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Who is ‘Empire’s’ Taraji P. Henson dating now?

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Michael Strahan reportedly wants to take a bite out of Cookie As the leading lady of ‘Empire,’ Taraji P. Henson, cast a spell on the Hall of Fame football star and current talk show co-host.

“She’s definitely smitten,” sources shared with Star magazine, “but she likes to take things slow the ‘Live with Kelly & Michael’ host. As for Taraji, she is reportedly ‘smitten’ with the former NFL star — so are they a new couple!?

Henson, 44, whose been nominated for an Oscar for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button but experienced a meteoric rise in star power after her season 1 portrayal of Cookie Lyons on Fox’s blockbuster “Empire,” brought her sex appeal to the set of “Live with Kelly & Michael on March 16. From discussing marriage to even showing some PDA, the chemistry between Henson and Strahan, 43, was as thick as one of the “Empire” plot lines.

Time will tell if the rumors are true and, if so, if the two long time stars can create “cookies” together.

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