'Empire' is coming back! Mariah Carey hits the studio

Mariah Carey is set to guest-star on Empire after years of rumors. Good friend (and Precious director) Lee Daniels has been teasing a Carey cameo since the first season and decided enough was enough. “I said, ‘It’s time to put Mariah on the show because I am going to be a liar to the world and to her,’” says the show’s co-creator and EP with a laugh.

Carey will portray Kitty, a singer brought in by Cookie (Taraji P. Henson) to duet with Jamal (Jussie Smollett). The Lyon matriarch thinks working with a star as big as Kitty will help her son deal with his PTSD and stage fright after being shot near the end of last season. “She’s the one that sees everybody’s always telling Jamal what to do,” says Smollett. “From Lucious to Cookie to the media to his fans. Kitty is a person who’s a much bigger star than Jamal and she’s there to kind of be like, ‘Stop. He’s human.’”

An unabashed Carey fan, Smollett says it was a surreal experience. “I’m just like, ‘Yo, that’s Mariah Carey talking to me, telling me how to sing something on a duet with her,’” he says excitedly. “Get the f—k up out of here!”

While Carey is currently slated only for the Oct. 5 episode, Daniels says he hopes Kitty will return and promises her Empire wardrobe is appropriately dramatic. Teases Daniels, “Lots of hair and fishnets and stilettos!”

Empire returns on Sept. 21 at 9 p.m. ET on Fox.

Nick Cannon spills more details about his S3.x:’ life with Mariah Carey

Mariah Carey may not be too happy about Nick Cannon’s latest confession.

Despite the diva being unimpressed when he  previously revealed that they had sex:’ to her music, now ,he’s gone even further and admitted which song it is.

Speaking to Amber Rose on her show, he said:

“I’ve answered this question while I was married – mistake! She didn’t like the fact that I told the world that we have sex:’ to her music, but it was true!”Can you imagine having sex:’ with Mariah Carey while Mariah Carey is playing in the back? Sorry, Mariah. I said I wasn’t going to say that again.

He went ahead to reveal the song they made love to was Hero and Amber said:

  “That was some serious love-making, if you’re making love to Hero.”

He however said Mariah remains the love of his life..

 “It’s one of those things, I’m a hopeless romantic too. Through this learning process, you never say never. To me one thing I know, that will always be the love of my life, always be my family and that’s never going to change.

“It’s extremely disappointing when you see that people just want to perpetuate negativity when there is no negativity even involved.”

Mariah and Nick have five-year-old twins Moroccan and Monroe together and have maintained a friendly relationship since their split.

Nick is reportedly dating TLC’s Rozonda ‘Chilli’ Thomas while Mariah is engaged to billionaire businessman James Packer, although the ‘America’s Got Talent’ host recently insisted Mariah, 46, will always be the love of his life.

He explained:

“It’s one of those things, I’m a hopeless romantic too. Through this learning process, you never say never. To me one thing I know, that will always be the love of my life, always be my family and that’s never going to change.

And Nick previously admitted he doubts he will marry again.

Empire: Mariah Carey finally confirmed for role in season 3

The singer will make her long-awaited debut on the Fox hit as an artist who collaborates with Jamal

 

 

It’s finally happening: After two seasons of speculation, Mariah Carey will appear on the third season of Empire. Fox co-chariman Dana Walden made the announcement during her TCA panel Monday in Beverly Hills. 

Carey will pay a singer named Kitty who collaborates with Jamal (Jussie Smollett) at Empire and helps him craft an “explosive new song.” She will appear on the Oct. 5 episode. 

Empire co-creator Lee Daniels, a close personal friend of Carey’s, has teased an appearance by the singer for the past couple of seasons. At the beginning of season 2, Daniels told EW that Carey wanted them to craft a character for her and not play herself. “I think it would be great to play her but she doesn’t want to play her so that’s what we’re doing,” said Daniels last September. “She’s giving us the hard assignment of trying to create a character which we’re doing right now.” 

Empire’s third season premieres Sept. 21 at 9 p.m. on Fox.

Source: EW