I can just imagine her family and friends trying to leech off her after hearing the bag she collected. Good to know she's smart with it and has her priorities straight.
@@winstonsmith6166 in an industry where black women are not seen as worthy to be paid the same as their white women peers, there's not much you can negotiate without the executive or studio to switch you with another actor Use that argument when white male actors are complaining about salary
That’s why I don’t agree w/ the saying pay me what I’m worth. Bc you can’t put no price behind our value. One person might earn $10 an hour, say pay me what I’m worth fighting for a $3 increase only to be under the illusion that, that is their worth when in reality in ain’t no dollar that can truly pay for the worth and value of our lives and who we are.
Idk because I had to search on line when and where they were coming on. In NY they use to come on ch 5 at 11:00 am right after Wendy williams.. Now they come on Ch 9 at 5PM !
Between taxes and her team that’s already 80% of her salary gone. 30K left and she spent all 30K on her sons tuition. Reminds me when TLC broke down their money issues at the Grammys in 96. No shade just facts! You really have to love doing anything in the entertainment industry when you first start out.
I don't think her numbers are correct. The highest tax bracket is 37% (assuming she made more than $518k that year). It's also very rare to pay both an agent AND a manager. If we assume that she got the job through a manager, his/her cut would be 15% and then an entertainment attorney would be 5%. So... you would subtract $55,500 for taxes (max), $22,500 for the manager, and $7500 for the attorney. So that would actually leave her with $64,500. However, she would be able to write off a shitload of things. I've written in Hollywood before and I could write off a percentage of many expenses including rent and utilities. If her tax guy is even halfway decent, he should have cut her tax liability down by a third or maybe half of that $150k.
Uh, no. They tax base off of a certain amount, rich people are not just in one bracket. They have income tiers and each tier is taxed at a certain amount. How do you know that you don't have to pay a manager and agent??
@@billybatson7852 it is not very rare to pay both manager and agent. Maybe you are referring to music industry but your manager gets paid regardless because they are with you long term including your developmental stage usually while agents are usually switched over the growth of your career. 10-20% agent usually at least 15% for manager. Publicist could be 3k a month. Could have a stylist. Retainer and/or percentage for lawyer. Life expenses including who in her family she is now taking care of. Also just productions you are independently contracted not employee. And I'm curious does that 37% include the social security and medical tax?
The Real definitely has new management. I l appreciate the new direction because now we; the audience are seeing how intelligent each host is. Also, not to discredit those that came before. But the guest on the show so far are so "Resl-able"...The questions are top tier. It's relevant and it shows that the Real team did their research. Great job guys!!
And this is also what Monique was saying. These studios and networks aren’t willing to actually pay black actors a fair wage. Like Monique said about the Netflix deal, why would she only accept 500k for 2 years when she’s not even gonna see all of that, on top of that, she’ll be contracted to only work for Netflix.
@@shaylovli Nope. Too busy with that crab mentality; pulling others down thinking it's the best way to climb up. If we would just latch on to each other, we can all get out the pot together.
We don’t often realize it but as with any business the people actually making the big chunk of the money are at the top and “the artists/athletes/faces we see are actually the product that everyone else makes money off of not the big money players
Thanks for breaking it down Taraji cause I had no idea...you get so caught up with the visuals of the entertainment world (clothes, cars, jewelry, trips, houses, etc.) you have no idea how much money these actors have to pay out to the people behind the scenes. Sounds exactly similar to when TLC was explaining how they ended up bankrupt
Wow, I really appreciate the way she broke that down. Benjamin Button basically paid her son's tuition for that year, and she still had to figure out a way to pay all of her other bills. Respect.
Well, she would've had other money coming in for other projects she did that year. If not, then her tax liability would only have been 22%. There's no way she only had $30k left... taxes would max out at 37% and then a manager is 15% and an attorney is 5%. Plus, if her accountant is halfway decent, she would have written off a ton of expenses.
@@billybatson7852 Glad you know what she paid out better than her. So pleased you know what she wrote off and although she said her team was 30% glad you corrected her because you know for a fact it was only 15% . I just have 1 question, what Attorney you know that works for 5%? Hook me up.
@@billybatson7852You are correct, she was in several projects during this time frame and I don't think her point was to decieve us into thinking this was her only income that year. She was simply demonstrating how Benjamin Button, despite the successful film it was and what she brought to the film (her performance was nominated for an Oscar), when it was all said and done it really only paid her son's tuition for one year. Taraji's example here seems to be indicative of what women, and particularly women of color, have been saying for years regarding their lack of pay and appreciation in the industry compared to their counterparts. I think it's about time we listen and, maybe even, believe them.
