Jada Pinkett- Smith want to say to the world know that she stands with and applauds Taraji P. Henson after she spoke about the pay disparity between men and women.
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In a not so far interview, Pinkett-Smith shared the same sentiments as Henson and also praised her courage.
“My heart broke for Taraji, and I was also happy to see how courageous she was to speak about it in the way that she did,” said Smith.
“One of the stuffs with Taraji is that she is the breadwinner of her family. Her pressures would be different than mine.
I have to put that out front, because if it’s time to walk away, that’s not always the solution. Because what people don’t understand with us as Black entertainers, we carry a lot of people with us.”
She speaks later, “People would really say, ‘Well, you don’t need it. You’re married to Will. She went on to reveal that because of the way people think it played a character in her moving to the production side of Hollywood.
“It’s not to say that I won’t get in front of the camera, but what it takes for me to get in front of the camera, it’s more. Just in regards to the kind of roles that I want to play or that interest me. And I’m thinking about directing.”