When we are in a position of power, we need to leverage that to lift our people up not maintain the status quo. Pay her/ them what they are worth. Be a leader in that arena, so others might follow the appropriate standards we set to uplift our people. We need to set or correct the standards.
Actually, Taraji has a lot of power here and abroad. Oprah & Co expected her to go out and promote the movie, instead Taraji used this time to unearth the truth. I am so proud of her courage and stand behind her 100%. Oprah is pissed that she is now found out, in more ways than one. The ones who get the bulk of the $$$ is who Oprah is a puppet for. Many people refused to listen to Monique until Katt! Finally, they're speaking out and pulling the red carpet from under all who have stood so proudly on it, while suppressing their own. Age of Truth....keep coming. Note: I did not view this movie. Done with giving these folk my money while they exploit our past events/history and our actors. Their hands are out everywhere.
The movie didn't flop because of Taraji, people just didn't want to see a classic movie redone. The remaking of some movies is not always a good thing. The Color Purple is a movie that should have been left alone, especially after already having it appear on Broadway. I hope Taraji's career doesn't cease to exist because of her speaking out, and if it does she has more power they think.
The thing is, Hollywood has fallen into a horrible pattern of remaking classics. This film was not asked for, nor was it needed. We loved the original film and it just wasn't necessary to see this film unless you really wanted to support it.
I agree! who wants to revisit history over and over again. I know the old saying, " you don't know where your going, if you don't know where you came from." That's all true. But, we are tired of seeing our people in these types of old movies. Put them on the Big Screen! Make them the main characters. Pay them the Big Bucks! Treat them the way you would want to be treated Ms. OW. I was given a ticket as a Christmas gift and still haven't went to the movie. Okay! That's not on Taraji.
I've had it with these Hollywood's remakes. If they are not remaking Black films, they are remaking white films with black stars. Yet, Blacks had to protest so that the Oscars would recognize them by giving them some awards. Every year they get more and more exposed, and Oprah is making it worse.
i feel like if they’re going to keep remaking classics then they need to go back further. we need those 1950/60s classics remade. the “A raisin in the sun” remake was amazing.
A lot of people found out it was a musical which is a huge difference from the original & a lot of people just don’t like musicals. I heard several people say they didn’t care to see it after hearing that. I really think that was the fail with redoing this movie!
I don’t understand why people didn’t discover the movie was a musical until they went to see it. Movie was based the broadway musical that Fantasia initially stared in. Did promotion/adverts for movie faulter in not making it clear enough that it was a musical?
They honestly didn’t do a great job of showcasing that maybe calling it “Color Purple: The Musical” or something along those lines would’ve help? It wasn’t made clear until they began promoting it later on during interviews. Granted there was an entire strike in Hollywood which kind of hampered their ability to promote anything
I had no idea it was a musical until I went to see it. I was unaware Fantasia previously was in a Broadway thing before it. Had I known it was a musical, I wouldn't have went to see it. I actually liked the remake although I felt some of the musical parts were too drawn out. My favorite person was Danielle who played Ms. Sophia - I think she's an amazing actress & stood out more than all the other characters. I can't wait to see what else Danielle stars in as I never heard of her b4 this movie.
@@tammaraalexander2284 A lot of people also said they didn’t know it was a musical & was disappointed. You didn’t know it was a musical either when you went to see it, but still enjoyed it. Hopefully more people will check it out & enjoy.
I wouldn’t have gone to the movie if my parents hadn’t needed someone to drive them to it because I’m tired of remakes and especially the color purple and musicals so blaming Taraji is ridiculous! Oprah needs to get over herself and stop taking advantage of people as do the other producers who think they can make millions on the backs of others without paying them their due then “blacklist” or “blackball” them when things don’t go their way and ruin their careers so that they are never able to work again. That’s the same as bullying and there ought to be a law against it in which the person or people that are doing it have to pay for it.
I'm not going to lie. When I heard they were not treated well, my family and I did not go to the movies. My thoughts were…. If you are not going to pay the talent you will not take my coins. Warner Brothers hold that L
🎉 the beckons of light are on those who were wise 🦉 enough to see Oprah for her selfish arse ways and left Taraji alone, and didn't give this movie 🍿🎥 any views. The color purple 💜 is loyalty, not royalty 🤑
Taraji fight the good fight! Thank you for your courage!!! Thank you for using your voice!!! They should have and could have done better for their actors!
Nope she wrong to not b held accountable for the timing of the choice of words she chose to speak n the begging of a project man y’all exscuse everything
They need to black balled Oprah because she was the one at fault. Taraji had nothing to do with the movie flopping. People need to understand that some movies don't need to be remake or touch and the color purple is one of those movies.
It Was mainly, Taraji's fault, and good luck to anybody who think they can black ball, Oprah. Do you really think there's any comparison between the two? TPH will never come anywhere near, Oprah's pay grade or celebrity status. Keep it funky, Sis... You know better than that.
What I don’t understand is why didn’t TPH and her agent hold out for the pay that she wanted and walk away if they didn’t meet her salary demands. How do you agree accept the job and turn around and complain. She should’ve turned it down.
Some movies flop, it's just reality. Oprah is wrong for trying to blame one person. She can't face the fact , that her name isn't what it once was. She'll be alright 😂
If the movie flopped because of one person that says a lot about the influence of the higher up. I don't mean this is a disrespectful manner. If the whole process was handled respectfully, we wouldn't be here. If their are reprocussions towards Taraji because of this, it will basically validate that what she was saying is probably true. This situation has to be dealt with wisely and delicately and not with a vengence. Teaching her a lesson is not the answer, fixing what cause this is. Today it's Taraji. Tomorrow, it will be someone else, and it may be a worse situation than this.
A mess!!! She gets paid according to her acting. She made this revelation at the wrong time. If she is so concerned about the others, why mess with their money and notoriety with this movie. She and Monique can get together because they both are not the best actresses. This is too much and messy!!
It’s not Taraji’s fault, at all. Many people on, social media, had already given the show very bad reviews before Taraji had started revealing her truth. What more does Oprah want? The Color Purple is already a book, movie, Broadway play and now a remake. Sheesh…. It’s too much, especially when there are plenty other books that can be made into a movie. We’re all starting to actually see Oprah’s true colors…
@@joyful4487The movie FLOPPED because a lot of people DO NOT LIKE REMAKES of a CLASSIC film...EACH ACTOR had done a STAR STUNNING PERFORMANCE !!! SERIOUSLY !!! All of the Actors, Actresses, Dancers, and Performers did a STAR STANDING PERFORMANCE !!! They did their job GRACIOUSLY with the LITTLE PAY and POOR WORKING CONDITIONS that they were Offered...You got to ADMITT that GOD DON'T LIKE UGLY ...If the Big Executives and Producers had of PAID those ACTORS FAIRLY with GOOD WORKING CONDITIONS !!! The CP Movie would have been a SUCCESS !!! TARAJI Was NOT the ONLY ONE COMPLAINING !!! Most Film Producers and movie Executives would KNOW that you CANNOT MAKE PEOPLE SPEND their MONEY to SEE a Film NO MATTER WHOSE STARRING in the MOVIE !!!!
@@joyful4487 Everyone did a GREAT PERFORMANCE whether you WANT to BELIEVE it or NOT! Taraji SPOKE her TRUTH about the PAY DISPARITY that she Received but she has NEVER talked NEGATIVE about the MOVIE! ....Fantasia herself had THOUGHT about QUITTING the movie due to LOW PAY and NOT to MENTION that Others had COMPLAINED about the Working Conditions on the set of the CP...EMPLOYERS ARE RESPONSIBLE for the WORKING CONDITIONS of their EMPLOYEES !!!! PERIODT !!! Example: No Hospital will hire a PHYSICIAN to do SURGERIES with poor Working CONDITIONS such as unsafe, unsanitized operating room, inadequate lighting, surgical tools, ECT.. Must I CONTINUE ??? TARAJI SPOKE her TRUTH for all women ESPECIALLY those of color!!! In Hollywood Cicely Tyson had to FIGHT for her PAY in HOLLYWOOD but REFUSED to play an acting role that would NEGATIVELY REPRESENT Black women! Cicely Tyson, Lena Horne, and Others WAS NOT PAID for the VALUE of their WORK ...Just LIKE TARAJI, Fantasia, Daniel and Others were NOT PAID for their WORTH for a movie that had a $100M budget...TARAJI had SAID that the MATH is NOT MATHING and it DID NOT...That Made SENSE to ME because those Black Actors Should have been PAID MORE CENTS due to the VALUE of their WORK !!!! If you REFUSE or CANNOT UNDERSTAND what TARAJI and Others are SAYING about the Working Conditions and the Low Pay disparity on the set of the CP then I Cannot Help you ...Peace!
