Taraji P. Henson breaks out crying mid interview when discussing her financial situation

[godofwine]

Hollywood screws people over. John Candy was paid $414.00 for his role in Home Alone

Home Alone made $285.8 million in USA, $476.7 million worldwide, but paid John Candy, a big actor at the time, $414 measly dollars!

I understand exactly what Taraji P Henson is talking about.

 

[blackbull1970]

Taraji P. Henson Says She Fired Her Entire Team For Not Capitalizing On The Success Of Her ‘Empire’ Character

Henson slammed her previous team for not following up on the success of the fan-favorite character in recent interview with the SAG-AFTRA Foundation when she was asked what her best business move had been as an actress.

Denise Petski
December 26, 2023

Taraji P. Henson Says She Fired Her Entire Team For Not Capitalizing On The Success Of Her ‘Empire’ Character

Taraji P. Henson, who has been speaking out about pay disparity in Hollywood, reveals she fired her entire team for not capitalizing on the success of her hugely popular Cookie character on Empire.…

deadline.com

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[jackson35]

50 was the first one clowning her when she did empire. 50 can't even get a decent budget for his pay per view show.. how is he going to afforded taraji LOL

 

[blackbull1970]

50 was the first one clowning her when she did empire. 50 can't even get a decent budget for his pay per view show.. how is he going to afforded taraji LOL

And that’s a problem we have in our community, especially in Hollyweird.

We don’t support each other.

50Cent who now has experience in Hollyweird fully understands it now with whatever BS he has had to go thru getting his projects on STARZ done the way he wants.

White folks support each other, regardless if they can’t stand each other. They are tribal.

 

[Gemini]

 

[guyver]

50 was the first one clowning her when she did empire. 50 can't even get a decent budget for his pay per view show.. how is he going to afforded taraji LOL

Won't speak to what he can afford to pay, but the clowning thing was more so promotion for Power. I always took it as competition and marketing. The actors from the Stars shows go at each in a similar manner BMF vs Power. I don't think the back and forth was that serious.

 

[God-Of-War-420]

Damn! That doesn't seem right. Chick is an A lister. No need to be struggling with 20+ solid years in the game.





Well, hell she can always come crash on my sofa!

She's maybe a low b, an A lister is someone that has global recognition. She's not that.

you mean where she is put into projects with a lists stars like brad pitt and kevin costner and expect to walk away with 1 mill? hell zoe salanda makes 11 mill per picture and she is not as big as taraji. its clear it is a managment issue and not race or gender

Zoe isn't bigger than taraji? What alternate reality you living in bro? Zoe Saldana is the co star in both avatar movies, gamora in all three guardians of the galaxy movies and was in the avengers lmao not to mention all her other projects

Films she has appeared in have grossed more than $14 billion worldwide and, as of 2023, she is the second-highest-grossing leading film actress and highest-grossing actress overall.

Brad litt made more than taraji in a film that he was the star of??? No way! Next you're going to tell me that brad pitt is an a lister who's recognized world wide as one of the biggest and best actors alive. It's an outrage i tell ya!

This is a good point but in this case I would 100% side with her and argue that she should've been treated better than

both Dunst & Parsons.

Adding up those players and factoring salaries, i'd be interested to know what the John Glenn character was paid

(Glenn Powell). If he was paid anything close to what TPH got criminal charges need to be filed.

I stand by my initial assessment, Hidden Figures represented a great opportunity for a back-end situation.

Now I'm wondering if Kevin Costner had a back-end... also curious what his quote is/was... what he got

paid for the movie? Fucked up situation and I feel her.

Again of course she got paid less than those three didn't was in three gigantic spiderman movies and has had a long time career since she was a child, and jim Parsons was on one of the biggest shows in recent memory and it's spin off which is also successful. Hollywood cares about dollars and cents. That's it.

 

[XXXplosive]

Hollywood screws people over. John Candy was paid $414.00 for his role in Home Alone

Home Alone made $285.8 million in USA, $476.7 million worldwide, but paid John Candy, a big actor at the time, $414 measly dollars!

I understand exactly what Taraji P Henson is talking about.

I don't even remember John Candy being in Home Alone. If it was just a one-time short appearance in the movie, that's probably about right.
At the end of the day, your pay is equal to what you feel you're worth, your negotiating power and what others are willing to pay you.

I see folks here getting all emotional asking why she's not making as much as A-listers when she's a B-list actress.
I know a lot of black folks see her as an A-lister because she's been in a lot of movies and TV shows that WE like, but globally she's just not well known like that.

 

[yureeka9]

She's maybe a low b, an A lister is someone that has global recognition. She's not that.

I agree with that. But it depends on who you ask. After reading your reply I looked up the current "A" list and there were several people on it that I and the people in my circles have never heard of.

 

[God-Of-War-420]

I agree with that. But it depends on who you ask. After reading your reply I looked up the current "A" list and there were several people on it that I and the people in my circles have never heard of.

