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 and I’m just tired I’m tired black actress taji P Hensen is leading the charge against Oprah Winfrey’s company for allegedly engaging in systematic unfair wage practices the accusations are a result of Henson’s recent involvement in Winfrey’s 2023 production The Color Purple Hensen received significantly less money than her skill and commitment to the part.
warranted according to Insider information Henson’s distress with the way the industry treats black women was made clear by her emotional collapse during an interview on Gail King’s Serious XM radio program Taraji P Hensen has also been forthcoming in her discussions with the SAG FD Foundation Illuminating the widespread problem of pay inequality in the entertainment sector especially with regard to Black actors she recalls being unhappy with the $ 150,000 she was paid for her Oscar nominated performance in The Curious