Don't blame Taraji! She did an excellent job in the movie. However, like so many others, I went to see the movie and did not think it was that great as a remake. First of all, I did not like that it was a musical... It was great the first time around and I did not see a reason for the remake... Afterwards, when someone asked me what I thought, I gave them my honest opinion like so many others. That is probably the reason that the movie did not do well... In my opinion, if you seen it the first time, there is no need to see the remake....
Now we play the blame game. Taraji had every right to speak on how our black actors/actresses are treated. I personally am very proud of her. When Monique spoke on these same issues, nobody seemed to care. As for Oprah, she nothing but a fraud and a disappointment. It's all about her and her counter parts. It's about time we stand with our brothers and sisters and let those who are in control know that we won't support these types of injustices. Those producers didn't think anyone would speak out. It's about time we hit them where it hurts the most, in their pockets. Everyone who was promoting this movie should be ashamed of themselves for treating these actors the way they did. They also need to take responsibility for the film flopping.
As a man I'm going to say this, i only say it because of Taraji she did her thing in it. The sad part is Oprah don't care for blacks at all. Why her white friends not being miss treated like this. How you want to sue Taraji when you're the problem the everyone sees.
That's impossible to do. When you're a billionaire like Oprah, she owns things you and I don't even know about. She's hanging with the BIG BOYS. She's hanging around people who RUN SHIT. You can't cancel them 😆 She's not a millionaire. She's a BILLIONAIRE.
Let's keep it a buck! It's been a movie then a play, that ran for YEARS, and now a movie AGAIN?! I saw the play twice and the movie too many times to count... To INCLUDE IT IS A CLASSIC, so you shouldn't have remade it because remakes of classics of all types have FAILED repeatedly over the years! So it is not Taraji. We, the audience, have seen The Color Purple enough for ALL OF OUR LIVES. Give us movies about Black people living today, shit we'll take movies in the future... with all these filmmakers out Oprah could have made something NEW instead of a remake! Put the blame where it belongs , whoever GREENLIT this.
It’s NOT Taraji’s fault. The Color Purple was a wonderful novel and movie. The remake was unnecessary and subpar from what I’ve heard. I refused to see it as I’m sure others did as well for reasons that did not involve Taraji. If anything people would have paid in an effort to support the actors.
We'll never know if it wasn't her fault because she used press tour for her own agenda. She agreed to the money, did the movie and then use the people's time and money to cry about it. She shouldn't have taken the job. She has now proven to the white power players a black cast can't sell large ticket sales and they shouldn't get paid more money. Her dump as should have let the be movie successful then use the large ticket sales as a bargaining chip. If I were oprah I would cut my loses with her. You can't mess with white people money. Oprah run far and let her drown herself. Don't get involved, protect or shield her. She a liability.
That’s what Oprah gets!!!! When she thought that she had it in the bag and was gonna get away with NOT PAYING ACTORS what they’re worth she messed up and the film failed….Now she got something to say😂😂😂 Karma !!!!!!!!!!!!
Oprah was one of the producers and from my understanding THEY are the ones that deal with the money, WB Studios dealt with distribution only. Nobody is mentioning Tyler Perry but he was another producer on this movie. It sounds like nothing was done before Taraji made a phone call to Oprah but why would Taraji have to make a phone call about working conditions and no food? That's crazy!
Oprah miscalculated. People who know the book & first , classic movie would cringe at a remake. The rest are too young to even know who Alice Walker is! It was destined to flop; but you cant piss off investors and so Taraji shot herself in the foot, as well.
I hope this incident do not affect Taraji's career. She is a great actress and I love her movies. I wished this could've been handled in a more discreet way, but sometimes exposure is well needed. In Taraji's case, she's an actress who deserves top dollar, she's one of the best actresses in Hollywood. In spite of her color, she deserves the same treatment and pay as anyone else. Kudos to you Taraji for standing up for yourself and others!
Where is the responsibility of the studio as well? To make sure that all actors are properly paid for their work. As for Taraji, she is hurt and upset. She's not being valued for her time, efforts nor her talents.
Why would you remake what Spielberg did so well. Wait 50 years or Find something that hasn’t already been done. The movie, the play, the remake. I wasn’t interested in seeing it, don’t blame Taraji.
Taraji is not the only black actress underpaid by far. For the movie to flop by that much, that means A LOT of people would have boycotted the movie because of Taraji telling us. Oprah is full of it. She's the only one saying everyone BOYCOTTED the movie. And we've seen this from Oprah before. Maybe we should boycott Oprah since she gave us the idea.
Taraji DID NOT make the Color Purple Movie flop. Once people found out it was a musical, it was a flop at that point. We were looking for another movie remade with more very well known actors and actresses. You took a classic movie and made a musical out of it. Not what most people were looking for Oprah! Stop blaming Taraji for your poor choice of movie production.
We all know what Oprah, Lee Daniels, Tyler Perry and Lions Gate did to MONIQUE with the industry elites. Just a matter of time before you see the same happening to Taraji. Both these women are super actresses, great professional Artist and do not deserve how they are being treated. It's a shame how these big money people treat those they know cannot defend themselves. WE THE PEOPLE must stand up and speak up and defend Monique and Taraji.
I went to see the movie and it was ok. I paid $14 for the matinee and was disappointed in the ticket price for what we got. I don't think Taraji caused the movie to flop. It was an unnecessary remake that once again shows black people in a negative light. There are so many themes for black movies that can be brought to the big screen without negativity or buffoonary. Now, as far as Taraji, she brought up some valid points, but the press tour was not the place or time to discuss them. She saw what they did to Monique. I am sure she will be blacklisted moving forward. Maybe she does not care at this point. Hope she saved what money she has made in the industry.
Too much bad publicity for their Brand Oprah. She is getting close to her expiration date. People don't understand, that she is a paid Brand. She takes orders from her handlers This is not a life I want, no matter the money.
@ogi197 You don't understand the Pyramid. Jeffrey Epstein, Harvey Weinstein, Bill Cosby were all billionaires but they weren't bigger than the top of eye in the Pyramid. Research it.
Question: Why did Taraji accept the role if the pay offered wasn't enough? Once you sign the contract you are committed. She could have turned it down.
I don't think it was her fault it just wasn't great. It's hard follow an iconic movie like the color purple. Not only that a lot of ppl weren't feeling the fact it was a musical. I watched all versions and this one was lacking in the storyline.
I am a IATSE Script Supervisor - film/television/commercials ... Oprah just stepped in it AGAIN. Producers of any worth know that if they don't take care of talent - talent will not work with them again or they will talk about poor conditions while filming. BASIC - I have had producers pay out of their own pockets for "cafe trucks" , meals and better lodging when things start to go south on a set. When all of this came out - OPRAH said - she was really just a "shareholder" a "producer' just by name - meaning she signed off on the product but wasnt THE producer - she blamed the bad food, hotels etc on Warner Brothers - when she could have easily dipped into her pockets to help her talent - but now she wants to make an example... She should be embaressed. Good luck getting anyone to ever work with her again. She won't get a penny and it seems she is not a producer, just a wealthy person wanting to make an example that she has power. The mask is off.
She could've put them actors in a 5 star hotel with excellent cuisine.. plus limos to anywhere they wanted to go when off work. 👀 it's Not about saving $ to okrah, it's prob. about showing she's #1. Power is something narcissists crave. Top notch manipulators. 😮
I’m trying to figure out where did the $10000000 million budget get spent on. The main actors could have at least received a million dollars each and it would have still been a huge budget to cover expenses. This was not a low budget film but sadly a low budget experience.
Nobody asked for another Color Purple, we read the book, then the movie, then the play. We did not need a musical. OPRAH we did not need another Color purple. Nobody wanted to see it. It has nothing to do with Taraji.
