“She was also my best friend,” he added, noting that she helped inspire the larger-than-life matriarch Taraji P. Henson played on ... did not specify a cause of death for Daniels-Rooks ...

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Phylicia Rashad and Taraji P. Henson both graduated from Howard University Jamie McCarthy/Getty; Paras Griffin/Getty Taraji P. Henson is grateful for Phylicia Rashad's support during a difficult time.

“People need to shut up!” Henson quipped. “It was very classy.” Siriano and his team had a mere 48 hours to make the dress, and they wanted to focus on ensuring the teen looked like ...

Lee Daniels took to Instagram on Jan. 10 to pay tribute to his younger sister, Lydia Ruth Daniels-Rooks, who recently passed away. According to the award-winning director, Lydia helped inspire the ...