Taraji P Henson has claimed she was paid less than 2 per cent of Brad Pitt’s salary for her Oscar-nominated turn in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
Henson, who won a Golden Globe for her performance as Cookie in Empire earlier this year, will be hoping for industry acknowledgement when Hidden Figures reaches cinemas in February.
“Someone with the ability to green-light a film couldn’t see black women beyond a very limited purview he or she thought ‘fit’ audience expectations.”
“I couldn’t get served at that particular restaurant,” Henson wrote.