Last month actress Taraji P. Henson went viral after breaking down in tears during an interview with Gayle King, talking about the pay disparities for Black female actors [click here if you missed that].
Taraji was surprised by the overwhelming support, because she has been talking about this publicly for years...
From ETonline
Taraji P. Henson was not expecting the amount of support, feedback and attention she has received since passionately speaking out about her experiences with pay disparity throughout her career.
The Color Purple actress walked the red carpet at this years' Palm Springs International Film Festival's Film Awards at the Palm Springs Convention Center on Thursday, and she spoke with ET's Denny Directo about her message, and why she wasn't expecting it to hit so hard with so many people.
"[It's] because I've been saying it for years," Henson shared. "If you go and do research and look at any women of color in the industry, they said the same thing."
"I don't know why people decided to hear the words [this time], maybe it was the emotion attached to it," she added. "But like I said in the interview, I'm just tired of us having that same conversation. Something's gotta give."
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