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04-26-2018, 04:46 PM
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/culture/karen-townsend/2018/04/25/empire-rap-hillary-im-just-siding-devil-i-know
By Karen Townsend | April 25, 2018 11:27 PM EDT
It's April 25, 2018, and the bitter feelings about the November 2016 election of President Trump continue to carry over into primetime television shows. The episode of Fox’s Empire, titled “False Face,” (http://forums.previously.tv/topic/69420-s04e14-false-face/?do=getLastComment) included a reference to a vote for Hillary Clinton from one of the show’s regular characters. How timely.
Empire Records has been spared from a hostile takeover by Eddie (Forrest Whitaker) and now Lucious Lyon (Terrence Howard) is in the process of getting rid of him from the business operations. Eddie is still trying to get the help of others in the company to overrule Lucious’ objections over Eddie taking control and goes to meet with someone with whom he has previously garnered support.
During an encounter with Shyne Johnson (played by rapper Xzibit), a production manager, the conversation includes a declaration from Shyne that he doesn’t trust Eddie enough to support him. Then he compares his support of Lucious to his vote for Hillary Clinton. He says he voted for her because she is “the devil I know.” The scene includes Lucious reminding that Eddie and Hillary have a lot in common – they both lost. LOL!
By Karen Townsend | April 25, 2018 11:27 PM EDT
It's April 25, 2018, and the bitter feelings about the November 2016 election of President Trump continue to carry over into primetime television shows. The episode of Fox’s Empire, titled “False Face,” (http://forums.previously.tv/topic/69420-s04e14-false-face/?do=getLastComment) included a reference to a vote for Hillary Clinton from one of the show’s regular characters. How timely.
Empire Records has been spared from a hostile takeover by Eddie (Forrest Whitaker) and now Lucious Lyon (Terrence Howard) is in the process of getting rid of him from the business operations. Eddie is still trying to get the help of others in the company to overrule Lucious’ objections over Eddie taking control and goes to meet with someone with whom he has previously garnered support.
During an encounter with Shyne Johnson (played by rapper Xzibit), a production manager, the conversation includes a declaration from Shyne that he doesn’t trust Eddie enough to support him. Then he compares his support of Lucious to his vote for Hillary Clinton. He says he voted for her because she is “the devil I know.” The scene includes Lucious reminding that Eddie and Hillary have a lot in common – they both lost. LOL!