To quote Liz Lemon: Oprah is coming! Empire co-creator Lee Daniels has made it no secret he wants Oprah Winfrey for the second season of his wildly successful Fox series. Co-creator Danny Strong told E! News' Jesse Giddings, "He's relentless. I'm starting to feel bad for Oprah. I just want to be like, ?It's OK, you can say no.'" At Empire's Television Academy panel Daniels basically confirmed she's coming. While on the red carpet, Taraji P.