Have not seen it and will not see it, We have the power by keeping our money in our pockets, yall know the producers are full of baloney.....PAY Fair.....This is gonna be a mess, We need to BOYCOTT.....
I watched 5 mins of it and was like wait hold up this can't be my color purple! Ended up watching Fast and Furious the last one... It's the word of mouth not Taraji's fault at all! That movie was bull
Don't put the blame on any actor. That war on Black Men is what made the movie flop! We Black Men have stopped backing people that are trying t o make us look like the worst men in the world. We are not taking this BS any more from anybody! Just because a black woman and man was behind this. We Black Men are not going to give you a pass anymore! It was a dumb business move to put this kind of movie out at this time!
When I first heard that they were making the Color Purple as a remake, I was sort of stoked about it (even though I have not seen, or spent any money on anything that Tyler Perry or Oprah is involved in for years now) but then lost all interest when I found out it was a musical. I have heard many people say the same as well. The small theater near me only ran it for one weekend, they did not sell one ticket for it.
The movie should have been released on a streaming platform. Some musicals should remain on stage, as they don't translate well to film. Trying to view this in a different lens than the original was difficult. It left me feeling like something was missing. It's hard to recreate perfection.
Taraji didn't use common sense. Why sabotage your own movie and create a financial nightmare. Taraji agreed to the salary. She needed a hit for her agent to negotiate a future movie. Obviously, with no pay increase for 6 years meant Taraji didn't have the best agent. During the filming, Oprah was addressing her complaints, so after the movie, Taraj should have used OW to negotiate other films for her. I enjoyed the film and all of the performances especially Sophia's
Exactly! Her pay was negotiated by Warner Brothers and her agent not Oprah! She wasn't the only producer of that movie! Why wait until a promotional tour and complain about her way! I'm not a Oprah fan but this was not her fault! If you don't agree to the pay then walk away!
I hope Taraji Henson's career doesn't go down. I love seeing her in film. I believe no one should judge her. Taraji Henson got caught up in the moment. You cannot always control yourself when you are upset in the moment and see your life in front of you
Taraji does NOT control what the media prints. THEY chose to zero in on her comments. THEY didn't focus on the film. I dont wanna hear no bs bout "its what gets the clicks" na na! If anyone is to take any share in blame for negative press its any and everybody who talked more about the drama than talking about the merits of the movie. Not just media but bloggers, tubers, literally everybody. If the movie just didn't hit with audiences and they didn't turn out, sadly Taraji will be the easiest scapegoat for the studio and executives to place blame on and not themselves for failing to make a hit. Remakes aren't inherently bad, if done right they will do well.
Miss -Tarahi didnt have to take the role. She is trying to. Make them pay. Because the studios were on strike. So she needed money . But thats not the studios fault. Nobody but her complained about the pay but her.. plus warner brothers will not let it go.. They lost money. And they will make her pay by black balling her.. And even if she didnt do the talking about no pay before it came out they are going to say she did it on purpose.. She should have kept her mouth shut. ITS TO LATE NOW. TO PUT THE GENEI BACK IN THE BOTTLE...
If you support Teraji then black ball works both ways we should black ball Oprah and her future endeavors in the future l know l will be. Taraji has a right to voice how she was treated and paid and if they don’t want their actors to say anything pay them what they supposed to. I’m on your side Taraji❤❤❤
Been black balled anything involving Oprah Winfrey. Can't stand the woman since the riots back when Trump was in office and her home town was demolished damn near.....she DID NOTHING FOR THE TOWN. And why a school for girls in Africa and not right here in the US.... because the atrocities she is commiting to those young girls can go unseen in Africa
For me, this movie failed for this reason 1. it a remake. 2. A musical 3. and Opera. People don't like Opera, and people are calling her out. This has nothing to do with these specific actors. She has done this to many before this.
HERE IS WHY IT DID BAD: The [Director] SUCKED I don’t have to explain this you’ll see it in everything . The [cinematographer] suck using the same shots and jumping from scenes, especially the [unit production manager] aka (UPM) SUCKED THE MOST he was supposed to book everything from transportation for the actors and making sure catering had food for them, then the [A.D] make sure everything is on time. Only the wardrobe/ hair and make up (HMU)/decorators/ set dressers/ construction/scenic department did well.
1. The Color Purple didn't have to be re-done. The first movie was all we needed. 2. Sometimes when you have a movie that good, the remakes rarely measure up. 3. Taraji did nothing wrong. I will continue to support her. She told the truth and as we all know, it comes at a price. What they offered her was an insult to her body of work. 4. Why weren't there enough clean trailers? Why would they get them rental cars? And underpay the workers? Didn't they just come out of a strike because of this very issue? What kind of mess is that? Oprah and Spielberg would not have accepted that. Management would have never thought twice about accommodating them. But the rest of them, kick rocks and starve. That sh&t is foul! and 5. The reality is Oprah, Spielberg and Warner brothers ruined this project. It's already streaming......................
Some films simply shouldn't be re-made. The Colour Purple was a movie of its time, for lots of reasons. But, 40 years later, 2024, it's just a different world. When my wife told me that there was a new Colour Purple (I didn't know), I immediately thought it would be a flop, as I thought that 'Roots' would. The world moves on. It's as simple as that.
It’s just shows how much fans taraji has if Oprah was Al that the film wouldn’t done well but since she dissed a great actress people didn’t want to tho see it . People Love her more than you Oprah!!!
If Oprah would of done what she was suppose to provide for the actresses taraji wouldn’t of had to complain . Why does Oprah act dumb she greedy !! It’s ok taraji 50 cent offered her more $$ what she is owed and deserves !!! Taraji isn’t the only a tree that complained about her . Oprah acts like she god . She jealous
You can’t believe every thing you hear on UA-cam. Garnering a whopping $18.5 million, almost double said projections, the film became the second-biggest Christmas day opening of all time. It has made $54.8 million at the box office thus far. The opening day success of The Color Purple goes to show that musical adaptations are still relevant amongst today's moviegoers. So it wasn’t a flop…. Budget was 90-100 million Box Office- $64,112,598 million
I don't think Taraji Henson made the color purple flop. Nobody wanted to remake the color purple. I think they are just trying to save the team by putting all this shame on Taraji.
Blame yourself Oprah had you treated them better, paid them better, & did what was necessary for the success of the movie, all this drama could have been alleviated
Ryte she treats them like F list actress she no good got to treat people right taraji paid her dues went to college for that grinded to get to the top Oprah is trash
Let’s be honest the colour purple is not exactly the feel good movie of the year. I mean I saw the original- we all did. The ending was good- but the whole time I wanted Celie to cut Mister every time she shaved him! I didn’t want to see it as a musical. I’m sure it’s good but it doesn’t make me feel good. It’s the reason I’ve never seen 12 years a slave in one sitting- I knew this man was going to be treated horribly and didn’t want to see it. For coloured girls! I didn’t really know what it was about and after watching it- damn! That was awful. I get strong black women but can we make an uplifting movie about black women?!
That's not taraji's fault! Operah & Perry don't know how to treat their talent? Lift up their own community? Or maybe the question is who is their community??
Stop being racist. Black women deserve respect in any industry. It’s because of attitudes like yours that make professions unfair. Black actresses matter!!!!!!!!
Taraji being blamed for causing the movie to flop solely is rather juvenile especially considering other factors that disinterested people from the get go. Many people did not appreciate it had become a musical......musical genre is a niche market already for a niche audience, so they were ALREADY appealing to a smaller audience from the get go. Next......Christmas and a movie like the colour purple and its themes don't go together.......who wants to watch yet ANOTHER SLAVE MOVIE (in a sense) for a holiday movie? The festive time of year and the seriousness of that type of a movie don't match back. Bad time of the year to release it. Next......why release the movie Dec 25th and into January......January is like one of the most boring months of the year where everyone is trying to figure what are they going to do for the rest of the year.....things start to pick back up in February due to Valentines Day. On Christmas day people are about family and food......not some slave movie musical. Good on Tajari for knowing her financial worth and stating it boldly before the world. This is a case of "be happy for the opportunity and whatever we give you no matter what and keep your mouth shut.....don't you dare question us and ask for more." Don't worry, you will be paid your due. Your portfolio is your proof.
