Baybee!! Word on the street is that a couple of months after Taraji P Henson talked about pay disparity in Hollywood, and made Oprah Winfrey look like a villain, she’s having a pretty hard time landing jobs.
Allegedly, she’s gotten to the point where she has to sell her assets koz Hollywood has officially blackballed her!
So, is she really broke or is she selling her homes because Chicago is just not doing it for her? Let’s find out!
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Taraji P. Henson is getting candid — and emotional — about the state of her finances as a black actress.
The “Empire” alum, who previously admitted she is considering leaving the industry because it’s not financially sustainable, broke down in tears while discussing the unequal pay she receives during a radio interview with Gayle King Tuesday.
She immediately became emotional when King, 68, asked about the possibility of retiring from acting, taking a long pause before saying, “I’m just tired of working so hard, being gracious at what I do [and] getting paid a fraction of the cost.”
“I’m tired of hearing my sisters saying the same thing over and over,” she continued.
Taraji P. Henson wept as she opened up about her unequal pay as a black actress in Hollywood during a radio interview with Gayle King on Tuesday.Getty Images for SiriusXM
“I hear people go, ‘You work a lot.’ I have to. The math ain’t mathing,” she said.Getty Images for SiriusXM
“I hear people go, ‘You work a lot.’ I have to. The math ain’t mathing.”
Henson, 53, went on to explain that after she’s paid, her team, such as her agent and publicist, gets a 30 percent cut.
The “Acrimony” actress explained that when she gets paid, half goes to taxes and another 30 percent is forwarded to her team.Getty Images for SiriusXM
“Big bills come with what we do. We don’t do this alone,” she reasoned.Getty Images for SiriusXM
“Big bills come with what we do. We don’t do this alone,” she noted.
“The fact that we’re up here, there’s a whole entire team behind us. They have to get paid.”
Henson estimated that she takes about 20 percent of her paycheck to the bank after paying taxes and her employees.
“And I’m just supposed to smile and grin and bear and just keep going,” Henson lamented.Getty Images for SiriusXM
“I’m only human and it seems every time I do something and I break another glass ceiling, when it’s time to renegotiate I’m at the bottom again like I never did what I just did,” she further vented.
“And I’m just tired.”
With tears rolling down her cheeks, the “Color Purple” star added, “And if I can’t fight for them coming up behind me then what the f–k am I doing?”
Henson also said during an interview for SAG-AFTRA this week that the entire pay situation breaks her heart.GC Images
She also accused studios of “playing in [her] face” when it comes time for contract negotiations.
She lamented that they will set a huge budget for some projects, but they claim they have no money left once it’s her turn to sign a deal.
“And I’m just supposed to smile and grin and bear and just keep going,” she said. “Enough is enough.”
“Like, 20 plus [years] in the game … it’s like every time you achieve something really incredible, it’s almost like the industry looks at it like a fluke,” she stated.Jordan Hinton/Image Press Agency/MEGA
In 2016, the WGA’s Hollywood Writers Report confirmed that black women in the entertainment industry get paid significantly less than white females, and the gap is even wider when compared to white men.
Henson is not the only black star to have experienced this, as actress Gabrielle Union took to X to support her following her frank comments.
“Not a damn lie told. Not. A. Damn. Lie,” she wrote Wednesday.
“We go TO BAT for the next generation and hell even our own generation and above.”
“We don’t hesitate to be the change that we all need to see AND it takes a toll on your mind, health, soul, and career if we’re keepn it 💯 ❤️ u.”
The actress also claimed she hasn’t gotten a raise since 2018.AP
“The worst part is fighting against people who get paid a salary and don’t have to worry about their next gig, nor do they have the other expenses mentioned to worry about,” singer Kalen Allen wrote under Union’s message in agreement.
“Meanwhile, it’s our livelihood that is dependent on a yes or no from them.”
Henson spoke about the pay inequality she and her fellow black actors face this week as well during an interview for the SAG-AFTRA Foundation.
Gabrielle Union took to X to show support for Henson.GC Images
“I’m really getting tired of black women having the same story,” she stated. “It’s breaking my heart.”
“Like, 20 plus [years] in the game … it’s like every time you achieve something really incredible, it’s almost like the industry looks at it like a fluke.”
“So you fall back to the bottom and you gotta negotiate and fight tooth and nail to get what you made the last time.”
“Not a damn lie told. Not. A. Damn. Lie,” she wrote alongside a video of Henson’s interview with King.Neil Rasmus/Shutterstock
She even revealed she almost walked away from the “Color Purple” because she wasn’t offered enough money and claimed she hasn’t gotten a raise since 2018.
In 2019, Henson revealed to Variety that she settled on a $150,000 paycheck for “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” after initially asking for $500,000.
That, however, was $50,000 more than their original offer.
“Still a fight,” she noted. “I don’t get paid if I don’t fight.”
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