Taraji P. Henson is clearing the air across the claims that she and Oprah Winfrey are at odds.
Whereas on “The Breakfast Membership” on Friday, June 6, to advertise her new Netflix movie “Straw” the 54-year-old actress addressed the rumors that there’s some form of rift between her and Winfrey that started throughout press for “The Colour Purple” musical starring Henson and produced by Winfrey in 2023.
When co-host Charlemagne tha God introduced up the rumors and what number of thought Henson might have been discussing “The Colour Purple” musical producers when she started to talk out about pay disparity in Hollywood, Henson was fast to retort, “ they’ve bosses proper?”
“When have you ever ever seen me drag one other girl, significantly a Black girl, ever? I’m 10 toes down for us,” she continued. “I feel it was only a marketing campaign in order that this Black film wouldn’t do effectively.”
Henson famous that through the movie’s theatrical run, there have been even experiences that her purported feud with Winfrey negatively impacted its field workplace efficiency.
“ that’s BS proper?” she stated.
The movie was a historic success, raking in $18 million domestically on opening day, making it the biggest Christmas Day opening in over a decade and the second-largest Christmas Day opening of all time. Whereas the efficiency did decelerate after, the movie nonetheless managed to earn $60.6 million earlier than it left theaters.
Winfrey herself has even denied the rumors. Whereas on the pink carpet for the 2024 Golden Globes, the media mogul stated there “was no validity” to the claims.
“Me and Oprah, I simply have a love and a keenness for her,” Henson defined throughout her interview on “The Breakfast Membership.” “She simply texted me the opposite day, commending me on a job effectively performed in ‘Straw.’ That was all fictitious, to attract a wedge between me and her.”
“I went to her protection instantly. You’re not going to do that to that girl,” Henson continued. “It’s disrespectful.”
Elsewhere within the dialog, Henson mentioned why it’s vital for Black girls to be supportive of one another.
“We’re extra highly effective after we help one another,” she stated earlier than urging her fellow sistren to not air their grievances with fellow girls in public for full strangers to weigh in on.
“As Black girls, we take means too many bullets from society. Why would I be one other impediment for one more sister to recover from. I’m simply not going to do it,” she stated.
