Taraji P. Henson is getting real about dealing with pay inequality on a regular basis.
The “Empire” actress, 48, sat down with PorterEdit magazine and looked back at getting paid significantly less than her co-stars in “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”.
“I didn’t even ask for one million,” she said, revealing she was denied the $500,000 fee while Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett earned millions.
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She added, “I had to see the bigger picture and bite that bullet. I knew that if I kept my ego in check I would get the victory. That performance was undeniable. I turned in an Academy-worthy f**king performance. And what did they say? ‘We shoulda paid her.’”
And even though Henson was nominated for an Oscar, she’s still dealing with the inequalities.
“‘They wanna pay what? Honey, a zero is missing. Tell them to go find it then call me back.’ If you come to Taraji P. Henson, you need to come with that money because I earned it.”
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While she continues the fight for pay equality, Henson continues her fan-favourite role as Cookie Lyon on “Empire”.
And on the show’s future, she says, “Like ‘Sex and the City’ – I wanna go out on top.”
Read more from Henson here.
