Jada Pinkett Smith, Will Smith, Taraji P. Henson

Jada Pinkett Smith Calls Taraji P. Henson ‘Brave’ For Talking Up About Pay Disparity In Hollywood As She Reveals Individuals Have Justified Lowballing Her As a result of She’s ‘Married To Will Smith’

One other certainly one of Taraji P. Henson’s Hollywood friends has stepped ahead to point out their help.

In a latest installment of NPR’s It’s Been a Minute podcast, actress Jada Pinkett Smith praised Taraji P. Henson for her bravery in talking out about Hollywood’s pay disparity drawback. She appeared to be fairly happy additionally with how the Emmy-Award-nominated actress expressed herself when speaking in regards to the ongoing situation.

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In the course of the podcast episode, Jada Pinkett Smith mentioned,

“My coronary heart broke for Taraji, and I used to be additionally pleased [to see] how brave she was to discuss it in the best way that she did.” 

She continued,

“One of many issues with Taraji is that she is the breadwinner of her household. Her pressures can be totally different than mine. I’ve to place that out entrance, as a result of if it’s time to stroll away, that’s not all the time the answer. As a result of what folks don’t perceive with us as Black entertainers, we supply lots of people with us.”

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Jada Pinkett Smith went on to disclose some moderately attention-grabbing info regarding her personal private experiences concerning being lowballed in Hollywood, suggesting that her well-known marriage with Academy-Award-winning actor Will Smith has brought on her to face such challenges.

Smith shared,

“Individuals would actually say, ‘Nicely, you don’t want it. You’re married to Will [Smith].’”

Whereas explaining that this mindset influenced her choice to transition to the manufacturing side of Hollywood to “treatment” the issue, Smith added,

“It’s to not say that I gained’t get in entrance of the digital camera, however what it takes for me to get in entrance of the digital camera, it’s extra. Simply regarding the type of roles that I wish to play or that curiosity me. And I’m fascinated with directing.”

As beforehand reported, Taraji P. Henson, identified for her roles in highly-acclaimed movies like ‘Hustle & Move’ and ‘Hidden Figures,’ went viral in the course of the promotional tour for the 2023 musical adaptation of ‘The Coloration Purple’ wherein she performs the vivacious Shug Avery.

In a December 2023 interview with Gayle King on SiriusXM, the celeb publicly revealed her contemplation of leaving the leisure trade as a result of unequal pay in comparison with others in her subject.

Henson mentioned,

“I’m simply uninterested in working so arduous, being gracious at what I do, getting paid a fraction of the associated fee. I’m uninterested in listening to my sisters say the identical factor again and again. You get drained.”

In the course of the interview, Henson gave a quick monetary breakdown. The actor argued that receiving a $10 million cost for a task doesn’t present a lot flexibility after accounting for taxes and compensating a staff of execs.

She additionally said,

“I’m solely human and it appears each time I do one thing and I break one other glass ceiling, when it’s time to renegotiate, I’m on the backside once more like I by no means did what I simply did, and I’m drained. It wears on you. As a result of what does that imply? What’s that telling you?”

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