@@SPChannel722I think there is a whole other side we are not talking about here. Up until that point before Benjamin Button what massive movie did was sue the Star in that made a lot of money? She really had tiny small parts in movies and the two movies she was known for at that time where more cultural movies with baby boy and hustle and flow. So being cast and paid what she was for a movie staring Brad Pitt was acting probably what her worth was at that time. She was a supporting character most likely third billing in the film. The movie cost 167M to make add another 70M to market and promote. As good as the movie was it only made 337M but you subtract the spending then you actually only made less the 90M. I do believe she is a good actress I enjoy her but she also let herself get type casted a lot. That hurts your value because I think it hinders her range.
I’m actually glad they allowed the sistas to sit down together for this interview… although I know Taraji loves all the ladies… it speaks true to the connection and overall same kind of hardships and sisterhood the ladies who happen to be black share and that in itself is powerful ! 💜💜
You get what you earn no more no less.. if she’s not happy with her pay do something else.. Jesus people r so weak n such fucking crybabies.. always feeling sorry for themselves
Finally someone explained you pay your team their obviously rightfully earned percentage after taxes so you are left with way less then half afterwards. It’s a hard game to be in, but trusting in God has really kept the lights on lol
Now I knew ppl in entertainment as talented as she is had their own expenses to deal, but what?! I'm so glad she broke it down the way she did. Part 2 us now!!
This stuck with me because I’m 35. Moved to another state during the pandemic and it has been so hard being new here and finding work. I have had my share of jobs and I know me so I know what I can bring to any table. I had an offer for a position at a job recently. I interviewed. I took their little assessment and they denied me. Then the same company for the same position at a DIFFERENT location offered me a chance. Weird right?! And I turned it down because like taraji mentioned, we have to know our worth. That we are good enough.
It's basically the same way when you're a music producer and audio engineer. You spend your profit on more equipment and bills just to keep the studio going. Yeah you're doing what you love but majority of the time you're paying to do it. You gotta really have passion to be in the entertainment industry because you're gonna spend damn near just as much as you make just to maintain. That's why alot of entertainers have to diversify their income into multiple business ventures.
I love Taraji’s outfit! she looks amazing. I also really needed to hear this. Her never giving up on your dreams moment really hit different than other moments i hear like that.
Glad she's been getting it since Tyler Perry. I think Taraji had been building since Baby Boy and was most definitely owed more than that by Benjamin Button though. I think I she was getting 175k an epi for Empire. And she deserved it
She forgot to mention that 50% going to taxes is only in California. I've been hearing a lot of people complaining about how high taxes are in California.
That is why I say as a black African American college is a big maybe and what if , no matter if we go for acting or becoming the president we will never get payed what we are worth and we will never get the flowers that we deserve no matter how we work , they will always look under , pass and over us but never AT us. Because they know we are , can and will eventually be unstoppable.
I'm happy she can be honest about not only what she makes including the back story of how she had to grind and take on roles back to back to earn what she has cause things weren't by any means easier just cause she's risen in career. I'm anticipating what projects she'll be working on next.
I discovered in Nursing white health care workers are paid more than black nurses who are at the same exact level. I discovered this by accident when I was working for the CEO of a company. I had the opportunity to view the salaries of equal workers hired the same time with the same credentials and experience. I was shocked and disappointed.
Now, this is the REAL!!!! I appreciate celebs like her who are keeping it real. JUST FYI! Women in general need equal pay. She is a GREAT ACTRESS!!! You can feel it when her character was in pain, hurt, angry, sad, etc. That is an actress!!! Thx for asking the question and plz thanks her for answering
I think I've seen this video over 50x already lol! Her comically dramatic delivery in breaking down the true profit from the $150,000 was a classic moment. Taraji's personality always shines in interviews.
This is 2 years old? So she's been trying to tell people all this time and some are acting like she only started speaking up while promoting the Colour Purple.
Basically she made 60k off 5 months of work. If she gets another film at the same rate thats 120k a year. And in LA thats nothing. Being that school was 30k which leaves her with 90k a year in LA. that is HARD.
