MARIAH CAREY RECEIVES STAR ON THE HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME & JOINS THE CAST OF EMPIRE

As Mariah Carey received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Wednesday, Empire co-creator Lee Daniels announced that the pop diva will make a guest appearance on the Fox soap opera next season

Is it safe to say errr-body and there Mama will be on season2 of Empire. ‘director Lee Daniels persuaded 5-time Grammy winner Mariah Carey to guest star in upcoming episodes of ‘Empire’.

"I stopped everything I was doing to make sure that I was here for you, because you've always been there for me, Mariah, before Lee Daniels was Lee Daniels," Daniels said at today's Walk of Fame ceremony.

"I love you with all my heart. I'm so proud of you."Daniels went on to call out what most people were thinking. "I thought you already had a star on the Walk of Fame," Daniels said. "You deserved one a long time ago."

The soap opera musical centers around a former drug dealer (Terrence Howard), his murderous ex-con wife (Taraji P. Henson) and their Motown-style record company.

From Page Six:


Daniels didn’t elaborate on what role Carey would play on the show, or how she might interact with the series’ diva, Cookie Lyon.

Neither Fox nor Carey elaborated on Daniels’ announcement, but the network is scheduled to present its plans for “Empire” and other upcoming shows at a Television Critics Association panel on Thursday.

Carey appeared in the film “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire,” which earned Daniels two Academy Award nominations.