<Li> Michael Michele as Ayanna Floyd (season 2), the unsympathetic president and CEO of Midtown Sound, the record label that signed Take 3 . She forms a maternal bond with Simone, even becoming her legal guardian, but also enables her to maintain her addiction to prescription drugs . At the mid-season 2 finale, she is disgraced and removed as president of Midtown after being caught trying to buy the label out from under her father . </Li> <Li> Stephen Dorff as Brody Dean (season 2), Star's long lost biological father who re-emerges as the girls get their first taste of fame, but turns out to have an agenda concerning Hunter's death . Upon discovering the abuse Hunter inflicted on Star, however, he leaves town after murdering Hunter's mother, Arlene . He was electrocuted to death by Arlane's sister . </Li> <Ul> <Li> Lenny Kravitz as Roland Crane, a legendary rock star and Alexandra's father . (season 1) </Li> <Li> Darius McCrary as Otis Leecan, Simone's abusive foster father . He is murdered by his wife when he tries to force Simone to return home . (season 1) </Li> <Li> Chad James Buchanan as Hunter Morgan, Star's ex-boyfriend, who was physically abusive towards her . He is Jahil's godson and a young NFL star, but has secretly been using banned substances to prolong his career . He is killed along with Eva, when a hitman mistakes him for Jahil . (season 1) </Li> <Li> Nealla Gordon as Arlene Morgan, Hunter's mother . She didn't approve of Hunter's relationship with Star, and blames her for her son's death . After failing to get a police investigation, she starts blackmailing Star's father Brody to spy on his daughter . However, he stabs her to death after learning about Hunter's abuse . (seasons 1--2) </Li> <Li> Naomi Campbell as Rose Spencer - Crane, Alexandra's mother, who struggles with alcoholism . (seasons 1 - 2) </Li> <Li> Tyrese Gibson as Pastor Bobby Harris, Carlotta's ex-boyfriend . He does not accept her transgender daughter Cotton as a woman, and Carlotta eventually breaks up with him . (season 1) </Li> <Li> Jasmine Burke as Danielle Jackson, a worker in Carlotta's shop and Gladys Knight's niece . She is shot and killed by police during a traffic stop after they assume she has a gun . (season 1) </Li> <Li> Sharlene Taulé as Eva, a Dominican girl whom Jahil saves from a trafficking ring . He later discovers that she is an amateur singer, and has plans to take Star's place in his girl group . She and Hunter are killed on the season finale when a hitman mistakes Hunter for Jahil . (season 1) </Li> <Li> Joseline Hernandez as Michelle, a stripper at the Magic City strip club and one of Jahil's lovers . She becomes Cotton's roommate halfway through the first season . However, she ends up betraying Cotton by stealing her money and fleeing Atlanta . (season 1) </Li> <Li> Caroline Vreeland as Mary Davis, Star and Simone's mother who died of a drug overdose . Mary was a member of the R&B duo Mixed Harmony with Carlotta in the 1990s . </Li> <Li> Jack J. Yang as Elliot, Cotton's boyfriend . He abandons her when she refuses to give up prostitution, and she steals money from him for her surgery . After her release from prison, however, he gives her a secretarial job at his construction firm . He dies after being severely beaten by Cotton's former cellmate, Omari . (seasons 1--2) </Li> <Li> Paris Jackson as Rachel Wallace, a social media expert hired by Jahil to promote Take 3 . In Season 2, she becomes a consultant for Midtown Records . </Li> <Li> Elijah Kelley as Andy, a Harvard graduate and aspiring singer who is an assistant to Ayanna Floyd . Jahil taps him to form a duo with his nephew, Angel . (season 2) </Li> <Li> Evan Ross as Angel Rivera, Jahil's nephew who helps him record new music . In turn, Jahil gets him to form a singing duo with Andy . After realizing that his uncle is more concerned with his interests than theirs, however, he fires him as their manager . (season 2) </Li> <Li> Lance Gross as Maurice Jetter, A&R at Midtown Records . He helps Carlotta navigate the treacherous currents of the company and his boss, Ayanna . (season 2) </Li> <Li> Imani Lewis as Karen, a juvie teen and troubled friend of Simone . After her friend commits suicide, the two start a relationship, but Karen is soon transferred to a new facility after breaking curfew . During the mid-season 2 finale, she tracks down Simone, who vows to take care of her and lets her stay in Carlotta's salon . She is killed in the salon fire . (season 2) </Li> <Li> Justin Marcel McManus as Omari, Cotton's former cellmate and lover . He protected Cotton from transphobic inmates during her prison sentence . After getting an early release, he tries to force his way back into Cotton's life . When she breaks off their relationship for Elliot, he violently kills him and seemingly drowns Cotton in her bathtub . (season 2) </Li> <Li> Patti LaBelle as Christine Brown, Carlotta's tough but loving mother . (season 2) </Li> <Li> Brandy Norwood as Cassie Brown, Carlotta's younger sister . (season 2) </Li> <Li> Keke Palmer as Gigi Nixon, a famous, but hotheaded singer with a rough attitude who lands at Midtown Sound after befriending Alex and encourages her romance with Noah . (season 2) </Li> </Ul> <Li> Lenny Kravitz as Roland Crane, a legendary rock star and Alexandra's father . (season 1) </Li>

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