My mother and Taraji could be sister or even cousins I swear. Seeing her in baby boy I swore it was my mother and told all my friends my mom was on tv. She’s like my famous mom I never got to meet. Cause I’m stuck w my mom lol. Love her spirit 🌹
Taraji is stunning! I don't know this gorgeous queen personally but what I've seen of her throughout the years is that she's a one in a million! God bless her and her son's journey. 🙏🏽🙏🏽❤️❤️
Taraji is so beautiful and inspirational and I love the fact that she is humble and she thought me something I didn’t no which was how the money works in Hollywood !!
This is a good breakdown--- Start with the fact that the movie has estimated gross of 335 million dollars... $150000 = movie contracted amount $75000 = Taxes $150000 * .30 = $45000
Remember she clearly said she used that 30K for your son's education. She had to scramble to grab a other check That's 6K a month for 5months. What if she doesn't do another movie that year? Then that's 30K for the year
oof see that's why you have to set up you company so when you start getting paid like that they write the checks to your company and you are taxed less.
Very much the same to what Monique has been saying for so long. She got a bad rep for saying it out loud but I think, it has enabled others to be heard when the time comes for negotiations.
WHY ARE WE SUPPORTING GOVERNMENT TAKING 50% OF YOUR PAY FROM THE WORK THAT YOU DO?! Like as an Accountant, I NEVER had a client say, please, how can I pay more federal taxes? Just crazy to me that we are brainwashed to thinking its okay to steal people money that they work for. Crazy! I would do taxes and have to break the news to a nurse expecting to get EITC because she works MORE and very hard, but government penalizes you for working hard...God forbid you work overtime, they hurt you even more. Drives me nuts while ppl try so hard to penalize the corporations, all it does is penalize the workers because those corporations can afford to hire Accountants, CPAs, tax attorneys etc, people making $65-300k, heck even those making $1M could not afford a month of payroll that these corps. can and they WILL always have laws that benefit them. And BOTH parties do it. When you work on the inside, you start to realize the team colors that the news show you are not quite so different at all. BOTH sides benefit at the expense of the taxpayers but will keep you divided so they can keep stealing 50% from you while they get lifetime benefits at your expense and a sweet salary that affords them multiple homes while you can barely pay rent. People need to realize, the more you make, the LESS you take home. If you make $300k, you are prob only taking home $150k and guess what, you still gotta pay those student loans which are almost as much as rent from that. Still gotta pay that $500 car pmt because you need to work and rent is about $1-3k EASILY. So like she says, the math aint mathing. THE ONLY PEOPLE not affected are those in the dare I say 9 FIGURE PLUS marks because they have the ability to park their money in "non tangible assets" and those are not taxed. These are the "untouchables", and trying to harm them will only burn you bc they will lobby for laws on both sides to keep themselves untouchable meanwhile they watch us divide amongst ourselves when honestly we are ALL besides those making under $65k being hurt by them. and those making under $65k, they make jump through rings of fire to barely get a $100 from section 8 towards their $1k rent. They want to know every aspect of your life to barely get benefits...you think wow I am getting $10k in EITC and child tax credits but its like yeah, you were also struggling off food stamps the other 11 months of the year. And when you want to do better for yourself so you can move up the ladder, what does the tax man do, take 22%, 37% and etc. So essentially they keep you on a hamster wheel. they gate keep you from ever making as much as them bc if you ever did then, why would you need them? If everyone simply paid 10% at the individual levels and keep corporate taxes at 21%, then that would mean someone working at Mcdonald's could technically work there for 3 years, become a manager and not have to suddenly owe 22% in individual taxes, they'd only pay 10% bc its kept the same...which means more money for them bc they are giving less to the greedy weasels in DC. Then you can decide how to use your money based on your family instead letting government keep your money interest free all year to send foreign aid to Ukraine. The people who don't pay federal income taxes get refunds bc of the EITC and essentially repay at the expense of others who pay federal income taxes...these refunds are also essentially the money you overpaid to the govt which essentially gives them a loan from YOU at 0%. Meanwhile, for example, does Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac give you a 0% home loan? No, house loans for the average buyer going to be 7%+. You could pay the house off much quicker for way less but they don't give you the same luxury that they trick you into doing for them, do they? So if people really want to let DC have it, tell both sides that y'all want a flat tax rate. Watch how much they'd push back at such an idea. they will say we need to tax corporations more but thats lip service bc they know most corporations wealth is tied up in assets that taxes cant touch those. but they will say this on the news to make you believe they are really sticking it to the man...lol
The appreciation I have for her breaking down those numbers is real! You have to be a phenomenally amazing woman to be comfortable enough in your skin to disclose this info!
