Taraji P. Henson is facing backlash following her recent link up with Russell Simmons.
Russell Simmons shared a video via Instagram and revealed that the actress came to visit him in Bali. “People when u have friends like this, you are truly blessed!!!!” Simmons captions the post.
“Everyone comes to Gdas for healing, some people exude healing energy You @tarajiphenson are one of those You make everyone happy just with your presence love you baby girl.. Glad you are back home safe now but already you are missed until we meet again darling only love ps you mean so much to so many people keep inspiring us all !!!”
The post sparked a lot of backlash and mixed reactions, “let’s not forget why he outta the country and has no plans on coming back. Taraji lost me when she was on the staged fake ssa phone call with the CURRENT VP talking about being in these streets..” read one comment.
“Absolutely Beautiful tribute for a wonderful friendship Let’s continue to give each other flowers..” read another, in support of the link up.
Taraji P. Henson Speaks:
We previously reported that while promoting the movie “The Color Purple”, Henson got emotional as she discussed pay she’s received for some roles she’s done in the past.
“I’m just tired of working so hard, being gracious at what I do [and] getting paid a fraction of the cost,” Henson began. “I’m tired of hearing my sisters say the same thing over and over. You get tired. I hear people go, ‘You work a lot.’ Well, I have to. The math ain’t math-ing. When you start working a lot, you have a team. Big bills come with what we do. We don’t do this alone. It’s a whole team behind us. They have to get paid.”
“I’m only human,” she continued. “Every time I do something and break another glass ceiling, when it’s time to renegotiate, I’m at the bottom again like I never did what I just did and I’m tired. I’m tired. It wears on you. What does that mean? What is that telling me?”