Taraji Penda Henson is an American actress and singer.
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Taraji Henson studied acting at Howard University and began her Hollywood career in guest roles on several television shows before making her breakthrough in Baby Boy.
Taraji Henson is best known for the role she played in the hit series Empire.
In relation to that, Taraji P. Henson defended her TV son, Jussie Smollett, after the actor was recently convicted on charges of staging a hate crime and sentenced to 150 days in jail.
On Sunday March 13, Taraji Henson showed support for her former co-star on Instagram by posting a black square with the hashtag #FreeJussie. The Emmy and Oscar nominee — who played Cookie Lyon opposite Smollett’s Jamal Lyon in “Empire” — is among several Hollywood luminaries who have defended Smollett over the last week.
“I am not here to debate you on his innocence but we can agree that the punishment does not fit the crime,” Taraji Henson wrote in the caption of her post.
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