In recent months, actress Taraji P. Henson has been vocal about her disappointment with the ways in which Hollywood treats women — especially women of color — as less important and less valuable than men who take on equal or lesser roles, many of whom have less experience.
During various press appearances linked to her role in the second film adaptation of Alice Walker's "The Color Purple," Henson has been brought to tears describing how hard she's fought to get to the point she's at in her career, saying she still finds herself fighting to be paid adequately and treated with the respect she feels she's earned. In a recent interview with The New York Times, she reveals yet another example of mistreatment, saying that producers of "The Color Purple" wanted the cast to drive themselves to set each day in rental cars, which she fought against by claiming that doing so would be a insurance liability.