Then they're probably not A list, a list are the undeniable, your mom knows who they are, that kid in Ireland knows who they are, Japan, Africa ECT. We're talking Tom cruise, Will Smith, Tom hanks, Denzel, Beyonce, Oprah, Robert Downey jr, and people of that level of fame.

People in this thread mentioned Zendaya but she is Definitely not an A lister(although she's on her way if she stays the course)

Regardless the fact stands that we'd be being nice by saying taraji is a b lister. Lol

I only mention that because people in this thread are wondering why she's not getting paid as much as A listers, which is ridiculous and fairly easy to answer. In hollyweird of it don't make dollars it don't make sense.

 

[yureeka9]

Then they're probably not A list, a list are the undeniable, your mom knows who they are, that kid in Ireland knows who they are, Japan, Africa ECT. We're talking Tom cruise, Will Smith, Tom hanks, Denzel, Beyonce, Oprah, Robert Downey jr, and people of that level of fame.

People in this thread mentioned Zendaya but she is Definitely not an A lister(although she's on her way if she stays the course)

Regardless the fact stands that we'd be being nice by saying taraji is a b lister. Lol

I only mention that because people in this thread are wondering why she's not getting paid as much as A listers, which is ridiculous and fairly easy to answer. In hollyweird of it don't make dollars it don't make sense.

Agreed. Someone needs to take these names of the list though. I wouldn't know these fuckers if they knocked on my door.

Jim Parsons
Josh Duhamel
Anna Kendrick
Amy Adams

 

[moblack]

The irony a movie supposedly about empowering Black women is actually disempowering Black women by not paying a decent salary to a Black woman by a Black woman. To quote Kevin Samuels you can't make this shit up!!!!

she squandered her peak physical years messing with non commital dudes
like her son marcell's father who was killed in 2003 in a shady incident

Just can't make this ish up

 

[tallblacknyc]

Hollywood screws people over. John Candy was paid $414.00 for his role in Home Alone

Home Alone made $285.8 million in USA, $476.7 million worldwide, but paid John Candy, a big actor at the time, $414 measly dollars!

I understand exactly what Taraji P Henson is talking about.

Chris Tucker only made 10,000 for Friday

 

[geechiedan]

Chris Tucker only made 10,000 for Friday

Rush Hour 3 (2007) - $25,000,000
Rush Hour 2 (2001) - $20,000,000
Rush Hour (1998) - $3,000,000
Money Talks (1997) - $2,000,000
Dead Presidents (1995) - $25,000
Friday (1995) - $15,000

 

[godofwine]

Rush Hour 3 (2007) - $25,000,000
Rush Hour 2 (2001) - $20,000,000
Rush Hour (1998) - $3,000,000
Money Talks (1997) - $2,000,000
Dead Presidents (1995) - $25,000
Friday (1995) - $15,000

Da fuq!!!

They really take advantage of the 'Musical chairs' aka 'I'm very happy to be here, aka 'You're inexperienced', or 'You're out of work, so take this'.

This has me curious on what the actors made for the movie The Best Man, the original. They really stiff people

James Earl Jones said he was paid only $7,000 to voice the iconic villain Darth Vader. "I thought that was good money," Jones said. I understand that George did contact several actors to read for the voice of Darth Vader before he contacted me. I was out of work and he said 'Do you want a day's work?' and I said 'Sure.'"

 

[tallblacknyc]

Rush Hour 3 (2007) - $25,000,000
Rush Hour 2 (2001) - $20,000,000
Rush Hour (1998) - $3,000,000
Money Talks (1997) - $2,000,000
Dead Presidents (1995) - $25,000
Friday (1995) - $15,000

 

[Gemini]

 

[geechiedan]

The real question is whats an Oscar or golden globe or Emmy really worth???

 

[doe moe]

Not sure how much of this is true about her real estate holdings.

 

[godofwine]

The real question is whats an Oscar or golden globe or Emmy really worth???

For black actors, it's not really worth much. They actually use it against us more than anything else

Did Monique's career take off after her Oscar?

Did Halle Berry's career take off after her oscar?

Jamie Foxx's career did, but he's easily more talented than either of those actresses. I believe Whoopi Goldbergs did too, but it's nothing compared to what it does for white actors and actresses when they win an Oscar. Brie Larson made more than the entire Black Panther cast with her 15 million that she got for Captain Marvel

 

[playahaitian]

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[playahaitian]

For black actors, it's not really worth much. They actually use it against us more than anything else

Did Monique's career take off after her Oscar?

Did Halle Berry's career take off after her oscar?

Jamie Foxx's career did, but he's easily more talented than either of those actresses. I believe Whoopi Goldbergs did too, but it's nothing compared to what it does for white actors and actresses when they win an Oscar. Brie Larson made more than the entire Black Panther cast with her 15 million that she got for Captain Marvel

Now that is an interesting article.

Because there is a list of white winners you didn't benefit either.

I wonder if you took every black winner since Poitier male and female actor lead and supporting and tracked their success pre and post) what that would look like?

