{"id":379,"date":"2016-05-19T07:00:38","date_gmt":"2016-05-19T11:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/?p=379"},"modified":"2017-08-12T17:13:37","modified_gmt":"2017-08-12T21:13:37","slug":"empire-creators-are-under-fire-by-prison-author-of-empire-cookies-revenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/empire-creators-are-under-fire-by-prison-author-of-empire-cookies-revenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Empire Creators Are Under Fire by Prison Author of &#8216;Empire: Cookie&#8217;s Revenge&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CARSON CITY, Nev., May 19, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) &#8212; The creators of the hit television show \u201cEmpire\u201d may be facing some hard questions from author Eugene L. Weems, Founder of Celebrity Spotlight Entertainment LLC and author of the blockbuster book \u201cEmpire: Cookie\u2019s Revenge\u201d (ISBN: 978-1515335917). Weems is claiming Co-Creators Lee Daniels and Danny Strong have allegedly based the second season of the \u201cEmpire\u201d show on Weems\u2019 book and have also \u201cstolen\u201d his idea of creating a spinoff television series about the upbringing of Taraji P. Henson\u2019s Cookie Lyon character.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/16-0517-empire-book-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"Empire: Cookie&#039;s Revenge\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/16-0517-empire-book-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/16-0517-empire-book-600x450-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Weems, serving a 20-year sentence in a California prison for armed robbery, is not surprised by the alleged actions of Daniels and Strong. He understands some of the most brilliant people need a little boost to advance their creativity. Weems has been focused on positively impacting the lives of at-risk youth and inmates and has published nearly a dozen books while serving his sentence.<\/p>\n<p>Weems\u2019 unconventional spirit motivated him to create \u201cEmpire: Cookie\u2019s Revenge,\u201d dubbed the greatest literary entertainment of the year. It is powerful and exciting. Weems\u2019 claims of being robbed of his intellectual property are supported with essential facts. Pick up a copy of \u201cEmpire: Cookie\u2019s Revenge\u201d from Amazon.com and judge for yourself. The truth is in the words.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Celebrity Spotlight Entertainment LLC:<\/strong><br \/>\nCelebrity Spotlight Entertainment publishes extraordinary movies, music, and literature, introducing readers and fans into the lives of the biggest names in the business, granting exclusive VIP access to the hottest groundbreaking entertainment art. We provide a bridge between celebrities and their fans by creating high quality entertainment that brings the consumer into the fast paced lifestyles of the rich, famous, and infamous.<\/p>\n<p>Celebrity Spotlight Entertainment draws its material from a wide range of interests, including but not limited to main street contemporary, nonfiction, poetry, autobiography, biography, urban, self-help, philosophy and the visual arts. Through our unique approach we allow our customers to get the latest in celebrity entertainment.<\/p>\n<p>Information: <\/p>\n<p>*PHOTO for media: Send2Press.com\/wire\/images\/16-0517-empire-book-300dpi.jpg<\/p>\n<p><strong>MEDIA CONTACTS:<\/strong><br \/>\nCelebrity Spotlight Entertainment LLC<br \/>\nEugene L. Weems, President &amp; CEO<br \/>\nP.O. Box 92, Chowchilla, CA 93610.<\/p>\n<p>Terri Harper, Editor<br \/>\n1-916-821-1385<br \/>\ncelebrityspotlightentertainmnt@juno.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CARSON CITY, Nev., May 19, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) &#8212; The creators of the hit television show &#8220;Empire&#8221; may be facing some hard questions from author Eugene L. Weems, Founder of Celebrity Spotlight Entertainment LLC and author of the blockbuster book &#8220;Empire: Cookie&#8217;s Revenge&#8221; (ISBN: 978-1515335917). Weems is claiming Co-Creators Lee Daniels and Danny Strong have allegedly based the second season of the &#8220;Empire&#8221; show on Weems&#8217; book and have also &#8220;stolen&#8221; his idea of creating a spinoff television series about the upbringing of Taraji P. 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