Taraji might just be a Genius, she said if y'all can't pay me what i am worth then your movie will also not make the money you think it should. Maybe giving them a taste of their own medicine!
News flash..folks not going to movisclike that anymore.....folks are not dating 😂😂😂 they watching Netflix/Letflix...@Home and on the go...Oprah's about to lose this BS case.
Ryte they should have gotten spillberg again but not paying right and making them drive theyself and food Oprah was no good they probably felt like a extra how they was treated
I believe Taraji could have waited to expose Oprah bcz she took the attention off the actual movie. Why work hard doing a movie then overshadow your efforts with your personal beef? She basically hurt herself and the other actors by averting the attention from the movie. But I was never interested in it bcz who wants to see Color Purple the musical??
They're trying to blame Taraji, like they blamed Monique... I'm sooo disgusted at Oprah because I didn't know that she hated her people as much as the others... To keep assisting in the black balling of people of color is shameful!!!!!😡🤬😡🤬 #ReapingAndSowing season... Hope they're ready when it's their turn. I HAD ABSOLUTELY NOOO INTENTION ON GOING TO SEE IT!!!!! The movie was a classic original and COULDN'T BE DUPLICATED!!!! It was doing to FLOP anyway!!!!🤔🤔🤔
Taraji publicly said thats not true about Oprah not paying her, Why didnt she negotiate a better deal from the start if she didn't agree with the numbers walk away.
Folks aren't interested in seeing a musical associated with the Color Purple 😑 HORRIBLE IDEA 👎🏽🚫 and to top it off, not respecting the actresses by not providing them with their own dressing room/trailors, proper transportation support with a designated driver after long hours and overall not feeding them well. Furthermore whatever you put into something is what you're going to get out of it... obviously the production of the movie and the people that were over it did not put in enough respect towards the actors/actresses.
IF “you got me F’d up was a person” good job Taraji speak up speak out and HOW DOES IT HELP YOU AS AN ACTRESS TO BE UNDERPAID BUT MAKING SURE THE STUDIO MAKE MULTIMILLION DOLLARS AND YOU WATCH ONLY TO RINSE AND REPEAT!
How dare Oprah sue Taraji because she called her out for underpaying her. Disgusting. Oprah you are greedy and so selfish. Taraji deserves respect. Oprah you are wrong. The movie was unnecessary. The original Color Purple was a hit and did not need to be remade.
I totally agree with the comments above that Taraji Henson has nothing to do with The Color Purple floppy. The Color Purple first film is the original authentic self, in which I to felt needed to be left alone. Some things needs to be original period.. I thought it was dumped up to make things appear to be a lot normal but the original film spoke for itself Period... Having Black people continually being under paid 😢is not cool, sharing the same dressing rooms not cool either, and not to mention in a rental car driving to and from the set after long hours of rehearsals 😮 is a No,No... these three listed things along shows how much you cared about these Black actress(s). NOT OK... Black people are the most underpaid over worked folks that deserves better treatment 😤 Hell I'm Mad Mad Mad😂😂😂
She gets paid shit money because she only works in the black industry! If she went main stream and started working major blockbuster movies she will get the pay she deserves. Thats like chris tucker on friday. He got paid like $4,000 for that movie and then said no to Next Friday because he went and made rush hour. She keeping herself stuck making bad money doing black entertainment movies. Idk maybe she has someyhing against working for a white director but they gonna treat her better and pay her what she deserves. Look at how samual L Jackson gets treated by quintet Tarantino.
I liked the movie in my opinion it should've been Streamed especially trying to do a remake of a classic that they should've left alone first of all. The singing was amazing and the entire cast did a great job. I had mixed feelings about going to see it when I found out it was a semi musical. But I supported anyway because of Taraji and the other actors not because of who produced it or I most likely would've passed on going to see it. To be honest. 🙏
That’s insane. So If Taraji DOES actually have THAT MUCH POWER as an influence, then why not pay her ACCORDINGLY upfront? I’ll wait…
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Exactly but they will rather blackball her. But thanks to 50 Cents T will be ok.
When we are in a position of power, we need to leverage that to lift our people up not maintain the status quo. Pay her/ them what they are worth. Be a leader in that arena, so others might follow the appropriate standards we set to uplift our people. We need to set or correct the standards.
Actually, Taraji has a lot of power here and abroad. Oprah & Co expected her to go out and promote the movie, instead Taraji used this time to unearth the truth. I am so proud of her courage and stand behind her 100%. Oprah is pissed that she is now found out, in more ways than one. The ones who get the bulk of the $$$ is who Oprah is a puppet for. Many people refused to listen to Monique until Katt! Finally, they're speaking out and pulling the red carpet from under all who have stood so proudly on it, while suppressing their own. Age of Truth....keep coming. Note: I did not view this movie. Done with giving these folk my money while they exploit our past events/history and our actors. Their hands are out everywhere.
I was shocked when I saw TPH talk down or bad about the movie. It made no sense to me. Why take the role if you didn't like the pay.
The movie didn't flop because of Taraji, people just didn't want to see a classic movie redone. The remaking of some movies is not always a good thing. The Color Purple is a movie that should have been left alone, especially after already having it appear on Broadway. I hope Taraji's career doesn't cease to exist because of her speaking out, and if it does she has more power they think.
U got that right 👍😊
I think both things are true.
Plus it's a musical.
I personally don't like musicals.
Phenomenal Cast though
And then it was a musical not a remake of the movie taraji did her part why not pay her what she was worth
It was a musical. A lot of people don’t like musicals
The thing is, Hollywood has fallen into a horrible pattern of remaking classics. This film was not asked for, nor was it needed. We loved the original film and it just wasn't necessary to see this film unless you really wanted to support it.
I agree! who wants to revisit history over and over again. I know the old saying, " you don't know where your going, if you don't know where you came from." That's all true. But, we are tired of seeing our people in these types of old movies. Put them on the Big Screen! Make them the main characters. Pay them the Big Bucks! Treat them the way you would want to be treated Ms. OW. I was given a ticket as a Christmas gift and still haven't went to the movie. Okay! That's not on Taraji.
I've had it with these Hollywood's remakes. If they are not remaking Black films, they are remaking white films with black stars. Yet, Blacks had to protest so that the Oscars would recognize them by giving them some awards. Every year they get more and more exposed, and Oprah is making it worse.
Totally agree. I wouldn't mind if they did a Color purple TV Show. Making it more in-depth.
i feel like if they’re going to keep remaking classics then they need to go back further. we need those 1950/60s classics remade. the “A raisin in the sun” remake was amazing.
I have one word. MONIQUE! It’s the same thing. Oprah needs to sit down
#CancelOprah
Oprah need to crowd under a rock
We need to stop our support of Oprah in DROVES!! She has billions. She will survive.
And no one backed her
And shut up.
A lot of people found out it was a musical which is a huge difference from the original & a lot of people just don’t like musicals. I heard several people say they didn’t care to see it after hearing that. I really think that was the fail with redoing this movie!
I don’t understand why people didn’t discover the movie was a musical until they went to see it. Movie was based the broadway musical that Fantasia initially stared in. Did promotion/adverts for movie faulter in not making it clear enough that it was a musical?
They honestly didn’t do a great job of showcasing that maybe calling it “Color Purple: The Musical” or something along those lines would’ve help? It wasn’t made clear until they began promoting it later on during interviews. Granted there was an entire strike in Hollywood which kind of hampered their ability to promote anything
I had no idea it was a musical until I went to see it. I was unaware Fantasia previously was in a Broadway thing before it. Had I known it was a musical, I wouldn't have went to see it. I actually liked the remake although I felt some of the musical parts were too drawn out. My favorite person was Danielle who played Ms. Sophia - I think she's an amazing actress & stood out more than all the other characters. I can't wait to see what else Danielle stars in as I never heard of her b4 this movie.
@@tammaraalexander2284 Fantasia appeared in the broadway rendition 17 years ago so you weren't the only one who wasn't aware an entire generation was
@@tammaraalexander2284 A lot of people also said they didn’t know it was a musical & was disappointed. You didn’t know it was a musical either when you went to see it, but still enjoyed it. Hopefully more people will check it out & enjoy.
