There’s no validity to there being a thing between Taraji and I."
Oprah Winfreyhas nothing but love forTaraji P. Henson.
“I would just like to say about this whole Taraji thing …
Oprah Winfrey and Taraji P. Henson.Arturo Holmes/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images
I heard I was trending yesterday,“Winfrey told ET.
“People are saying that I was not supporting Taraji.
Taraji will tell you herself that I’ve been the greatest champion of this film.
Championing not only the behind the scenes projection but also everything that everybody needed.
“I’m tired of hearing my sisters say the same thing over and over.
I hear people go, ‘You work a lot.’
The math ain’t mathing.
This is insurance liability, its dangerous.
Now they robbing people.
What do I look like, taking myself to work by myself in a rental car?
she toldThe New York Times.
So I was like, Can I get a driver or security to take me?
Im not asking for the moon.
Theyre like, Well, if we do it for you, we got to do it for everybody.
Well, do it for everybody!
Its stuff like that, stuff I shouldnt have to fight for.
Winfrey denied having any influence over salary negotiations.
And I believe that she would even vouch for that and say that is true.”
Winfrey also acknowledged speculation over a hyper-scrutinized interaction between her and Henson at a photoshoot.
“There was something online about us being separated at the top of the Empire State Building.
I was literally just trying to stay warm and that was the fourth thing we had done.
There’s no validity to there being a thing between Taraji and I.”
Hensonpreviously denied rumors of bad bloodbetween her and Winfrey.
!she wrote on Instagram.
She has provided ENCOURAGEMENT, GUIDANCE and UNWAVERING SUPPORT to us all.
She told me personally to reach out to her for ANYTHING I needed, and I did!
The Color Purpleis now playing in theaters.
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