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I don’t know how many times folks have to be told not to let Empire’s Cookie get her hands on a rose. Drama always ensues. Next time, try orchids.

Empire’s Cookie Lyon has been obsessed with the American Song Awards. Her ex-husband, Lucious, and son, Jamal, were both up for “Song of the Year” and in the latest episode, “Rise by Sin,” we finally got to the ASAs but both Lyons lost. There were, however, other awards handed out.

The Lyons’ white party turns into a fight party when Empire’s Cookie takes on both Boo Boo Kitty and Hakeem’s old lady, Camilla. Jamal is the star of the night when he makes a big announcement.

To make a point about the justice system, Cookie Lyon dressed in a gorilla costume and hovered above the rapt crowd in a cage. You would think that would be the most deliciously absurd moment of a deliciously absurd series, you would be wrong. What was absurd was casting the talented Chris Rock as a terrifying drug kingpin, Frank Gathers, who winds up in the hoosegow.

Mother’s Day is approaching. Empire’s Lucious Lyon was just reunited with Leah Walker, the mom he claimed was dead. Here are five gift ideas.

Aside from unfortunate twerking or whatever she was supposed to do to appeal to investor Mimi Whiteman and some off-screen sapphic action—which Mimi says was subpar—Miss Kitty got nothing to do. She finally has a story and was up to her old antics last night.