On Friday, Tyler Perry launched his second full-length movie of 2025. His newest psychological thriller— “Straw” —stars Taraji P. Henson, Sherri Shepherd, and singer, Teyana Taylor. Previous to its launch, Bevy Smith hosted a city corridor on SiriusXM Bevy Smith that includes all the aforementioned actors plus Tyler Perry himself, to speak in regards to the movie and their time in Hollywood.
And child, issues received deep.
Henson has been very vocal and trustworthy about the truth that Tyler Perry was the primary particular person to pay her equitably for a job, famously sharing that she was paid $500,000 for her starring position in 2009’s “I Can Do Unhealthy All By Myself.” So in a current dialog with Bevy Smith, each she and Sherri Shepherd received emotional when talking about their remedy in Hollywood and praised Perry for being who he’s and the way he respects and treats actors. Henson, specifically, spoke about that point in her life when she took the position in Perry’s 2009 movie…and why.
“I’m simply gonna say this. Like I bear in mind once I received nominated for the Oscar, you recognize, the Oscar run is loopy. The cellphone is ringing. You gotta be right here. You gotta be there. They gotta… After which the day after the Oscars, the cellphone stops ringing. Like, it’s bizarre ’trigger it’s like, you don’t, your senses, your nervous system is shocked since you’re so used to going and swiftly nothing,” mentioned Henson reflecting on 2009, when she was nominated for “Finest Supporting Actress” for her position in “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.”
It is smart that being nominated for an Oscar would result in many alternatives and inquiries for roles in upcoming movies. And but…
“No cellphone calls. You recognize who referred to as me? This man proper right here (Perry). For, a number one position. Not supporting, a number one position. And it was, ‘I Can Do Unhealthy All By Myself,’” she continued.
Which solutions a query that lots of people, particularly on social media, have requested relating to how and why she “ended up” in a Perry movie coming off an Oscar nomination. Because it seems, even individuals on her group had been questioning the transfer, which Henson passionately addressed.
“You recognize, individuals began asking me on my group, ‘Why you gonna do a Tyler Perry…’ I mentioned, ‘No one referred to as, nobody referred to as to supply me a primary place within the movie. He did.’ After which instructed me what to ask for. Gave me a quote who, I didn’t have a quote till this man proper right here. And so, to today, I’m going to, I don’t care how large I received, I don’t care what number of awards I win. Each time he calls, I’m there.”
She mentioned what she mentioned.
So the subsequent time you marvel why you see Taraji (and sure different actors you recognize and love) in Tyler Perry movies, the reply would possibly lie someplace in and round Henson’s response: Tyler Perry exhibits up when others don’t and he exhibits up large.
“Straw” is presently streaming on Netflix.
