EMPIRE drama before the show even aired
Can you imagine James Corden in the role of Cookie Lyon on FOX’s hit series EMPIRE? Neither can we, but the thought of it is hilarious enough.
James actually made a skit about on The Late Late Show, showing the fierce competition that brewed at the show auditions between him and Taraji P. Henson. He went into that room confident, but was quickly shut down by Taraji after Corden tried to get cute. By the time she said “Winnie the Pooh man,” Henson had already laid the verbal slaughter on him, bringing him to the verge of tears. You know, until Yazz The Great showed up and he was plotting how to take his role.
Peep the funny segment in the video above.
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