Taraji P. Henson Nearly Needed to Drive Herself to ‘The Shade Purple’ Set

Taraji P. Henson is now taking pictures at her personal new movie “The Shade Purple,” claiming she was relegated to second-class remedy whereas in manufacturing … that’s, till she fought again.

The actress gave a scathing critique over how she says she was handled as expertise (at first) on the set of ‘TCP’ — a WB movie — and the way she needed to demand higher working circumstances … together with getting a elevate to and from the set itself.

In a brand new NYT interview, Taraji reveals she needed to advocate not only for herself, however for her castmates as properly … saying, “They gave us rental automobiles, and I used to be like, ‘I can’t drive myself to set in Atlanta.’ That is insurance coverage legal responsibility, it’s harmful. Now they robbing folks. What do I appear to be, taking myself to work on my own in a rental automobile?”

TPH provides, “So I used to be like, ‘Can I get a driver or safety to take me?’ I’m not asking for the moon. They’re like, ‘Properly, if we do it for you, we obtained to do it for everyone.’ Properly, do it for everyone! It’s stuff like that, stuff I shouldn’t need to combat for. I used to be on the set of “Empire” preventing for trailers that wasn’t infested with bugs.”

Taraji had extra grievances to air about ‘TCP’ … together with the declare that the studio, apparently, wasn’t thinking about bringing the forged out internationally for a press run — in addition to complaints concerning the reality she needed to audition and bust her ass for her position within the flick.

She explains … “What else do I must do to show my price? Now that I’m singing and dancing for you, and I climbed up on the desk 88 occasions with my knobby knees and needed to ice my knees in between takes, what else do I must do?”

All this follows a number of weeks of Taraji and different stars of the movie discussing their low pay in Hollywood … and it has been eye-opening to observe — particularly with such massive names hooked up to this movie, together with Oprah … who’s a producer and has been a key a part of promotion.

Taraji says Oprah truly needed to step in on her behalf a handful of occasions over these complaints of hers — and finally, every part obtained sorted out … but it surely appears to have been an uphill battle for some time. Once more, Taraji is a Golden Globe winner/Oscar-nominated actress.