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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Andrew Pulver

‘The math ain’t math-ing’: Taraji P Henson speaks out about Hollywood pay gap

‘It’s a whole team behind us. They have to get paid’ … Taraji P Henson in The Color Purple.
‘It’s a whole team behind us. They have to get paid’ … Taraji P Henson in The Color Purple. Photograph: AP

The Color Purple star Taraji P Henson has vocally condemned Hollywood’s race and gender pay gap, breaking down in tears as she said: “The math ain’t math-ing.”

Henson was speaking on Gayle King’s radio show on Sirius XM, and was asked by King if she was considering quitting acting. Henson replied: “I’m just tired of working so hard, being gracious about what I do, getting paid a fraction of the cost. I’m tried of hearing my sisters say the same thing over and over. You get tired.”

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