By Nolan Feeney
Taraji P. Henson knows how to give the people what they want. Even though Empire‘s season finale aired last month, the Oscar- and Emmy-nominated actress is hosting Saturday Night Live this weekend—which means viewers are getting plenty more of her shade-throwing character, Cookie. See Henson slaps some sense into Taran Killam and teach him how to put some “booboo kitties” in their place in the episode’s promos, above, and catch Henson and musical guests Mumford & Sons this Saturday.
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