{"id":77921,"date":"2024-02-23T17:46:13","date_gmt":"2024-02-23T17:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/23\/taraji-p-henson-pregnant-does-she-want-more-kids\/"},"modified":"2024-02-23T17:46:13","modified_gmt":"2024-02-23T17:46:13","slug":"taraji-p-henson-pregnant-does-she-want-more-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/23\/taraji-p-henson-pregnant-does-she-want-more-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Taraji P. Henson Pregnant: Does She Want More Kids?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Is Taraji P. Henson pregnant?<\/p>\n<p>Taraji had a massive 2023 and 2024 is looking just as bright for her. But could the coming year mean having another child? <\/p>\n<p><em>The Color Purple<\/em> star has been candid about her pregnancy journey thus far, and has be clear on where she stands on having more kids. <\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s dive in!<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-494011 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1125771483.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1125771483-683x1024.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1125771483-683x1024.jpeg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1125771483-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1125771483-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1125771483-735x1103.jpeg 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1125771483-223x335.jpeg 223w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1125771483-231x347.jpeg 231w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1125771483-347x520.jpeg 347w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1125771483-427x640.jpeg 427w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1125771483-512x768.jpeg 512w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1125771483-640x960.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1125771483-720x1080.jpeg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1125771483.jpeg 900w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Taraji P. Henson and son Marcell Johnson attend her star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame  ceremony. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> ((Photo by Tommaso Boddi\/Getty Images))<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"h-how-many-kids-does-taraji-already-have\">How Many Kids Does Taraji Already Have? <\/h2>\n<p>Taraji is a momma to one very handsome son. <\/p>\n<p>Meet\u00a0Marcell Johnson. The Hollywood star welcomed her son, who is almost 30 now, with the late\u00a0William LaMarr \u201cMark\u201d Johnson. William was her high school sweetheart who was sadly murdered at the age of 34 in 2003.<\/p>\n<p>Marcell and his mom have a great relationship. He has been at her side for many Hollywood events, including her big moment on the Walk of Fame. <\/p>\n<p>He also has taken after his mother in choice of career. Empire fans will instantly recognize him from his 16 episodes on the show alongside his formidable mother.<\/p>\n<p>Ironically, his characters name? Marcel!<\/p>\n<p>Taraji gave birth Marcell while she was still in college, something she has been very candid about. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"690\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1805729008-1024x690.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-494008\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1805729008-1024x690.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1805729008-300x202.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1805729008-768x518.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1805729008-735x496.jpeg 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1805729008-335x226.jpeg 335w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1805729008-347x234.jpeg 347w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1805729008-520x351.jpeg 520w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1805729008-640x431.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1805729008-960x647.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1805729008-1080x728.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1805729008.jpeg 1335w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"690\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-494008 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1805729008.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1805729008-1024x690.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1805729008-1024x690.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1805729008-300x202.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1805729008-768x518.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1805729008-735x496.jpeg 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1805729008-335x226.jpeg 335w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1805729008-347x234.jpeg 347w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1805729008-520x351.jpeg 520w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1805729008-640x431.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1805729008-960x647.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1805729008-1080x728.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1805729008.jpeg 1335w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Taraji P. Henson attends \u201cThe Color Purple\u201d Photocall at IET Building: Savoy Place on November 21, 2023 in London, England. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> ((Photo by Gareth Cattermole\/Getty Images))<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI became pregnant when I was in college, so did other girls. A lot of them dropped out because they didn\u2019t have the help,\u201d Taraji, who attended Howard University,\u00a0explained in an interview from 2023. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat does a thing to you \u2026\u00a0I couldn\u2019t do (a thing) about it then, but I can do something about it now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She has made bringing therapy to HBCU campuses part of her charitable mission, so that young people, especially young mothers, can get help they need from the school. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1936077153-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-494010\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1936077153-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1936077153-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1936077153-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1936077153-735x490.jpeg 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1936077153-335x223.jpeg 335w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1936077153-347x231.jpeg 347w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1936077153-520x347.jpeg 520w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1936077153-640x427.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1936077153-960x640.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1936077153-1080x720.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1936077153.jpeg 1350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-494010 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1936077153.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1936077153-1024x683.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1936077153-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1936077153-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1936077153-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1936077153-735x490.jpeg 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1936077153-335x223.jpeg 335w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1936077153-347x231.jpeg 347w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1936077153-520x347.jpeg 520w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1936077153-640x427.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1936077153-960x640.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1936077153-1080x720.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1936077153.jpeg 1350w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Taraji P. Henson attends the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards at Peacock Theater on January 15, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> ((Photo by Frazer Harrison\/Getty Images))<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-is-taraji-p-henson-pregnant-today\">Is Taraji P. Henson Pregnant Today?<\/h2>\n<p>As of the start of 2024, Taraji P. Henson has no confirmed she is pregnant, nor have there been any reports claiming she is. <\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, if one is to take Taraji at her word, it\u2019s unlikely that she\u2019ll ever have another child. <\/p>\n<p>Taraji spoke with the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2011\/12\/07\/taraji-p-henson-person-of-interest_n_1132657.html?ref=celebrity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Huffington Post<\/em><\/a>\u00a0around the time her son was heading to college in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>She was asked then if there were plans for more kids in her future.<\/p>\n<p>She was quick to squash even the thought.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou want to know what my birth control is? It\u2019s called \u2018teenager,\u2019\u201d she jokingly said.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, if she was pregnant, the real question would be \u2014 with who!<\/p>\n<p>Though she has been engaged twice, Taraji broke off both relationships and perfectly happy to stay a party of one.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m single and happy,\u201d she revealed on the Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard podcast in January 2024. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not longing (for a relationship) and at this point, I\u2019ve decided I don\u2019t want to be married. For what? I\u2019m not having (more) kids (so) what\u2019s the point? Let\u2019s be life partners. Live and thrive. I want to keep my house, you keep yours\u2026 So if you want us to be together, I\u2019m still gonna keep my house but you can buy us another house, I\u2019m not moving in with you, you\u2019re not moving in with me and we\u2019re gonna enjoy life\u2026 without all that paperwork.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/02\/taraji-p-henson-pregnant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is Taraji P. Henson pregnant? Taraji had a massive 2023 and 2024 is looking just as bright for her. But could the coming year mean having another child? The Color Purple star has been candid about her pregnancy journey thus far, and has be clear on where she stands on having more kids. 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