I wouldn’t have gone to the movie if my parents hadn’t needed someone to drive them to it because I’m tired of remakes and especially the color purple and musicals so blaming Taraji is ridiculous! Oprah needs to get over herself and stop taking advantage of people as do the other producers who think they can make millions on the backs of others without paying them their due then “blacklist” or “blackball” them when things don’t go their way and ruin their careers so that they are never able to work again. That’s the same as bullying and there ought to be a law against it in which the person or people that are doing it have to pay for it.
Totally agree and its been several years they 've been getting away with it! Shameful!
@@roxybrown5319 decades
They need to GROW AND CREATE THEIR OWN projects!
Taraji knew how much money she was going to get paid from the start, he wanted to sabotage the movic..
I thought the same thing. I’m not so interested in remakes.
I'm not going to lie. When I heard they were not treated well, my family and I did not go to the movies. My thoughts were…. If you are not going to pay the talent you will not take my coins. Warner Brothers hold that L
Yes same suh!!
U got that right 👍😊
Yes, my family didn't go either
🎉 the beckons of light are on those who were wise 🦉 enough to see Oprah for her selfish arse ways and left Taraji alone, and didn't give this movie 🍿🎥 any views.
The color purple 💜 is loyalty, not royalty 🤑
I just wasn't interested 😂
Oprah brought that completely on herself. People see through her now and it's about time.
Her Buddy Harvey was part of her downfall.
Along with several other things
She dished money on trafficking children PAY TARAJI AND THEM FOLKS THEY’RE MONEY
Oprah and virtually everything she either stands for and / or promotes today, seems like an increasingly irrelevant person and an opportunist.
Amen!
Evil Oreo cookie woman
Taraji fight the good fight! Thank you for your courage!!! Thank you for using your voice!!! They should have and could have done better for their actors!
Exactly 💯
I don't like Oprah period
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Nope she wrong to not b held accountable for the timing of the choice of words she chose to speak n the begging of a project man y’all exscuse everything
Way to go Taraji I respect what you did. Rich people like Oprah deserves to lose money. Oprah to me has allowed her money to changed her.
They need to black balled Oprah because she was the one at fault. Taraji had nothing to do with the movie flopping. People need to understand that some movies don't need to be remake or touch and the color purple is one of those movies.
It Was mainly, Taraji's fault, and good luck to anybody who think they can black ball, Oprah. Do you really think there's any comparison between the two? TPH will never come anywhere near, Oprah's pay grade or celebrity status. Keep it funky, Sis... You know better than that.
What I don’t understand is why didn’t TPH and her agent hold out for the pay that she wanted and walk away if they didn’t meet her salary demands. How do you agree accept the job and turn around and complain. She should’ve turned it down.
Some movies flop, it's just reality.
Oprah is wrong for trying to blame one person.
She can't face the fact , that her name isn't what it once was.
She'll be alright 😂
And who will protect the trafficking of liked children? Hmm
@swisschoklate736 and what does your comment have anything to do with what I even Said.
PLEASE, I wasn't going to see the movie anyhow. How much money does Oprah need or wants?
Just greedy, rich millionaires!
Exactly 💯
She's worth an estimate of $2.8 billion.
Me either I'm tired of those types of movies
U got that right 👍😮
Big Facts!!!
If the movie flopped because of one person that says a lot about the influence of the higher up. I don't mean this is a disrespectful manner. If the whole process was handled respectfully, we wouldn't be here. If their are reprocussions towards Taraji because of this, it will basically validate that what she was saying is probably true. This situation has to be dealt with wisely and delicately and not with a vengence. Teaching her a lesson is not the answer, fixing what cause this is. Today it's Taraji. Tomorrow, it will be someone else, and it may be a worse situation than this.
A mess!!! She gets paid according to her acting. She made this revelation at the wrong time. If she is so concerned about the others, why mess with their money and notoriety with this movie. She and Monique can get together because they both are not the best actresses. This is too much and messy!!
THEY SHOULD HAVE PAID TARIJI AND EVERYONE THAT WAS CONNETED TO THE FILM, IF THEY HAD DONE THAT, WE WOULDNT BE HERE. PERIOD.
Exactly 💯
She had choose she couldn't had taken the Job! Fuck that! she die wrong for doing that shit when they was promoting the film!
I so agree! I’ve been following Tariji since Hustle & Flow. Oprah needs to Go Away!
Paying them $1m wouldn't even touch their billions; they can live off the interest alone ~
Taraji was paid, she should have kept her mouth shut until months after the release of the movie. This was bad for the film period and for business
It’s not Taraji’s fault, at all. Many people on, social media, had already given the show very bad reviews before Taraji had started revealing her truth. What more does Oprah want? The Color Purple is already a book, movie, Broadway play and now a remake. Sheesh…. It’s too much, especially when there are plenty other books that can be made into a movie. We’re all starting to actually see Oprah’s true colors…
I agree.
Leave it alone, Dang
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Not many people like musicals.
Just saying
👏👏👏 You are 100% correct on all points.@@joyful4487
@@joyful4487The movie FLOPPED because a lot of people DO NOT LIKE REMAKES of a CLASSIC film...EACH ACTOR had done a STAR STUNNING PERFORMANCE !!! SERIOUSLY !!! All of the Actors, Actresses, Dancers, and Performers did a STAR STANDING PERFORMANCE !!! They did their job GRACIOUSLY with the LITTLE PAY and POOR WORKING CONDITIONS that they were Offered...You got to ADMITT that GOD DON'T LIKE UGLY ...If the Big Executives and Producers had of PAID those ACTORS FAIRLY with GOOD WORKING CONDITIONS !!! The CP Movie would have been a SUCCESS !!! TARAJI Was NOT the ONLY ONE COMPLAINING !!! Most Film Producers and movie Executives would KNOW that you CANNOT MAKE PEOPLE SPEND their MONEY to SEE a Film NO MATTER WHOSE STARRING in the MOVIE !!!!
@@joyful4487 Everyone did a GREAT PERFORMANCE whether you WANT to BELIEVE it or NOT! Taraji SPOKE her TRUTH about the PAY DISPARITY that she Received but she has NEVER talked NEGATIVE about the MOVIE! ....Fantasia herself had THOUGHT about QUITTING the movie due to LOW PAY and NOT to MENTION that Others had COMPLAINED about the Working Conditions on the set of the CP...EMPLOYERS ARE RESPONSIBLE for the WORKING CONDITIONS of their EMPLOYEES !!!! PERIODT !!! Example: No Hospital will hire a PHYSICIAN to do SURGERIES with poor Working CONDITIONS such as unsafe, unsanitized operating room, inadequate lighting, surgical tools, ECT.. Must I CONTINUE ??? TARAJI SPOKE her TRUTH for all women ESPECIALLY those of color!!! In Hollywood Cicely Tyson had to FIGHT for her PAY in HOLLYWOOD but REFUSED to play an acting role that would NEGATIVELY REPRESENT Black women! Cicely Tyson, Lena Horne, and Others WAS NOT PAID for the VALUE of their WORK ...Just LIKE TARAJI, Fantasia, Daniel and Others were NOT PAID for their WORTH for a movie that had a $100M budget...TARAJI had SAID that the MATH is NOT MATHING and it DID NOT...That Made SENSE to ME because those Black Actors Should have been PAID MORE CENTS due to the VALUE of their WORK !!!! If you REFUSE or CANNOT UNDERSTAND what TARAJI and Others are SAYING about the Working Conditions and the Low Pay disparity on the set of the CP then I Cannot Help you ...Peace!
Don't blame Taraji! She did an excellent job in the movie. However, like so many others, I went to see the movie and did not think it was that great as a remake. First of all, I did not like that it was a musical... It was great the first time around and I did not see a reason for the remake... Afterwards, when someone asked me what I thought, I gave them my honest opinion like so many others. That is probably the reason that the movie did not do well... In my opinion, if you seen it the first time, there is no need to see the remake....
Now we play the blame game. Taraji had every right to speak on how our black actors/actresses are treated. I personally am very proud of her. When Monique spoke on these same issues, nobody seemed to care. As for Oprah, she nothing but a fraud and a disappointment. It's all about her and her counter parts. It's about time we stand with our brothers and sisters and let those who are in control know that we won't support these types of injustices. Those producers didn't think anyone would speak out. It's about time we hit them where it hurts the most, in their pockets. Everyone who was promoting this movie should be ashamed of themselves for treating these actors the way they did. They also need to take responsibility for the film flopping.
