'Empire' Recap: Hakeem Wins the Battle, But Loses His Name Get all the details from last night's episode.

Empire’s midseason finale featured two juicy cliffhangers: the fallout of Hakeem’s deciding vote to oust Lucious as Empire’s CEO and the fate of pregnant Rhonda, who was pushed down a ...

Gray, who played Hakeem Lyon on 'Empire,' is currently facing assault and battery charges following an alleged altercation with an associate in Chesapeake, Virginia.