Taraji P. Henson has made more headlines over the last month for her gripes with decades of mistreatment in the entertainment industry than she has for her stellar performance as “Shug Avery” in the 2023 ‘The Color Purple’ musical – a circumstance the Academy Award nominee recently took to press to bemoan.
In an interview with Today, Henson waxed honest on her belief the media is letting her comments about pay inequity for Black women in Hollywood overshadow the importance of ‘Purple.’
Setting the record straight, the award-winning actress doubled down on her stance that the film’s producer – media mogul Oprah Winfrey – had been nothing but supportive throughout her experience with the movie which also stars Fantasia, Danielle Brooks, Colman Domingo, and more.
“And what you’re not gonna do is pit two Black women together — not on my watch,” Taraji said about her rumored feud with Winfrey. “I hope they [the media] can focus back onto this film, because right now, to me, it feels like what I said is now becoming louder than this beautiful film.”
Continuing, Henson asserted the narrative shift takes the focus away from the purpose of ‘Purple.’
“And that’s not fair to me, or anybody in the film,” Henson relayed. “…the film deals with women who are oppressed — who live in an oppressed system. Men and women. And all the characters in that film except for the white people. So that movie is about healing. That movie is about sisterhood.”
Click here to read Taraji’s full interview.
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She really doesn’t have any right to complain. It was she who was discussing the pay situation in every interview she was in, crying and being very dramatic about it, instead of talking about the film itself. What did she expect?
Tbh I agree she could say that she just want ppl to support and talk about the film as well but she couldn’t possibly think ppl weren’t going to talk about what she said too.
Talk what? This project is a flop right from the beginning.
YOU were a flop from the beginning. Yo and yo mammy
Girl stop. You been feeling this way for a long time, and decided to let it out on the black movie. You could’ve waited until your next film with you being the love interest of some unattractive white man. Welcome to Flop City.
Cry about it! all these fake Black tears
LOL….. already? Mmm everything Whoreperah touches is shite!
Told ya… this garbage is a FLOP!
LOL….. already?
Mmm everything Whoreperah touches is shite!
This is juvenile. Not even the same level of Cats or Mamma Mia and yall pretending like it is a big deal…….. yo sis is embarrassing
Acting like a luna….get a life!
If white gal did this….automatically race card being played, right huh? Well… 😆
another good reason to save some money
I bet people who attended Renonsense Tour care about this overrated shite
These ghetto h*** should just get a d and stfu, she’s obsessed with everybody. Girl find a life you are a weirdo.
🥱🥱Who cares??
Ugly inside out
Entitled…..you should stay home knitting.
Flop
Magnificent lack of self-awareness. The Streisand Effect — when stuck in a hole, stop digging. No, it’s not your dumb comments that are tanking the movie. It peaked its first night of release. Is it sexism? Is it racism? “Someone should tell you / I’d rather not…”
Sounds like she needs a stronger agent. The agent is the one that negotiated the contract