The Color Purple's press tour has been a nonstop marathon of Black excellence and dazzling looks, but the latest viral clip from the cast gets candid about the pay disparity Black women face in Hollywood. Taraji P. Henson, who plays Shug Avery in the acclaimed adaptation, became emotional during a SiriusXM interview when host Gayle King asked about recent rumors that Henson may quit acting, and the Oscar nominee's answer is both infuriating and heartbreaking.
As she broke down in tears, Henson—an Oscar and Emmy nominee and Golden Globe winner—explains that she is near her breaking point, as an actress who's 20-plus years into her career and still getting underpaid and less supported than her contemporaries.