 

[Helico-pterFunk]

Taraji P. Henson Fired Her Team After ‘Empire’ Success Led Nowhere and Cookie Spinoff Failed: ‘Everybody Had to F—ing Go…They Had Nothing Set Up’

Taraji P. Henson says her team failed to capitalize off the success of "Empire," so she fired them all.

variety.com

 

[Helico-pterFunk]

Gabrielle Union Unveils Raw Truths on Being Black In Hollywood, Echoing Taraji P. Henson's Stirring Call for Equality in Pay

Gabrielle Union shared a video with her Instagram users on Christmas Day detailing what it's like to be a Black actress and producer in Hollywood. The

atlantablackstar.com

 

[tallblacknyc]

The real question is whats an Oscar or golden globe or Emmy really worth???

Black people didn’t give a shit about them awards until Denzel and Halle won it. Oscar’s were forever a racist award that denied or overlooked many black films and actors. It was very rare that any black films or people were showcased on that shit. Here and there they gave out handouts for supporting actor roles. But for the most part Oscar’s looked like a klan rally all white. Well their ratings fell to shit cause not only was it white only but it was boring ass shit. Black people in general didn’t watch that crap. So cacs said we need the negroes for viewership purposes and they gave out the handout Oscar’s for a chick saying make me feel good and getting smutted out by a senior citizen and from a Blackman playing a corrupted cop. Black people fell for the handout and watched that wack ass Oscar shit. For the most part it was never for us. Even when they give people that trophy it dosent mean shit if you black as far as roles and money. So just like b4 Denzel won it and after it’s always been and always will be fucked the Oscar’s. Never watched it never will

 

[g0nbad real bad]

In my opinion she isn't on the same level as other prominent black female actors. Viola Davis, Sanaa Lathan, Rosario Dawson, Gabrielle Union.

She seems very one-dimensional to me.

 

[keone]

In my opinion she isn't on the same level as other prominent black female actors. Viola Davis, Sanaa Lathan, Rosario Dawson, Gabrielle Union.

She seems very one-dimensional to me.

and they are all complaining too

 

[keone]

For black actors, it's not really worth much. They actually use it against us more than anything else

Did Monique's career take off after her Oscar?

Did Halle Berry's career take off after her oscar?

Jamie Foxx's career did, but he's easily more talented than either of those actresses. I believe Whoopi Goldbergs did too, but it's nothing compared to what it does for white actors and actresses when they win an Oscar. Brie Larson made more than the entire Black Panther cast with her 15 million that she got for Captain Marvel

Now that is an interesting article.

Because there is a list of white winners you didn't benefit either.

I wonder if you took every black winner since Poitier male and female actor lead and supporting and tracked their success pre and post) what that would look like?

there is a reason people say oscar curse
will never won one and was making the most money
denzel was already making big bucks bbefore winning
basicaly the oscars are shit
chinese dude from idiana jones that won oscor for that netflix vid u think he is going to get paid now?
he is still getting type cast lol

 

[Non-StopJFK2TAB]

The real question is whats an Oscar or golden globe or Emmy really worth???

The Oscars were created to break the actor’s union.

 

[playahaitian]

there is a reason people say oscar curse
will never won one and was making the most money
denzel was already making big bucks bbefore winning
basicaly the oscars are shit
chinese dude from idiana jones that won oscor for that netflix vid u think he is going to get paid now?
he is still getting type cast lol

But bro he at the TOP of casting directors lists now, his checks are lovely he getting awards respect love and OPPORTUNITIES in front and behind the camera and most importantly? He is happy.

How much you think that's worth?

 

[playahaitian]

there is a reason people say oscar curse
will never won one and was making the most money
denzel was already making big bucks bbefore winning
basicaly the oscars are shit
chinese dude from idiana jones that won oscor for that netflix vid u think he is going to get paid now?
he is still getting type cast lol

That's the thing over a hundred years you can kinda craft any narrative you want.

that's why I'm limiting to black folk who won to see the veracity

Because they say the curse but then when it don't fit the narrative, now it's exceptions.

Again I'm not saying it doesn't happen just I want to see REALLY how accurate that is.

 

[keone]

But bro he at the TOP of casting directors lists now, his checks are lovely he getting awards respect love and OPPORTUNITIES in front and behind the camera and most importantly? He is happy.

How much you think that's worth?

thats the thing they all are
but they are not getting paid
thats what monique point was they were offering her roles
that paid nothing
and i forget a black actor he said they were offering him all thug roles
now u can be like that mxican that plays the same negro over and over
and take ur litte checks
but i can see how people get fed up
once u get signed by a certain studio and accomplished certain shit u will always get work

 

[keone]

That's the thing over a hundred years you can kinda craft any narrative you want.

that's why I'm limiting to black folk who won to see the veracity

Because they say the curse but then when it don't fit the narrative, now it's exceptions.

Again I'm not saying it doesn't happen just I want to see REALLY how accurate that is.

that why i said most people that win and doing good were already doing good
before the win

 

[jack walsh13]

Rumor is Oprah ain't too friendly with Taraj no mo... There's always a ring (azz) to kiss in hollyweird. If you say the wrong thing then...

Damn that was weird.