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Taraji P. Henson, Jennifer Hudson & Pauletta Washington Sign On For 'Tell It Like A Woman' Anthology Film

Jennifer Hudson and Taraji P. Henson are working together!

The 39-year-old singer is set to star in a new anthology project that Taraji will helm, according to Variety.

Click inside to read more about the upcoming project…More Here! »

Taraji P. Henson, Andra Day & More Stylish Stars Hit The BET Awards 2021 Red Carpet!

Andra Day and Taraji P. Henson looked amazing on the red carpet tonight!

The two stars arrived in major style for the 2021 BET Awards held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday (June 27).

Taraji, who will host the show, and Andra walked the red carpet next to presenter Ryan Michelle Bathe and Issa Rae.

On top of being nominated for Best Actress, Andra will also be performing during the show. Issa is also nominated in the same category.

See the full nomination list here on JustJared.com!

FYI: Taraji is wearing a Versace dress. Ryan wore a black Rick Owens dress. Issa wore Stuart Weitzman heels and Bulgari jewels.

Check out over 30+ pictures inside of Taraji P. Henson, Andra Day, Ryan Michelle Bathe and Issa Rae

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Taraji P. Henson Will Play Miss Hannigan in NBC's 'Annie Live!'

Taraji P. Henson is taking on an iconic role!

The 50-year-old Empire actress will play Miss Hannigan in the upcoming Annie Live! NBC musical airing in December, Deadline confirmed Tuesday (June 8).

Find out more about the musical…More Here! »

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Octavia Spencer Reveals the April Fools' Joke That Taraji P. Henson Pulled on Her

Octavia Spencer is showing fans the text message that she received from longtime friend Taraji P. Henson on April Fools’ Day!

The Oscar-winning actress shared a screencap of the message, which said, “Did you mean to post nudes on your story?” Taraji then pressed the enter button a bunch of times to make sure Octavia had to keep scrolling to see the rest of the message, which said, “April Fools! Just kidding, in case your heart dropped!”

Octavia responded to the texts by saying, “Girl my heart dropped. Lmao.”

She shared the screencap on Instagram and captioned the post, “Just got this from @tarajiphenson and nearly fainted. Omg #ShesSoDayumFunny #ScaredTheHellOuttaMe.”

Taraji‘s Empire co-star Gabourey Sidibe commented and said, “I got it too! I threw the phone!”

See the post below!

Taraji P. Henson Asks for Prayers After Beloved Dog Suffers Complications Following Surgery

UPDATE: Taraji tragically revealed that her beloved dog has died.

“Had to say good bye forever to my baby @kballhenson I AM GOING TO MISS MY SWEET BABY SO MUCH. KBall was so good to me. Gave me three beautiful love filled years. KBall you calmed mommy’s anxiety. What will I do without you. Mommy tried everything to save your life. EVERYTHING!!! I couldn’t watch you suffer any longer. Life was rough on this lil guy. He had breathing issues that needed to be addressed. His trachea was the size of a straw so breathing and eating and playing was becoming very difficult for him. He had two surgeries and his Lil body couldn’t take it. I gave you the best three years ever. Private jets vacations shopping movie sets photo shoots the best dog food money could buy and ALL OF MY LOVE!!! Jesus this is hard and yes I AM A WRECK!!! #RIPKBallHenson,” she posted on Instagram. RIP.

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Taraji P. Henson‘s beloved dog needs our prayers.

On Saturday (March 27), the 50-year-old Empire actress took to Instagram to ask fans for prayers for her French Bulldog K Ball, who suffered complications after a recent surgery.

“I NEED ALL PRAYER SOLDIERS TO PRAY FOR MY BABY @kballhenson He is having some complications after his surgery. He is fighting and I am loosing my mind,” Taraji wrote along with a photo of K Ball.

“PLEASE KEEP FIGHTING @kballhenson MOMMY NEEDS YOU!!!!!!! πŸ™πŸΎπŸ™πŸΎπŸ™πŸΎπŸ™πŸΎπŸ™πŸΎπŸ™πŸΎπŸ™πŸΎπŸ™πŸΎπŸ™πŸΎπŸ™πŸΎπŸ™πŸΎπŸ™πŸΎπŸ™πŸΎπŸ™πŸΎπŸ™πŸΎπŸ™πŸΎπŸ™πŸΎπŸ™πŸΎπŸ™πŸΎπŸ™πŸΎπŸ™πŸΎ” Taraji added.

Over on her Instagram Story, Taraji shared a photo of K Ball with a tube up his nose while laying on a towel.

“Keep fighting baby,” Taraji wrote. “Mommy and team are praying Lil champ!!!!”

At this time, Taraji has not shared what procedure K Ball underwent.

If you missed it, Taraji revealed that she contemplated suicide during the pandemic.

Our thoughts are with Taraji P. Henson and K Ball at this time.

Megan Thee Stallion Celebrates Grammy Wins With Boyfriend Pardison Fontaine

Megan Thee Stallion holds hand with boyfriend Pardison Fontaine as they exit a Grammy party in Los Angeles on Sunday night (March 14).

The cute couple kept close together as they headed to a waiting car after celebrating her big Grammy wins. Megan picked up the awards for Best New Artist, Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance.

For the party, Megan switched up her look to a cute blue and white dress, with coordinating heels.

During the night, Megan was sparking engagement rumors. See why here!

PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Megan Thee Stallion

There were many guests at Megan‘s party, including Taraji P. Henson, who was wearing a unique face mask.

Also pictured in the gallery below is Rita Ora, who was celebrating the Grammys from Sydney, Australia, where she’s currently a judge on The Voice Australia.

FYI: Megan wore a Lips + Honey dress. Taraji wore a Philosophy di Lorenzo Serafini jumpsuit.

10+ pictures inside of Megan Thee Stallion and Pardison Fontaine celebrating her big Grammy wins…

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Taraji P. Henson Cries While Recalling Telling Her Son How His Father Died

Taraji P. Henson is opening up about the moment she had to tell her son how his father died in the newest episode of her Facebook Watch series, Peace of Mind with Taraji.

The actress spoke with Tracie Jade Jenkins and therapist Sierra Hillsman about the difficult situation she endured on how to tell her now 26-year-old son, Marcell Johnson, how his father died when he was only nine.

“My son’s father was suddenly taken β€” murdered β€” when he was 9, and I didn’t know how to tell him that,” she shared. “I couldn’t tell him he was murdered, so I told him he died in an accident.”

Taraji adds that telling him that his dad died in an accident came back to haunt her.

“Later on in life he found out and he came back to me and was like, ‘Why didn’t you tell me my daddy was murdered?’ And so then we had to get therapy,” Taraji shared.

After Taraji‘s recollection, Sierra then offered advice to her and viewers on how to handle difficult situations like this.

Before the holiday break, Taraji revealed something shocking during an episode of the series. Read more here…