Taraji P. Henson Says the Hollywood Math's Not Mathin'
Rich and Weekly
Wondery
4.0 • 962 Ratings
🗓️ 9 January 2024
⏱️ 18 minutes
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Summary
Taraji P. Henson is speaking out. Since she began promoting her new movie “The Color Purple,” the Oscar-nominated actor has been very open about the many challenges she’s faced in Hollywood, including her battle to get fairly paid. She’s even saying that the pay discrepancies in Hollywood have made her consider quitting acting. But her salary gripes aren’t the only reason Taraji’s making headlines these days. A viral video has people convinced there’s beef between her and “The Color Purple” producer Oprah Winfrey. So are these just silly rumors, or are these “Purple” queens really seeing red?
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| 0:00.0 | Brooke, it's no secret that we're two people who have no problem calling it like we see it. |
| 0:12.8 | We actually can't help ourselves, honestly. |
| 0:15.0 | Listen, you're welcome, everyone. |
| 0:17.0 | We are who we are, you know? |
| 0:18.4 | Yeah, yeah. |
| 0:19.4 | And we're not apologizing for it. |
| 0:21.0 | It's 2024. Yeah. But you know, honesty is usually the best policy and |
| 0:27.8 | lately Taraji P. Henson has been speaking her truth. She's been promoting her |
| 0:32.1 | new movie the color purple and She's been promoting her new movie The Color of Purple, |
| 0:33.8 | and she's been getting very real |
| 0:35.7 | about some of the challenges that she's faced in Hollywood, |
| 0:39.3 | and how some of them have actually been so bad |
| 0:41.2 | that she's considered quitting acting altogether which would |
| 0:44.3 | be such a loss. I love Taraji too. She's so good at acting like me! |
| 0:51.5 | So good at acting. That's a direct quote from her and you. |
| 0:54.3 | Uh-huh. But yeah there have even been rumors that Taraji is feuding with Oprah |
| 0:59.8 | Winfrey who produced the color purple, but now Bolteragi and Oprah are speaking out about that. |
| 1:06.5 | Yes they are. From Wundery, I'm Ereisha Skidmore Williams. |
| 1:09.9 | And I'm Brooke Sifran. It's Tuesday, January night. |
| 1:12.6 | And you're listening to Rich and Daily. on a diamond high. I see that hair toss. |
| 1:25.0 | Give me that loss. |
| 1:26.0 | We got the hot toss. |
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