The Fox network and Lee Daniels, co-creator of the hit show Empire, are facing a $300 million lawsuit from a woman who claims they stole her life story for the show.

Detroit woman Sophia Eggleston, 53, claims in the suit that she was a "drug kingpin" who turned her life story into a memoir titled The Hidden Hand. Eggleston further claims that she traveled to LA in 2011 to meet with screenwriter Rita Miller and gave Miller a copy of the book. In her copyright suit, Eggleston claims she got a call from Miller several months later saying she was going to pitch the story to Lee Daniels.

When Empire debuted in 2015, Eggleston claims she was "dismayed to see the various similarities of events and characters . . . so numerous and specific, especially . . . Cookie Lyon, that independent creation was obviously impossible."

Other alleged similarities between the show and Eggleston's life are listed in the suit: "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 plaintiffs named in the suit have yet to comment publicly, though Eggleston believes the lawsuit is a sure thing. "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," she told Page Six.

This isn't the first time Empire has faced legal action. Self-described "gangsta pimp" Ron Newt sued the show in April to the tune of one billion dollars for allegedly stealing his life story as well.

Daniels has stated in the past that he got the idea for the show after hearing a radio story about the life of Diddy.

Source: Page Six