I just know the ratings this year will be crazy! Ngl I didn't really watch when they were at home. I'm glad they are back in studio! The guest stars are really good this season.
She is beyond beautiful! And so inspiring!! I hope she continues to get more projects, because she is super talented and has the kindest of hearts!! She is very real!! ❤️❤️
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It's called show BUSINESS. I'm glad Taraji is paying attention to the business part and asking for what she's worth. She truly deserves it.
I can just imagine her family and friends trying to leech off her after hearing the bag she collected. Good to know she's smart with it and has her priorities straight.
She is being PAID what she negotiates.
@@winstonsmith6166 in an industry where black women are not seen as worthy to be paid the same as their white women peers, there's not much you can negotiate without the executive or studio to switch you with another actor
Use that argument when white male actors are complaining about salary
I love how she spoke honestly about the money. A lot of people talk round about it, but she laid it right down.
Facts. Helps to dispel assumptions, wish more would be as open
I'm so happy she's being so transparent about everything. I love her
wow that is crazy. She is so talented and humble. She deserves way more.
Absolutely 💯
Racism tbh🗣💯
I agree, sisters giving others props!
That’s why I don’t agree w/ the saying pay me what I’m worth. Bc you can’t put no price behind our value. One person might earn $10 an hour, say pay me what I’m worth fighting for a $3 increase only to be under the illusion that, that is their worth when in reality in ain’t no dollar that can truly pay for the worth and value of our lives and who we are.
Poor Rod, always the victim.
This hairstyle fits her so well.
Yes the wig look nice😆
@@humptydance7498 just say hair.
I like it too
@@michaelamitchell1603 nah... imma say what I want and what it is.
@@humptydance7498 lets not be an asshole early this morning ok smh
She's glowing is like she's aging backwards
Like Benjamin button? I see what you did there
This show's ratings are gonna sky rocket.
💯🤣
Hey Jillian. How are you? And yes they are!
Is that irony?
Idk because I had to search on line when and where they were coming on. In NY they use to come on ch 5 at 11:00 am right after Wendy williams.. Now they come on Ch 9 at 5PM !
Baby they got canceled ….
Between taxes and her team that’s already 80% of her salary gone. 30K left and she spent all 30K on her sons tuition. Reminds me when TLC broke down their money issues at the Grammys in 96. No shade just facts! You really have to love doing anything in the entertainment industry when you first start out.
I thought the same with TLC when she was breaking it down.
I don't think her numbers are correct. The highest tax bracket is 37% (assuming she made more than $518k that year). It's also very rare to pay both an agent AND a manager. If we assume that she got the job through a manager, his/her cut would be 15% and then an entertainment attorney would be 5%. So... you would subtract $55,500 for taxes (max), $22,500 for the manager, and $7500 for the attorney. So that would actually leave her with $64,500.
However, she would be able to write off a shitload of things. I've written in Hollywood before and I could write off a percentage of many expenses including rent and utilities. If her tax guy is even halfway decent, he should have cut her tax liability down by a third or maybe half of that $150k.
Uh, no. They tax base off of a certain amount, rich people are not just in one bracket. They have income tiers and each tier is taxed at a certain amount. How do you know that you don't have to pay a manager and agent??
And every agency charges differently. And you are assuming she has things to write off, which she obviously didn't.
@@billybatson7852 it is not very rare to pay both manager and agent. Maybe you are referring to music industry but your manager gets paid regardless because they are with you long term including your developmental stage usually while agents are usually switched over the growth of your career. 10-20% agent usually at least 15% for manager. Publicist could be 3k a month. Could have a stylist. Retainer and/or percentage for lawyer. Life expenses including who in her family she is now taking care of. Also just productions you are independently contracted not employee. And I'm curious does that 37% include the social security and medical tax?
She explained it so well, I didn’t know this!
The Real definitely has new management. I l appreciate the new direction because now we; the audience are seeing how intelligent each host is. Also, not to discredit those that came before. But the guest on the show so far are so "Resl-able"...The questions are top tier. It's relevant and it shows that the Real team did their research. Great job guys!!
And this is also what Monique was saying. These studios and networks aren’t willing to actually pay black actors a fair wage. Like Monique said about the Netflix deal, why would she only accept 500k for 2 years when she’s not even gonna see all of that, on top of that, she’ll be contracted to only work for Netflix.
Black people need therapy!!! From Taraji to Michaela Coel, Monique was right about the pay inequality. We gotta support Black women for real.
Yeah ppl slowly get to realize that Monique was right!!
