Taraji P. Henson Fired Her ENTIRE Team After They Failed To Capitalize On Success Of Her Empire Character!
27.12.2023 - 20:21
/ perezhilton.com
Taraji P. Henson isn’t messing around when it comes to her career!
The Color Purple star has been getting candid about her frustrations dealing with pay disparity in Hollywood, and in a new interview she just revealed why she fired her entire team after they failed to pounce on her success!
One of the performer’s most successful characters to date was playing Cookie Lyon on six seasons of the Fox drama Empire from 2015 to 2020. But she was quickly left disappointed when her team didn’t use the character’s popularity to help her career soar — you know, AKA, doing their literal jobs! Oof.
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When the SAG-AFTRA Foundation asked her what her best business move as an actress was during an interview last week, Taraji recalled:
Jeez! That’s terrible!
The Hidden Figures star’s team did have *one* singular thing in the works. They wanted her to lead a spin-off show, something she was open to — but only if it was done “right.” And when that fell through, it was clear they’d put all their eggs in one basket, she went on:
Damn, we get why she was frustrated! Actors spend their whole lives dreaming of a breakout role like this to catapult them to the next level of their careers, but then to have her team drop the ball?? That sucks!! We mean, if reality star Ariana Madix‘s team (of all teams) knew how to turn a scandal into a money-making machine, Taraji should’ve had the same treatment! There were so many avenues they could’ve at least explored!
So, combine this with the fact she’s already been super frustrated by getting underpaid for her work, causing her to almost quit the industry, and we get why her former team had to be let go! As mentioned, this revelation