By: Taren Vaughan
Taraji P. Henson has always been one actress who has a lot of personality on and off the camera. And because of that, the actress nails the movie roles that she takes on, Taraji almost making you believe that what you are watching on the big screen is as real as it can get which has caused many people to speculate about who she has been romantically involved with in the acting business. Fans of her breakout movie ‘Baby Boy’ couldn’t help themselves from thinking that Taraji and Tyrese‘s on-screen romance as Jody and Yvette had some realness to it. Though there are those who carry on romances both on and off the screen like Will and Jada, Taraji says that is not the case for her as she makes it a point to keep things professional at all times and never mixes business with pleasure. Taraji P. Henson stopped by The Wendy Williams Show and chatted it up with Wendy about a number of things including why she made her son Marcel sit out a semester of school, her desire to maintain a private life despite her celebrity status and why she keeps her personal and business life separate.
On why she made her son sit out a semester from school:
“I had my son sit out a semester, a year. We did the gap year. I just felt like he wasn’t ready. He’s of college age, he’s on his way to college. He was supposed to start last year…I want to set him up for success, not failure. And a lot of kids when they go to college, and they’re not mentality ready, they’re not mature enough, they fail. And he’s not gone waste my money. I feel like me invest in our children’s future and like I said, I want to set him up for success, not failure.”
“It’s being made. We start [filming] on May 13th.”
On why you don’t see her out and about doing photo ops:
“This is what you guys need to understand. I don’t do it and I’m not judging but a lot celebrities call the paparazzi to meet them where they’re going. So I am choosing to have a private life because I have a son…I have a son who is on the Internet. And like I said the last time I was here, I don’t know what it is to grow up, you know, his father was murdered, I don’t know what it is to grow up without a dad, my grandfather was murdered. Now my mom’s this big celebrity and she’s always in the tabloids. I wouldn’t do that to him.”
On whether or not she ever dated Actor Idris Elba and why she doesn’t mix business with pleasure:
“No, not at all. I just do not mix business with pleasure. I just don’t. I think the scenes, those love scenes, would be different if we crossed that line. And I don’t think it would have as much impact or much fire because myself and the actor, we crossed the line already…And if you had sex with them, why would they want to work with you again?”
Peep Taraji P. Henson’s interview below:
This is why I love her!
I love me some Taraj. So down to earth and real!!!
*Taraji
I’m glad to see Taraji isn’t letting Hollywood change her.
Cosign!
She’s better than me because I would’ve tried to holla at Idris’ fine self!!!!
She is one of my fave stars she just seems so down to earth. Love ya Taraji!!!
She’s such a breath of fresh air.
Very smart woman.
She’s so dope. I respect she doesn’t date who she works with. I know that has to be hard though considering how fine most of them are though.
I love Taraji. Now she’s a role model that little girls should look up to.
She has pride and diginity and respect for herself and body she very smart intellectual woman no matter how fine she is she doesn’t sleep with co worker actors she keep it strictly business . It bad to sleep with co workers and classmate in the job it’s a big no no . Just not a good idea at all . Very wise woman if a man is so fine doesn’t mean I will sleep with them what happens after pleasure is over then u have to work with then it just doesn’t look good. She and excellent role model maybe her character and examples as a worthy women she claims to be can make a positive impact on the these rachets wild hoodrats trying to sleep with Tom dick and Harry