Overview
- Henson told Hoda Kotb’s Making Space podcast that Hollywood treats men and women differently, renewing her long-running push for equity.
- She contrasted Tyrese Gibson’s turns in Transformers and Fast & Furious with her own lack of any franchise film, a gap that often dictates long-term pay and visibility.
- She said she foresaw the split after their 2001 breakout in Baby Boy and now frames it as industry “politics,” stressing she holds no personal hate.
- She is building outside the studio track through her TPH beauty brand and an upcoming Broadway debut with Cedric the Entertainer in August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone.
- Coverage also notes her years of equal‑pay advocacy and a 2025 monthlong reset in Bali, which she described as a response to discouragement in the industry.