Before all the Taraji stuff even started I said I wouldn't go see it cause it didn't need a remake nor did it need to be a musical!!!
Exactly 💯
Took words outta my mouth thank you
The musical part made me completely not want to see it 💯
U got that right 👍
factsss!
As a man I'm going to say this, i only say it because of Taraji she did her thing in it. The sad part is Oprah don't care for blacks at all. Why her white friends not being miss treated like this. How you want to sue Taraji when you're the problem the everyone sees.
#cancel Oprah
That's impossible to do. When you're a billionaire like Oprah, she owns things you and I don't even know about.
She's hanging with the BIG BOYS. She's hanging around people who RUN SHIT.
You can't cancel them 😆
She's not a millionaire. She's a BILLIONAIRE.
#canceloprah
@@nutzymillion LOVE OPRAH
Right!
All of us TOGETHER are stronger and more Powerful than Oprah 💪.
#CancelOprah
@@BlessedOneKym y'all are powerless against a billionaire 😆 She can buy your neighborhood and kick you out of it 😆
Let's keep it a buck! It's been a movie then a play, that ran for YEARS, and now a movie AGAIN?! I saw the play twice and the movie too many times to count... To INCLUDE IT IS A CLASSIC, so you shouldn't have remade it because remakes of classics of all types have FAILED repeatedly over the years! So it is not Taraji. We, the audience, have seen The Color Purple enough for ALL OF OUR LIVES. Give us movies about Black people living today, shit we'll take movies in the future... with all these filmmakers out Oprah could have made something NEW instead of a remake! Put the blame where it belongs , whoever GREENLIT this.
Got to read the actual book and a classic!
It’s NOT Taraji’s fault. The Color Purple was a wonderful novel and movie. The remake was unnecessary and subpar from what I’ve heard. I refused to see it as I’m sure others did as well for reasons that did not involve Taraji. If anything people would have paid in an effort to support the actors.
Yes me too. Didn’t want to see a remake. Oprah always seemed like a slave master to me so this gave me a second reason.
You are correct. But I seen it already. It was wonderful. I love it. But the reason I sent to see it was to see the actors, especially Tarjai.
We'll never know if it wasn't her fault because she used press tour for her own agenda. She agreed to the money, did the movie and then use the people's time and money to cry about it. She shouldn't have taken the job.
She has now proven to the white power players a black cast can't sell large ticket sales and they shouldn't get paid more money. Her dump as should have let the be movie successful then use the large ticket sales as a bargaining chip.
If I were oprah I would cut my loses with her. You can't mess with white people money. Oprah run far and let her drown herself. Don't get involved, protect or shield her. She a liability.
Exactly
Exactly
That’s what Oprah gets!!!! When she thought that she had it in the bag and was gonna get away with NOT PAYING ACTORS what they’re worth she messed up and the film failed….Now she got something to say😂😂😂 Karma !!!!!!!!!!!!
Oprah don't have shit to do with that! She should have taken that up with the studio not Oprah!
Oprah was one of the producers and from my understanding THEY are the ones that deal with the money, WB Studios dealt with distribution only. Nobody is mentioning Tyler Perry but he was another producer on this movie. It sounds like nothing was done before Taraji made a phone call to Oprah but why would Taraji have to make a phone call about working conditions and no food? That's crazy!
Exactly!
Oprah thought her and the Pink people were going to make Millions off of the Black Actors backs..
A lot of people didn't want to see it, it's really didn't have to be a remake
Oprah miscalculated. People who know the book & first , classic movie would cringe at a remake. The rest are too young to even know who Alice Walker is! It was destined to flop; but you cant piss off investors and so Taraji shot herself in the foot, as well.
Especially if turning it into a musical.
Fuck the investors.
Taraji fight for what you believe in. You have the right to speak your mind. Don't let anyone bully you. Let God arise and your enemies be scattered.
Well then I guess you will employ her.
I hope this incident do not affect Taraji's career. She is a great actress and I love her movies. I wished this could've been handled in a more discreet way, but sometimes exposure is well needed. In Taraji's case, she's an actress who deserves top dollar, she's one of the best actresses in Hollywood. In spite of her color, she deserves the same treatment and pay as anyone else. Kudos to you Taraji for standing up for yourself and others!
Where is the responsibility of the studio as well? To make sure that all actors are properly paid for their work. As for Taraji, she is hurt and upset. She's not being valued for her time, efforts nor her talents.
We don't seem to know how to do that.
She’s obviously done with them and ready to risk it all
I’m proud of Taraji. But unfortunately her pay is definitely about to change. Get with 50 girl. God bless you.❤
Yeah it's gonna go up!
I’m not a fan of musicals so that’s why I didn’t go see it. As for Tarajis career, that’s in GODS hands.
Why would you remake what Spielberg did so well. Wait 50 years or Find something that hasn’t already been done. The movie, the play, the remake. I wasn’t interested in seeing it, don’t blame Taraji.
Taraji is not the only black actress underpaid by far. For the movie to flop by that much, that means A LOT of people would have boycotted the movie because of Taraji telling us. Oprah is full of it. She's the only one saying everyone BOYCOTTED the movie. And we've seen this from Oprah before. Maybe we should boycott Oprah since she gave us the idea.
She'll be alright, fifty got her, and fifty follows the beat of his own drum, so they can't black ball that.
U got that right 👍😊
That’s what I said! 50 gonna have all the black actors coming to his studios to be paid fairly! And he a good writer and director!
Taraji DID NOT make the Color Purple Movie flop. Once people found out it was a musical, it was a flop at that point. We were looking for another movie remade with more very well known actors and actresses. You took a classic movie and made a musical out of it. Not what most people were looking for Oprah! Stop blaming Taraji for your poor choice of movie production.
Exactly!
Oprah just wants someone to blame.
She isn't as popular as she once was.
Illuminate Oprah and her
" Elites " can kick rocks
Why a musical remake?
We all know what Oprah, Lee Daniels, Tyler Perry and Lions Gate did to MONIQUE with the industry elites. Just a matter of time before you see the same happening to Taraji. Both these women are super actresses, great professional Artist and do not deserve how they are being treated. It's a shame how these big money people treat those they know cannot defend themselves. WE THE PEOPLE must stand up and speak up and defend Monique and Taraji.
Yeah. Black ball Oprah and Tyler Perry
I went to see the movie and it was ok. I paid $14 for the matinee and was disappointed in the ticket price for what we got. I don't think Taraji caused the movie to flop. It was an unnecessary remake that once again shows black people in a negative light. There are so many themes for black movies that can be brought to the big screen without negativity or buffoonary. Now, as far as Taraji, she brought up some valid points, but the press tour was not the place or time to discuss them. She saw what they did to Monique. I am sure she will be blacklisted moving forward. Maybe she does not care at this point. Hope she saved what money she has made in the industry.
Exactly
The press tour was the exact place to bring it up! No better time and no better place especially when she was asked.
The movie didn't flop because of Taraji. It flopped because it's a freakin MUSICAL!!!🤦🏿♂️
Yes thank not everyone likes musical and not everything needs to be a musical
Some of us love musicals…
@@GHarris-h5e Yeah but some things don't need to be musicals. Like, would you like to see a porno musical?
The higher ups might be canceling Oprah
Too much bad publicity for their Brand Oprah. She is getting close to her expiration date. People don't understand, that she is a paid Brand. She takes orders from her handlers
This is not a life I want, no matter the money.
They not canceling her...the woman is a billionaire...she can quit..and live peaceful/comfortably for the rest of her days....no kids...no spouse...
Yup, just her and Gayle
@ogi197 You don't understand the Pyramid. Jeffrey Epstein, Harvey Weinstein, Bill Cosby were all billionaires but they weren't bigger than the top of eye in the Pyramid. Research it.
Even Stedman has been MIA!
Question: Why did Taraji accept the role if the pay offered wasn't enough? Once you sign the contract you are committed. She could have turned it down.
Exactly
Exactly! WTF! Oprah didn't negotiate her deal! Her agent and Warner Brothers negotiated the deal and she signed it!
