Taraji P. Henson says it's 'not fair' that 'The Color Purple' narrative has shifted.

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Full story: https://t.co/XGCbDNxFiF
- Complex (@Complex) January 18, 2024

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most of the chatter about 'The Color Purple' has been about production isssues, Taraji P. Henson doesn't think that's fair

“I hope they can focus back onto this film, because right now, to me, it feels like what I said is now becoming louder than this beautiful film

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[jearsinsears]

this week I learned that Alice Walker and Tracy Chapman were in a relationship and that Tracy Chapman wrote a scathing song about her after their breakup

[hazypink]

Telling Stories is a BOP and i had no clue it was about her until recently??

[jearsinsears]

those lyrics + what Alice Walker's daughter said about her as a mother... i'm just like wow damn okay

i hope tracy chapman is happy and healthy rn <3

[nutmegdealer]

i read rebecca's autobiography years ago and she was a piece of work.

[ponyboy]

but didn't she bring all that up?

[la_petite_singe]

I can't really tell if she was saying she was underpaid for this movie or just in general? And idk if the driving to set issue was an isolated problem or part of general poor treatment by the studio...point is, talking about alleged "feuds" between the women is stupid and missing the point of the movie, but if conditions onset were unfair or unsafe, we SHOULD be talking about that. That IS relevant to the nature of the story. But I guess we don't have enough info?

[jearsinsears]

mte
we should all speak about poor working conditions and work environments. that + holding employers accountable needs to be the norm.

if she was being treated poorly in her workplace, she should talk about it and not made to feel bad about speaking up

[rachem_chul]

But... I thought she was the one was talking about it? Maybe I'm wrong idk

[chll51]

You're not. I thought the same.

[miwa201]

i still don't understand why the movie had such a big budget.

i'm glad fantasia got a bafta nom but it looks like danielle will be the sole oscar nom

[tenma_desu]

mte like how the hell did they spend 90-100 million on this? no major stars, mostly unexceptional production values... between taraji's concerns and the movie itself something doesn't add up imo

[deeohaytch]

I feel like most of these production budgets are just ways to funnel money to other people because these movies are not giving what these budgets are saying they are

[snark_ranger]

The budget didn’t show on camera.