Been believed Monique!!!! It’s black folks who don’t stand and fight for one another too busy trying get in where they fit In
@@shaylovli Nope. Too busy with that crab mentality; pulling others down thinking it's the best way to climb up. If we would just latch on to each other, we can all get out the pot together.
If they don’t like what they r being paid do something else or don’t take the job…. This is how the fucking world works… u get what you earn
She sounded exactly like Left Eye when she explained why TLC made no money. This is actually heartbreaking. These talents deserve better!
We don’t often realize it but as with any business the people actually making the big chunk of the money are at the top and “the artists/athletes/faces we see are actually the product that everyone else makes money off of not the big money players
Exactly!
This is exactly what I thought about
I'm so feeling Taraji's modern 60s vibe she's giving with that ensemble 💜💜💜
Everyone was mad at Monique when she was saying this years ago. Steve Harvey said she was crazy.
EX👏AC👏TLY 👏!!
Oh the same Steve Harvey who backstabbed the late and great Bernie Mac for a movie. Phony as they come. Not all skin folk are kin folk as they say.
Her delivery is what broke her success. You have to be humble when you know you're already dealing with evil people
Thanks for breaking it down Taraji cause I had no idea...you get so caught up with the visuals of the entertainment world (clothes, cars, jewelry, trips, houses, etc.) you have no idea how much money these actors have to pay out to the people behind the scenes. Sounds exactly similar to when TLC was explaining how they ended up bankrupt
Wow, I really appreciate the way she broke that down. Benjamin Button basically paid her son's tuition for that year, and she still had to figure out a way to pay all of her other bills. Respect.
Respect!!!
Well, she would've had other money coming in for other projects she did that year. If not, then her tax liability would only have been 22%. There's no way she only had $30k left... taxes would max out at 37% and then a manager is 15% and an attorney is 5%. Plus, if her accountant is halfway decent, she would have written off a ton of expenses.
@@billybatson7852 Glad you know what she paid out better than her. So pleased you know what she wrote off and although she said her team was 30% glad you corrected her because you know for a fact it was only 15% . I just have 1 question, what Attorney you know that works for 5%? Hook me up.
@@billybatson7852You are correct, she was in several projects during this time frame and I don't think her point was to decieve us into thinking this was her only income that year. She was simply demonstrating how Benjamin Button, despite the successful film it was and what she brought to the film (her performance was nominated for an Oscar), when it was all said and done it really only paid her son's tuition for one year. Taraji's example here seems to be indicative of what women, and particularly women of color, have been saying for years regarding their lack of pay and appreciation in the industry compared to their counterparts. I think it's about time we listen and, maybe even, believe them.
@@SPChannel722I think there is a whole other side we are not talking about here. Up until that point before Benjamin Button what massive movie did was sue the Star in that made a lot of money? She really had tiny small parts in movies and the two movies she was known for at that time where more cultural movies with baby boy and hustle and flow. So being cast and paid what she was for a movie staring Brad Pitt was acting probably what her worth was at that time. She was a supporting character most likely third billing in the film. The movie cost 167M to make add another 70M to market and promote. As good as the movie was it only made 337M but you subtract the spending then you actually only made less the 90M. I do believe she is a good actress I enjoy her but she also let herself get type casted a lot. That hurts your value because I think it hinders her range.
I’m actually glad they allowed the sistas to sit down together for this interview… although I know Taraji loves all the ladies… it speaks true to the connection and overall same kind of hardships and sisterhood the ladies who happen to be black share and that in itself is powerful ! 💜💜
I didn’t even really clock this till you pointed it out! Great catch!
Taraji P. Henson is so talented. She deserves to be paid her worth and more!
Look at the role she took
Pretty sure now she does get more
Yeah i feel like Black women is so underpaid especially in the filming industry
You get what you earn no more no less.. if she’s not happy with her pay do something else.. Jesus people r so weak n such fucking crybabies.. always feeling sorry for themselves
@@TheSands83 also not just black women but women in general tend to just take what they are offered. Never counter back
Finally someone explained you pay your team their obviously rightfully earned percentage after taxes so you are left with way less then half afterwards. It’s a hard game to be in, but trusting in God has really kept the lights on lol
Taraji looks like a whole new woman with that wig on she looks absolutely gorgeous, beautiful, amazing, fantastic, stunning, awesome
Taraji looks so gorgeous. She makes 50+ more like ageless! She has earned her respect for her work.
She's been vocal and nobody's been listening. And now everyone's saying that she brought it up because of the new movie.
