing the actual hit on a man," the suit alleges.

Eggleston is not the only person to claim that "Empire" is not an original idea. In the past, Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson claimed the hit series copied his show's "Power" marketing strategy. He also said their storyline is similar to his.

Meanwhile, Eggleston says it is no coincidence that she and Cookie share the same taste and have a gay family member.

"The whole city's been telling me Cookie is basically me. Any jury would rule for me -- $300 million is a very small price for taking my whole life and stealing it," Eggleston said.

In "Empire," Cookie went to jail for selling drugs. Upon her return, she went to claim her part of the music company that was ran by her ex-husband Lucious Lyon (Terrence Howard) and their two sons.

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