Taraji P Henson Breaks Her Silence On The Jussie Smollett Shock Ruling

Posted On : March 27, 2019
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She plays his mother in the hit show Empire. Now actress Taraji P. Henson is speaking out after her cast mate Jussie Smollett’s race hate charges were dropped.

“The Truth Has Prevailed”

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“I’m happy that the truth has finally been set free, because I knew it all along,” the 48-year-old actress told USA Today on Tuesday.

“We’re all happy for him, and thank God the truth prevailed,” she added. “I’m not going to jump on clickbait just because someone says something derogatory about a person I know and love. I’m not easily swayed like that. Those little clickbait (reports) weren’t enough to deter me from his immaculate track record.”

“He’s An Activist”

Henson also maintained that Smollett is not an “attention seeker,” after police maintain Smollett staged a racist and homophobic attack on himself.

“I know the type of activism this young man does in his community, I know that he’s a giver – he’s not an attention-seeker,” Henson insisted. “When I know someone, there’s nothing you can say to make me flip on them,” she continued. “And that’s what we miss in this world.”

“We need people that stand by us. Whatever happened to that? Why are we so easy to believe strangers over people we know?”

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