I agree she has been saying this for years
And I was surprised people didn't see this
Such a radiant beauty! She is glowing 😍 I am glad she broke it down she is so articulate and smart. She deserves her flowers, such a great actress 💐
Now I knew ppl in entertainment as talented as she is had their own expenses to deal, but what?! I'm so glad she broke it down the way she did. Part 2 us now!!
Yes mi need part 2
I’m not gonna lie, I was scared for the show. All the childish topics, It was just boring AF but this season, they are doing the damn thing 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Yes they are doing it and I am loving it
Same
I was scared of it too. I was tired of seeing them cry every 2 minutes. It was wild annoying
Another thing these ladies are near 40, in their 40s and 50s. The audience has also grown up no more silly childish topics.
Yet the government won’t tax all theses billionaires. So sad
I love her. She is so real. Get your money honey.
This stuck with me because I’m 35. Moved to another state during the pandemic and it has been so hard being new here and finding work. I have had my share of jobs and I know me so I know what I can bring to any table. I had an offer for a position at a job recently. I interviewed. I took their little assessment and they denied me. Then the same company for the same position at a DIFFERENT location offered me a chance. Weird right?! And I turned it down because like taraji mentioned, we have to know our worth. That we are good enough.
Which state
It's basically the same way when you're a music producer and audio engineer. You spend your profit on more equipment and bills just to keep the studio going. Yeah you're doing what you love but majority of the time you're paying to do it. You gotta really have passion to be in the entertainment industry because you're gonna spend damn near just as much as you make just to maintain. That's why alot of entertainers have to diversify their income into multiple business ventures.
Bingo! Teachers too for that matter.
I love how real Taraji is! And how gorgeous is she?!!
I love Taraji’s outfit! she looks amazing. I also really needed to hear this. Her never giving up on your dreams moment really hit different than other moments i hear like that.
I Love her honesty . She's an inspiration and so talented 💕
She is one of the best combinations of talent and beauty I've ever seen.
Glad she's been getting it since Tyler Perry. I think Taraji had been building since Baby Boy and was most definitely owed more than that by Benjamin Button though. I think I she was getting 175k an epi for Empire.
And she deserved it
She forgot to mention that 50% going to taxes is only in California. I've been hearing a lot of people complaining about how high taxes are in California.
Yesss I love her, she’s so down to earth we must never forget your worth ladies and gentlemen!!!! When 1 door closes God opens another!🙌🏽🙏🏽💯😍
That is why I say as a black African American college is a big maybe and what if , no matter if we go for acting or becoming the president we will never get payed what we are worth and we will never get the flowers that we deserve no matter how we work , they will always look under , pass and over us but never AT us. Because they know we are , can and will eventually be unstoppable.
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Inspirational!! ❤️
“Can’t catch fish on dry land”! Thank you 💕
I'm happy she can be honest about not only what she makes including the back story of how she had to grind and take on roles back to back to earn what she has cause things weren't by any means easier just cause she's risen in career. I'm anticipating what projects she'll be working on next.
Great explanation cause it's a big difference from taking another 30% of 150,000 than 75,000 that's not alot to be left with. I love her ❣️
Right she only get 20 percentage of 150,000
This is why i love Taraji, she always keeps it real
I discovered in Nursing white health care workers are paid more than black nurses who are at the same exact level. I discovered this by accident when I was working for the CEO of a company. I had the opportunity to view the salaries of equal workers hired the same time with the same credentials and experience. I was shocked and disappointed.
Yup institutional racism cuts across industries shameful.
It sadly happens in many industries. Women are paid less, but women of color are paid the least.
Now, this is the REAL!!!! I appreciate celebs like her who are keeping it real. JUST FYI! Women in general need equal pay. She is a GREAT ACTRESS!!! You can feel it when her character was in pain, hurt, angry, sad, etc. That is an actress!!! Thx for asking the question and plz thanks her for answering
I think I've seen this video over 50x already lol! Her comically dramatic delivery in breaking down the true profit from the $150,000 was a classic moment. Taraji's personality always shines in interviews.
Wow, love her - so honest and transparent. She’s so talented, I pray that blessings overtake her.
Remember TH☝🏽T, the next time you want to call someone "LUCKY", because they're on Screen.
Thank you, Ms. Henson.
Hits hard especially with the strike.
I love Taraji’s transparency! & her authenticity! Learning more about her background has giving me a new respect for her!
Wow…. Insane…. My girl deserves. Much more than that!!!!!
