Taraji P. Henson Almost Had to Drive Herself to ‘The Color Purple’ Set

Taraji P. Henson is now taking photographs at her personal new movie “The Color Purple,” claiming she was relegated to second-class therapy 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 situations … together with getting a raise 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 effectively … saying, “They gave us rental cars, and I was like, ‘I can’t drive myself to set in Atlanta.’ This is insurance liability, it’s dangerous. Now they robbing people. What do I look like, taking myself to work by myself in a rental car?”

TPH provides, “So I was like, ‘Can I get a driver or security to take me?’ I’m not asking for the moon. They’re like, ‘Well, if we do it for you, we got to do it for everybody.’ Well, do it for everybody! It’s stuff like that, stuff I shouldn’t have to fight for. I was on the set of “Empire” fighting 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 involved in bringing the forged out internationally for a press run — in addition to complaints concerning the truth she needed to audition and bust her ass for her function within the flick.

She explains … “What else do I need to do to prove my worth? Now that I’m singing and dancing for you, and I climbed up on the table 88 times with my knobby knees and had to ice my knees in between takes, what else do I need to 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 really 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.