Akashi Media Podcast Live Taraji Henson Low Pay Color Purple

Akashi Media Podcast Live Podcast Host Variety Chenevert Commentary on Empire Star Taraji Henson Low Pay for the Color Purple remake film. Controversy has been steamy since Icon Billionaire Own Entrepreneur Oprah Winfrey hired Taraji Henson for The Color Purple. What has happened here and what is really going on with nominated Oscar Actor Taraji? Why does she have a production team separate from the film production team? She says the people on production needs to get paid and she's always taking home 50% less because of taxes. First of all, film production companies are a tax exempt entity so they don't pay taxes they get incentives. Second an actor is considered a contractor and they pay their own taxes but they have an option to request for taxes to be taken out. Third, how Taraji never seems to know what she's going to be making? It normal film production ethics a production company sends a letter of intent with an interest to hire the cast or actor at that time their representation will follow up with their star and letting them know the role, the production, give a script if available and information about pay. Taraji on the other hand must doesn't have a representation that brings her all the information regarding the production up front. They are just talking for her and just agree to any amount. But what's strange about her reps, talent agency etc is that they know she's a big star and she should be that $20 million dollars per film actor that she wants to be. How come they are not negotiating a higher bar of pay for her if that's going to be more money for her talent agency or personal manager? Something is off with her contracts. Her contracts sounds like a recording deal contract. However, assumption is that The Color Purple was shot during the Sag Strike and usually no pay is the same in any career during the strike. Taraji Henson is not alone in getting paid low acting gigs. However at the same time her pay is not 6 cents checks like the Oscar winner actor from Pose who is now homeless. None of the other complaining actors are taking home 6 cents checks and homeless but could be. The Pose actor is homeless with HIV. Just when you think your doing bad someone else is doing worse. But what demanding actor is going to stand up for another star to get paid. Sounds like the strike needs to be back on or these actors need new representation.

Whenever an actor wants more money they have an option to become an investor in the production? Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry and Spike Lee have tight network where they own their own production company and are billionaires and are employers. They are actors too. But how much did Quincy Jones pay Oprah for The original Color Purple? What is it that Denzel Washington have to do to become to expensive for Spike Lee to hire after doing multiple Spike Lee Joints? How did Denzel and Jamie Foxx and Will Smith become movie moguls? Did they become investors in film productions. Will Smith has had riders for productions for special requests of accomodations. Taraji doesn't sound like she ever has a rider unless it's to have a separate production team from the film production. It might be a good option to exercise the network of these movie moguls who keeps their square tight to ask questions how can a low pay Oscar nominated actor get on? Get to where they are? Who did they hire to make them a billionaire?

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