Wow, when they say don't judge a person until you walk a mile in their shoes, I wish her even more success in her career.
This is 2 years old? So she's been trying to tell people all this time and some are acting like she only started speaking up while promoting the Colour Purple.
Exactly!!
This the exact thing said to Gayle from the Color Purple press tour!
Basically she made 60k off 5 months of work. If she gets another film at the same rate thats 120k a year. And in LA thats nothing. Being that school was 30k which leaves her with 90k a year in LA. that is HARD.
Crazyyy
She looks TF GOOD.!! Love love love her 😍❤️
So if Tyler perry paid her 8 million, that means she only made like 3.5 million according everything she stated!!?
She get approximately 1.6M the 30% is off the 8M which is (2.4M). Uncle Sam takes 4M and her team takes 2.4M.
@@carolannc2336 ...Damn she left with the little end of the stick🤣💯
@@rodtherichest that’s why you have to have a good team to keep them checks coming and to make sure you’re getting paid properly
@@carolannc2336 sorry to sound dumb but who is uncle sam? 😃
@@dawnarxtic Tax, TAX!! and more Tax
TARAJI LOOKS GREAT-VERY YOUTHFUL GLOW! GO QUEEN! INFO ON THE PAY DEDUCTION IS INFORMATIVE...KEEP SHINING BABE!🌟
My mother and Taraji could be sister or even cousins I swear. Seeing her in baby boy I swore it was my mother and told all my friends my mom was on tv. She’s like my famous mom I never got to meet. Cause I’m stuck w my mom lol. Love her spirit 🌹
I did not know this thank you for breaking it down the pay
She kept it real!!
She looks so beautiful! I’m so glad she broke it down.
Not only that, they have to go to premiers, interviews, to promote the movie without pay.
Taraji is stunning! I don't know this gorgeous queen personally but what I've seen of her throughout the years is that she's a one in a million!
God bless her and her son's journey. 🙏🏽🙏🏽❤️❤️
Taraji is so beautiful and inspirational and I love the fact that she is humble and she thought me something I didn’t no which was how the money works in Hollywood !!
Love how transparent Taraji is and how she broke that game down. No matter what level, you still gotta hustle!! Much love and respect to the Queen!
This is a good breakdown---
Start with the fact that the movie has estimated gross of 335 million dollars...
$150000 = movie contracted amount
$75000 = Taxes
$150000 * .30 = $45000
6k a month? That's outrageous!!
I bet Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett made over a million each.
Remember she clearly said she used that 30K for your son's education. She had to scramble to grab a other check
That's 6K a month for 5months. What if she doesn't do another movie that year? Then that's 30K for the year
So who's taking home the big bucks? The exec producers, directors and the other big bosses? It's highway robbery frfr.
or more than that being supposedly A-list actors.@@joanna0988
Yes. In the darkest hour. You have to be the light in the darkness.
Definitely!!
I lover her outfit. She looks like a Barbie
I love how articulate and transparant Taraji is
And I love her acting too ofc!
I miss Cookie Lyon smacking hakeem 🤣
Of course she's articulate
taraji is glowing 😍♥️
Holy Hell! That math is crazy! $30,000 is what she made from that movie! WOW!!!
I haven't seen Taraji look this good in awhile...the hair looks great on her
She looks great with her narural hair has well.
I love me some Taraji she is just so real...💞
The new producers if the real understood the assignment. I am sooo enjoying this.
she's so gorgeous and glowing :) melanin poppin and velvety
She's gorgeous bruh👌😫❤️
The Real had a glow up ✨✨✨
She sounded just like Left Eye when she was talking about TLC.
Because that's how it always goes.
Left eye taught me the math back in 1999
omg she stunning, she still glowing since Baby boy!
Taraji needs to be on the show a lot more !!! Can she please be the fill in when our ladies are away on pto or something
oof see that's why you have to set up you company so when you start getting paid like that they write the checks to your company and you are taxed less.
I love Taraji.. its funny MO' Nique has been and is still saying the same thing yet people don't give her the same props
Very much the same to what Monique has been saying for so long. She got a bad rep for saying it out loud but I think, it has enabled others to be heard when the time comes for negotiations.
Give my girl her flowers now!! Looking good sis !!! 🌸🌸❤️💕 Break it down sis!!!!