That I do agree with. Don't take the offer.
I thought she declined the initial offer?
I don't think it was her fault it just wasn't great. It's hard follow an iconic movie like the color purple. Not only that a lot of ppl weren't feeling the fact it was a musical. I watched all versions and this one was lacking in the storyline.
U got that right 👍😊
I am a IATSE Script Supervisor - film/television/commercials ... Oprah just stepped in it AGAIN. Producers of any worth know that if they don't take care of talent - talent will not work with them again or they will talk about poor conditions while filming. BASIC - I have had producers pay out of their own pockets for "cafe trucks" , meals and better lodging when things start to go south on a set. When all of this came out - OPRAH said - she was really just a "shareholder" a "producer' just by name - meaning she signed off on the product but wasnt THE producer - she blamed the bad food, hotels etc on Warner Brothers - when she could have easily dipped into her pockets to help her talent - but now she wants to make an example... She should be embaressed. Good luck getting anyone to ever work with her again. She won't get a penny and it seems she is not a producer, just a wealthy person wanting to make an example that she has power. The mask is off.
She could've put them actors in a 5 star hotel with excellent cuisine.. plus limos to anywhere they wanted to go when off work. 👀 it's Not about saving $ to okrah, it's prob. about showing she's #1. Power is something narcissists crave. Top notch manipulators. 😮
taraji has said she called oprah and she took care of stuff. what are u guys not getting?
I’m trying to figure out where did the $10000000 million budget get spent on. The main actors could have at least received a million dollars each and it would have still been a huge budget to cover expenses. This was not a low budget film but sadly a low budget experience.
Oprah been a sale out. I’ve been waiting for her “TRUE” character to come on through….
The way she gave those 2 men who alleged that MJ abused them on her show, I saw her for who she was. I never cared for her show anyway.
Nobody asked for another Color Purple, we read the book, then the movie, then the play. We did not need a musical. OPRAH we did not need another Color purple. Nobody wanted to see it. It has nothing to do with Taraji.
Have not seen it and will not see it, We have the power by keeping our money in our pockets, yall know the producers are full of baloney.....PAY Fair.....This is gonna be a mess, We need to BOYCOTT.....
I watched 5 mins of it and was like wait hold up this can't be my color purple! Ended up watching Fast and Furious the last one... It's the word of mouth not Taraji's fault at all! That movie was bull
Don't put the blame on any actor. That war on Black Men is what made the movie flop! We Black Men have stopped backing people that are trying t o make us look like the worst men in the world. We are not taking this BS any more from anybody! Just because a black woman and man was behind this. We Black Men are not going to give you a pass anymore! It was a dumb business move to put this kind of movie out at this time!
When I first heard that they were making the Color Purple as a remake, I was sort of stoked about it (even though I have not seen, or spent any money on anything that Tyler Perry or Oprah is involved in for years now) but then lost all interest when I found out it was a musical. I have heard many people say the same as well. The small theater near me only ran it for one weekend, they did not sell one ticket for it.
and again, where is Oprah going of. I want to hear what that gate keeper has to say and not some talk over person making shit up
The movie should have been released on a streaming platform. Some musicals should remain on stage, as they don't translate well to film. Trying to view this in a different lens than the original was difficult. It left me feeling like something was missing. It's hard to recreate perfection.
Taraji didn't use common sense. Why sabotage your own movie and create a financial nightmare. Taraji agreed to the salary. She needed a hit for her agent to negotiate a future movie. Obviously, with no pay increase for 6 years meant Taraji didn't have the best agent. During the filming, Oprah was addressing her complaints, so after the movie, Taraj should have used OW to negotiate other films for her. I enjoyed the film and all of the performances especially Sophia's
Exactly! Her pay was negotiated by Warner Brothers and her agent not Oprah! She wasn't the only producer of that movie! Why wait until a promotional tour and complain about her way! I'm not a Oprah fan but this was not her fault! If you don't agree to the pay then walk away!
Bc u choose to be a slave does not mean others should
I never plan to go see the remake of Color Purple before learning about the pay issue.
I hope Taraji Henson's career doesn't go down. I love seeing her in film. I believe no one should judge her. Taraji Henson got caught up in the moment. You cannot always control yourself when you are upset in the moment and see your life in front of you
As a grown woman I speak for all black women we did not want to see a “sing a long” that’s the real reason why it flopped.
Ryte they should have jus stuck to the original movie the original was gold not getting paid and driving theyself would a problem Oprah no good
Taraji does NOT control what the media prints. THEY chose to zero in on her comments. THEY didn't focus on the film. I dont wanna hear no bs bout "its what gets the clicks" na na! If anyone is to take any share in blame for negative press its any and everybody who talked more about the drama than talking about the merits of the movie. Not just media but bloggers, tubers, literally everybody. If the movie just didn't hit with audiences and they didn't turn out, sadly Taraji will be the easiest scapegoat for the studio and executives to place blame on and not themselves for failing to make a hit. Remakes aren't inherently bad, if done right they will do well.
Miss -Tarahi didnt have to take the role. She is trying to. Make them pay. Because the studios were on strike. So she needed money . But thats not the studios fault. Nobody but her complained about the pay but her.. plus warner brothers will not let it go.. They lost money. And they will make her pay by black balling her.. And even if she didnt do the talking about no pay before it came out they are going to say she did it on purpose.. She should have kept her mouth shut. ITS TO LATE NOW. TO PUT THE GENEI BACK IN THE BOTTLE...
If you support Teraji then black ball works both ways we should black ball Oprah and her future endeavors in the future l know l will be. Taraji has a right to voice how she was treated and paid and if they don’t want their actors to say anything pay them what they supposed to. I’m on your side Taraji❤❤❤
Been black balled anything involving Oprah Winfrey. Can't stand the woman since the riots back when Trump was in office and her home town was demolished damn near.....she DID NOTHING FOR THE TOWN. And why a school for girls in Africa and not right here in the US.... because the atrocities she is commiting to those young girls can go unseen in Africa
For me, this movie failed for this reason
1. it a remake.
2. A musical
3. and Opera. People don't like Opera, and people are calling her out.
This has nothing to do with these specific actors. She has done this to many before this.
HERE IS WHY IT DID BAD:
The [Director] SUCKED I don’t have to explain this you’ll see it in everything . The [cinematographer] suck using the same shots and jumping from scenes, especially the [unit production manager] aka (UPM) SUCKED THE MOST he was supposed to book everything from transportation for the actors and making sure catering had food for them, then the [A.D] make sure everything is on time.
Only the wardrobe/ hair and make up (HMU)/decorators/ set dressers/ construction/scenic department did well.
The original was perfect didn't need a remake. It wasn't Taraji , Oprah just tryna pass the blame on a bad decision. Mr. Tryna control Ceilie SMH
1. The Color Purple didn't have to be re-done. The first movie was all we needed. 2. Sometimes when you have a movie that good, the remakes rarely measure up. 3. Taraji did nothing wrong. I will continue to support her. She told the truth and as we all know, it comes at a price. What they offered her was an insult to her body of work. 4. Why weren't there enough clean trailers? Why would they get them rental cars? And underpay the workers? Didn't they just come out of a strike because of this very issue? What kind of mess is that? Oprah and Spielberg would not have accepted that. Management would have never thought twice about accommodating them. But the rest of them, kick rocks and starve. That sh&t is foul! and 5. The reality is Oprah, Spielberg and Warner brothers ruined this project. It's already streaming......................
Some films simply shouldn't be re-made. The Colour Purple was a movie of its time, for lots of reasons. But, 40 years later, 2024, it's just a different world. When my wife told me that there was a new Colour Purple (I didn't know), I immediately thought it would be a flop, as I thought that 'Roots' would. The world moves on. It's as simple as that.
It’s just shows how much fans taraji has if Oprah was Al that the film wouldn’t done well but since she dissed a great actress people didn’t want to tho see it . People
Love her more than you Oprah!!!
The last thing we needed was a remake of the color purple
If Oprah would of done what she was suppose to provide for the actresses taraji wouldn’t of had to complain . Why does Oprah act dumb she greedy !! It’s ok taraji 50 cent offered her more $$ what she is owed and deserves !!! Taraji isn’t the only a tree that complained about her . Oprah acts like she god . She jealous
You can’t believe every thing you hear on UA-cam.
