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
Case of Benjamin Button despite the fact that Brad Pit and Kate Blanchett who starred with her were reputedly paid Millions for the same movie fans and Industry insiders alike recognize the irony of this circumstance because Winfrey has long been linked to equality empowerment and the honoring of black. achievement the entertainment business has been rocked by Winfrey’s charges which have left many wondering how someone who has experienced discrimination herself could have been involved in the undervaluing and
underpayment of black actresses there have also been rumors of underpayment for the work of fellow performer Danielle Brooks Hal Bailey and another gifted black actress Fantasia burino this pattern of abuse and poor working conditions points to a broader more systemic problem that extends Beyond a particular movie or person speaking out against powerful people can have disastrous results particularly in the case of Oprah Winfrey whose influence and reach go well beyond the entertainment sector the gifted actress
