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Jan 14, 2015 · The Outspoken King: Directed by Lee Daniels. With Terrence Howard, Bryshere Y. Gray, Jussie Smollett, Trai Byers. Lucious has to defend Empire's IPO launch after one of his artists is involved in a shooting.
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- Drama, Music
- Lee Daniels
- 2015-01-14
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- Cast
- Trivia
- Errors/Inconsistencies
Lucious must defend Empire's IPO launch after controversies arise around one of his artists being involved in a shooting, and Cookie proves to be invaluable by helping Lucious turn a crisis into a triumph. Competition between Lucious and Cookie heats up when Cookie hears of Lucious's plan to stage a huge performance for Hakeem - but not Jamal. Mean...
Lucious Lyon watches the success of his music video What The DJ Spins while watching, he has a flashback of his realization of having ALS. Meanwhile, Cookie visits his mansion, while demanding food, in hopes of convincing Lucious to allow Jamal to perform with Hakeem. Immediately, Lucious denies this request because it's not "his audience," and Coo...
Main Cast
1. Terrence Howard as Lucious Lyon 2. Taraji P. Henson as Cookie Lyon 3. Trai Byers as Andre Lyon 4. Jussie Smollett as Jamal Lyon 5. Bryshere Y. Gray as Hakeem Lyon 6. Grace Gealey as Anika Calhoun 7. Malik Yoba as Vernon Turner 8. Kaitlin Doubleday as Rhonda Lyon
Guest Cast
1. Gabourey Sidibe as Becky Williams 2. Rafael de La Fuente as Michael Sanchez 3. Serayah as Tiana Brown 4. Antoine McKay as Bunkie Williams 5. Damon Gupton as Calvin Walker 6. Nealla Gordon as Agent Harlow Carter 7. Ta'Rhonda Jones as Porsha Taylor
This episode was watched by 10.32 million viewers with a 4.0 rating, a significant increase from the series premiere.
After Lucious argues with Hakeem over his viral video comments, Anika tells Lucious to go on the 'Megan McGann' show. A few minutes later we see Lucious being interviewed but her name is 'Kelly McG...
Jan 14, 2015 · The Outspoken King is the second episode of Season One and the second overall episode of the series. Lucious must defend Empire’s IPO launch after controversies arise around one of his artists being involved in a shooting, and Cookie proves to be invaluable by helping Lucious turn a crisis into a triumph. Competition between Lucious and Cookie heats up when Cookie hears of Lucious’s plan ...
Jan 15, 2015 · Empire recap: 'The Outspoken King'. Lucious and Cookie fight over a PR crisis. Jamal and Hakeem try to stay friends. In the opening moments of “The Outspoken King,” we get a glimpse of Lucious ...
- Jackson Mchenry
Jan 14, 2015 · Episode. 2. “The Outspoken King” almost seems as if it was written with the specific goal of setting fire to the goodwill Empire built in its pilot. There’s plenty of lively music in it, but ...
