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Taraji P. Henson Says Hollywood ‘Lied to Me’ About Black Movies and TV Not Selling Overseas, Spent Years Being ‘Graceful in Getting Paid Less … Not Anymore Though!’
Taraji P. Henson appeared at Cannes for a Kering Women in Motion Talk and spoke honestly about Hollywood frustrations and her new industry mentality.
Taraji P. Henson joined Stacy L. Smith, founder of the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative, at the Cannes Film Festival for a Kering Women in Motion Talk in which the Oscar nominee spoke honestly about course-correcting her priorities in Hollywood. Not anymore though!” When she returned from her month break in Bali, she dove head first into non-acting business opportunities like her beauty brand TPH “instead of relying on that check from Hollywood.” As Henson re-enters Hollywood with new perspective, she said she is embracing “the freedom of doing what I want to do and not being controlled by the industry or the machine.” She next stars in the Netflix drama film “Straw,” streaming June 6.
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