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Taraji P. Henson 'broke down' after discovering she wasn't initially considered to star in 'The Color Purple'
Taraji P. Henson said she found out during a live Q&A that the studio didn't consider her at first …
Eammon Jacobs
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'The Color Purple' star Taraji P. Henson had to prove she could sing, and the director had to fight to cast her: 'Welcome to Hollywood'
Taraji P. Henson told IndieWire she had to prove she could sing in her audition for "The Color Purp…
Ayomikun Adekaiyero
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Oprah Winfrey and Taraji P. Henson have never spoken ill of each other. It didn't stop some fans from thinking they were feuding.
Viral social media posts convinced people on the internet that Henson and Winfrey had beef despite …
Kirsten Acuna
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Fantasia Barrino hated playing Celie in 'The Color Purple' until Taraji P. Henson taught her one trick on set
The singer said during a Q&A in Washington, D.C., that her costar Taraji P. Henson taught her how t…
Joi-Marie McKenzie
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Margot Robbie, Taraji P. Henson, Emma Stone, and more walked the Palm Springs International Film Awards red carpet. Here are the 15 best photos.
Emma Stone, Cillian Murphy, Carey Mulligan, Greta Gerwig, Danielle Brooks, and Colman Domingo were …
Eve Crosbie
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Taraji P. Henson says firing her entire team after they did nothing with her 'Empire' success was the best business decision she's made
Taraji P. Henson said that her team didn't capitalize on the fame generated from her work as Cookie…
Olivia Singh
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Taraji P. Henson says she has to 'work a lot' because most of an actor's pay doesn't 'make it to their account': 'Do the math'
"The Color Purple" star Taraji P. Henson voiced her frustration with pay inequities in Hollywood du…
Olivia Singh
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Taraji P. Henson says she went into her 'The Color Purple' audition with 'a chip on my shoulder' because she wasn't the studio's first pick
Taraji P. Henson told The New York Times that she had to audition for the role of Shug Avery in Bli…
Olivia Singh
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Taraji P Henson-starrer The Color Purple trailer is out, Oprah Winfrey calls it 'a bold new take'
Warner Bros. has released the first trailer for the Broadway musical adaption of 'The Color Purple'…
ANI
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What the star-studded cast of 'Minions: The Rise of Gru' looks like in real life
Young Gru (Steve Carell) in "Minions: The Rise of Gru"Universal Pictures
Ayomikun Adekaiyero
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Taraji P. Henson slams Roe v. Wade reversal in BET Awards monologue: 'Guns have more rights than a woman'
Henson used her opening monologue to criticize the US Supreme Court's decision on Friday to overtur…
Ayomikun Adekaiyero
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Taraji P. Henson slams Roe v. Wade reversal in BET Awards monologue: 'Guns have more rights than a woman'
Henson used her opening monologue to criticize the US Supreme Court's decision on Friday to overtur…
Ayomikun Adekaiyero
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Mary J. Blige says her upcoming all-women music festival is all about 'building each other up'
Mary J. Blige is hosting her first "Strength Of A Woman Festival & Summit," a music festival create…
Keyaira Boone
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Taraji P. Henson cites Emmett Till's murder in a post pleading for Jussie Smollett to be freed from prison: 'He has already lost everything'
Henson wrote that Smollett being unable to get another job as an actor in Hollywood "is prison" and…
Esme Mazzeo
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'Grown-ish' star Chloe Bailey explains why hateful comments accusing her of 'trying to sell sex to get attention' hurt her the most
"I'm not doing anything crazy. I'm just appreciating and loving myself and my body," Bailey told Ta…
Rebecca Cohen
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Taraji P. Henson says fans will see 'The Color Purple' from the Black perspective for the first time in the upcoming musical remake
At CultureCon 2022, Taraji P. Henson spoke about the differences in the novel's upcoming musical re…
Keyaira Boone
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Taraji P. Henson lost a piece of her lip due to a former partner's physical abuse
"I'm missing a piece of my lip to this day - that's when I knew I had to go," the "Empire" star sai…
Esme Mazzeo
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NBC's live 'Annie' musical just cast its lead. Here's everything we know about the upcoming TV adaptation.
Celina Smith will star as the titular orphan in NBC's "Annie Live!"Kahran Bethencourt/CreativeSoul …
Esme Mazzeo
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Taraji P. Henson says she built a beauty salon complete with a cash register in her home
In addition to being an actress, Taraji P. Henson is also the founder of a hair-care brand called T…
Amanda Krause
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Octavia Spencer 'nearly fainted' because of the April Fools' joke Taraji P. Henson played on her
The "Hidden Figures" actress pranked her costar on April Fools' Day by sending a message that "scar…