It looks like everyone wants a bite of Taraji P. Henson's "Cookie" right now. Just days after 50 Cent made a move on the Oscar-nominated beauty, Tyrese reveals that he was supposed to play Cookie's love interest on Empire, a role that he turned down because of personal matters, and it ended up going to Derek Luke.
Tyrese explained on The Talk why he had to refuse the part, saying he had some issues involving his daughter that took priority over accepting the role.
"I was suppose to do Empire and I was dealing with some personal stuff with my little angel. So we'll see what happens this year coming up...Me and Taraji started with Baby Boy, so it's almost like a beautiful fraternity where she's off doing her thing, and I'm off doing mine."
He even goes on to compare him and Taraji to characters in the popular romance book and film, The Notebook.
"I think, if you think of one of my favorites movies, The Notebook, it's almost like Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling. The world just wants them to be together. But on the other side, I definitely don't like seeing Terrence and–I don't like all this! I don't like all this. That's my bottom lip! But hey man, everybody likes a temporary fix, but I'm gonna go back and it's back to ya boy."
Take a look at a few pics of Tyrese and Taraji above. Should Tyrese make a cameo in season 2 of Empire?
Source: NecoleBitchie
