{"id":63383,"date":"2023-12-21T00:13:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-21T00:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/21\/taraji-p-henson-says-shes-still-not-being-paid-fairly-in-hollywood\/"},"modified":"2023-12-21T00:13:02","modified_gmt":"2023-12-21T00:13:02","slug":"taraji-p-henson-says-shes-still-not-being-paid-fairly-in-hollywood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/21\/taraji-p-henson-says-shes-still-not-being-paid-fairly-in-hollywood\/","title":{"rendered":"Taraji P. Henson says she’s still not being paid fairly in Hollywood"},"content":{"rendered":"


\n<\/p>\n

\n
\n

Taraji P. Henson says she’s still not being paid fairly in Hollywood: “I\u2019m just supposed to smile and grin and bear it. Enough is enough!”<\/p>\n

“Every time I break another glass ceiling, when it\u2019s time to renegotiate I\u2019m at the bottom again like I never did what I just did and I\u2019m\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/4faAlm6xTP<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Zack Sharf (@ZSharf) December 20, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Taraji P. Henson\u00a0broke down in tears during an interview.
She was asked if she was still thinking about quitting acting,
Henson revealed she has hit her breaking point in Hollywood since she continues to be underpaid.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m just tired of working so hard, being gracious at what I do [and] getting paid a fraction of the cost. I\u2019m tired of hearing my sisters say the same thing over and over. You get tired. I hear people go, \u2018You work a lot.\u2019 Well, I have to. The math ain\u2019t math-ing. When you start working a lot, you have a team. Big bills come with what we do. We don\u2019t do this alone. It\u2019s a whole team behind us. They have to get paid. When you hear someone go, \u2018Such and such made $10 million,\u2019 that didn\u2019t make it to their account. Off the top, Uncle Sam is getting 50%. Now have $5 million. Your team is getting 30% off what you gross, not after what Uncle Same took. Now do the math. I\u2019m only human. Every time I do something and break another glass ceiling, when it\u2019s time to renegotiate I\u2019m at the bottom again like I never did what I just did, and I\u2019m tired. I\u2019m tired. It wears on you. What does that mean? What is that telling me? If I can\u2019t fight for them coming up behind me then what the fuck am I doing?<\/i>\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite her various successes, she still gets told there\u2019s not a lot of money on the table because Black actors and stories don\u2019t translate overseas, among other excuses.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m tired hearing of that my entire career. Twenty-plus years in the game and I hear the same thing and I see what you do for another production but when it\u2019s time to go to bat for us they don\u2019t have enough money. And I\u2019m just supposed to smile and grin and bear it. Enough is enough! That\u2019s why I have other [brands] because this industry, if you let it, it will steal your soul. I refuse to let that happen<\/i>.\u201d<\/p>\n

source<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n