WHY ARE WE SUPPORTING GOVERNMENT TAKING 50% OF YOUR PAY FROM THE WORK THAT YOU DO?! Like as an Accountant, I NEVER had a client say, please, how can I pay more federal taxes? Just crazy to me that we are brainwashed to thinking its okay to steal people money that they work for. Crazy! I would do taxes and have to break the news to a nurse expecting to get EITC because she works MORE and very hard, but government penalizes you for working hard...God forbid you work overtime, they hurt you even more. Drives me nuts while ppl try so hard to penalize the corporations, all it does is penalize the workers because those corporations can afford to hire Accountants, CPAs, tax attorneys etc, people making $65-300k, heck even those making $1M could not afford a month of payroll that these corps. can and they WILL always have laws that benefit them. And BOTH parties do it. When you work on the inside, you start to realize the team colors that the news show you are not quite so different at all. BOTH sides benefit at the expense of the taxpayers but will keep you divided so they can keep stealing 50% from you while they get lifetime benefits at your expense and a sweet salary that affords them multiple homes while you can barely pay rent.
People need to realize, the more you make, the LESS you take home. If you make $300k, you are prob only taking home $150k and guess what, you still gotta pay those student loans which are almost as much as rent from that. Still gotta pay that $500 car pmt because you need to work and rent is about $1-3k EASILY.
So like she says, the math aint mathing. THE ONLY PEOPLE not affected are those in the dare I say 9 FIGURE PLUS marks because they have the ability to park their money in "non tangible assets" and those are not taxed. These are the "untouchables", and trying to harm them will only burn you bc they will lobby for laws on both sides to keep themselves untouchable meanwhile they watch us divide amongst ourselves when honestly we are ALL besides those making under $65k being hurt by them. and those making under $65k, they make jump through rings of fire to barely get a $100 from section 8 towards their $1k rent. They want to know every aspect of your life to barely get benefits...you think wow I am getting $10k in EITC and child tax credits but its like yeah, you were also struggling off food stamps the other 11 months of the year. And when you want to do better for yourself so you can move up the ladder, what does the tax man do, take 22%, 37% and etc. So essentially they keep you on a hamster wheel. they gate keep you from ever making as much as them bc if you ever did then, why would you need them?
If everyone simply paid 10% at the individual levels and keep corporate taxes at 21%, then that would mean someone working at Mcdonald's could technically work there for 3 years, become a manager and not have to suddenly owe 22% in individual taxes, they'd only pay 10% bc its kept the same...which means more money for them bc they are giving less to the greedy weasels in DC. Then you can decide how to use your money based on your family instead letting government keep your money interest free all year to send foreign aid to Ukraine. The people who don't pay federal income taxes get refunds bc of the EITC and essentially repay at the expense of others who pay federal income taxes...these refunds are also essentially the money you overpaid to the govt which essentially gives them a loan from YOU at 0%. Meanwhile, for example, does Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac give you a 0% home loan? No, house loans for the average buyer going to be 7%+. You could pay the house off much quicker for way less but they don't give you the same luxury that they trick you into doing for them, do they?
So if people really want to let DC have it, tell both sides that y'all want a flat tax rate. Watch how much they'd push back at such an idea. they will say we need to tax corporations more but thats lip service bc they know most corporations wealth is tied up in assets that taxes cant touch those. but they will say this on the news to make you believe they are really sticking it to the man...lol
Amazing! I just bought and read her memoir she’s an amazing actress and she deserves MORE✨
The appreciation I have for her breaking down those numbers is real! You have to be a phenomenally amazing woman to be comfortable enough in your skin to disclose this info!
I just know the ratings this year will be crazy! Ngl I didn't really watch when they were at home. I'm glad they are back in studio! The guest stars are really good this season.
I love how she was honest and transparent with this.
She looks beautiful 🥰 such an amazing woman ❤️
Probably one of the most significant conversations to ever happen on daytime television with a movie star
You Deserve Much More Then $150,000
That’s A Damn Insult
I love Taraji so much and she deserves way more with all her accomplishments. Seriously in 2021 , she can’t get paid ? It’s Taraji though !
She is beyond beautiful! And so inspiring!! I hope she continues to get more projects, because she is super talented and has the kindest of hearts!! She is very real!! ❤️❤️
Side note.. baby the skin is shining okayyyy 🤩🤩
I love her and Loni with the matching hair.
She is Amazing and Brilliantly Smart and Aware of the Business Partnership she’s in
👏🏼Reminds me of when Lisa Left Eye broke down the math 🧮
Wow..she broke it down, love this lady, what a great actress..😍
I love transparent people. Taraji and Remy Ma are both comfortable with talking finance or credit and they make it make sense to the viewers