Garnering a whopping $18.5 million, almost double said projections, the film became the second-biggest Christmas day opening of all time. It has made $54.8 million at the box office thus far. The opening day success of The Color Purple goes to show that musical adaptations are still relevant amongst today's moviegoers.
So it wasn’t a flop….
Budget was 90-100 million
Box Office- $64,112,598 million
Taraji should have stuck to her guns and rejected the movie.
Hearing taraji speaking out with tears in her eyes really hurts, why don't our people support each other?
I don't think Taraji Henson made the color purple flop. Nobody wanted to remake the color purple. I think they are just trying to save the team by putting all this shame on Taraji.
Blame yourself Oprah had you treated them better, paid them better, & did what was necessary for the success of the movie, all this drama could have been alleviated
Ryte she treats them like F list actress she no good got to treat people right taraji paid her dues went to college for that grinded to get to the top Oprah is trash
It's very very messy.they should be well paid.no body getting sue around here .😂😅
So Big O,,made all this money,,to underpay the black film crew ,,,damn I’m speechless 😔
Taraji didn’t speak out enough in my opinion. She didn’t ruin the film’s success, at all.
Let’s be honest the colour purple is not exactly the feel good movie of the year. I mean I saw the original- we all did. The ending was good- but the whole time I wanted Celie to cut Mister every time she shaved him! I didn’t want to see it as a musical. I’m sure it’s good but it doesn’t make me feel good. It’s the reason I’ve never seen 12 years a slave in one sitting- I knew this man was going to be treated horribly and didn’t want to see it. For coloured girls! I didn’t really know what it was about and after watching it- damn! That was awful. I get strong black women but can we make an uplifting movie about black women?!
There was no need to remake a classic movie like this. I didn't like the remake at all.
That's not taraji's fault! Operah & Perry don't know how to treat their talent? Lift up their own community? Or maybe the question is who is their community??
Oprah please stop being so damn cheap. Pay people. Maybe the film lost $ because it was not that hot?
They get a black narrator to spin a false narrative on a black woman speaking out about injustice. Were they paid by WB or Oprah?
Warn A Brotha or Oppress A Sista?
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Drop out of Hollywood. It's not for black women. ❤
Stop being racist. Black women deserve respect in any industry. It’s because of attitudes like yours that make professions unfair. Black actresses matter!!!!!!!!
Pardon?
You sound ignorant!!!
U got that right 👍😊
Taraji being blamed for causing the movie to flop solely is rather juvenile especially considering other factors that disinterested people from the get go. Many people did not appreciate it had become a musical......musical genre is a niche market already for a niche audience, so they were ALREADY appealing to a smaller audience from the get go. Next......Christmas and a movie like the colour purple and its themes don't go together.......who wants to watch yet ANOTHER SLAVE MOVIE (in a sense) for a holiday movie? The festive time of year and the seriousness of that type of a movie don't match back. Bad time of the year to release it.
Next......why release the movie Dec 25th and into January......January is like one of the most boring months of the year where everyone is trying to figure what are they going to do for the rest of the year.....things start to pick back up in February due to Valentines Day. On Christmas day people are about family and food......not some slave movie musical.
Good on Tajari for knowing her financial worth and stating it boldly before the world. This is a case of "be happy for the opportunity and whatever we give you no matter what and keep your mouth shut.....don't you dare question us and ask for more."
Don't worry, you will be paid your due. Your portfolio is your proof.
Do Taraji and the other ladies have agents that negotiate their contracts if not maybe they should.
U got that right 👍😊
Yes, they do, and it wasn't negotiated with Oprah! It was negotiated with her manager and Warner Brothers, and she signed the contract!
I'm not looking any movie with Oprah in.
But I've watched everything with Tarangi in.
That's it.
I didn't go see it because i don't like musicals😮
U got that right 👍😊
Taraji might just be a Genius, she said if y'all can't pay me what i am worth then your movie will also not make the money you think it should. Maybe giving them a taste of their own medicine!
Ryte speaking and outing a curse on the film aswell or Oprah rather I feel her pay me what I’m wanting that I grind so hard to get to this level
News flash..folks not going to movisclike that anymore.....folks are not dating 😂😂😂 they watching Netflix/Letflix...@Home and on the go...Oprah's about to lose this BS case.
Just as soon as I heard Oprah say that, I went out and bought a copy and watched it. It was a good movie. Can't stand Oprah.
Where does the 100 million budget come from? This looked like a 15 million budget at the most. It's one location
YOU CAN NOT TOP THE ORIGINAL! Why would they even make this movie??? It was a terrible idea.
Ryte they should have gotten spillberg again but not paying right and making them drive theyself and food Oprah was no good they probably felt like a extra how they was treated
I believe Taraji could have waited to expose Oprah bcz she took the attention off the actual movie. Why work hard doing a movie then overshadow your efforts with your personal beef? She basically hurt herself and the other actors by averting the attention from the movie. But I was never interested in it bcz who wants to see Color Purple the musical??
They're trying to blame Taraji, like they blamed Monique... I'm sooo disgusted at Oprah because I didn't know that she hated her people as much as the others... To keep assisting in the black balling of people of color is shameful!!!!!😡🤬😡🤬
#ReapingAndSowing season... Hope they're ready when it's their turn.
I HAD ABSOLUTELY NOOO INTENTION ON GOING TO SEE IT!!!!! The movie was a classic original and COULDN'T BE DUPLICATED!!!! It was doing to FLOP anyway!!!!🤔🤔🤔
More people need to speak out more. The time for these truths to be secrets are over. Speak out sis we support you.
Taraji publicly said thats not true about Oprah not paying her,
Why didnt she negotiate a better deal from the start if she didn't agree with the numbers walk away.
Give the ladies their due!!!!!!!
I loved the movie original The Color Purple but did not want to see a re-make of the movie and especially not as a musical.
Folks aren't interested in seeing a musical associated with the Color Purple 😑 HORRIBLE IDEA 👎🏽🚫 and to top it off, not respecting the actresses by not providing them with their own dressing room/trailors, proper transportation support with a designated driver after long hours and overall not feeding them well. Furthermore whatever you put into something is what you're going to get out of it... obviously the production of the movie and the people that were over it did not put in enough respect towards the actors/actresses.
IF “you got me F’d up was a person” good job Taraji speak up speak out and HOW DOES IT HELP YOU AS AN ACTRESS TO BE UNDERPAID BUT MAKING SURE THE STUDIO MAKE MULTIMILLION DOLLARS AND YOU WATCH ONLY TO RINSE AND REPEAT!
The Movie was garbage that’s why it flopped at the theater
How dare Oprah sue Taraji because she called her out for underpaying her. Disgusting. Oprah you are greedy and so selfish. Taraji deserves respect. Oprah you are wrong. The movie was unnecessary. The original Color Purple was a hit and did not need to be remade.
I think the color purple will become a cult classic. It’s that good!❤
This is Karma for Oprah PERIOD!
U got that right 👍😊
I totally agree with the comments above that Taraji Henson has nothing to do with The Color Purple floppy. The Color Purple first film is the original authentic self, in which I to felt needed to be left alone. Some things needs to be original period.. I thought it was dumped up to make things appear to be a lot normal but the original film spoke for itself Period...
Having Black people continually being under paid 😢is not cool, sharing the same dressing rooms not cool either, and not to mention in a rental car driving to and from the set after long hours of rehearsals 😮 is a No,No... these three listed things along shows how much you cared about these Black actress(s). NOT OK...
Black people are the most underpaid over worked folks that deserves better treatment 😤 Hell I'm Mad Mad Mad😂😂😂
Taraji can always pursue a singing career just in case... Sister girl can saaaang!
She gets paid shit money because she only works in the black industry! If she went main stream and started working major blockbuster movies she will get the pay she deserves. Thats like chris tucker on friday. He got paid like $4,000 for that movie and then said no to Next Friday because he went and made rush hour. She keeping herself stuck making bad money doing black entertainment movies. Idk maybe she has someyhing against working for a white director but they gonna treat her better and pay her what she deserves. Look at how samual L Jackson gets treated by quintet Tarantino.
I liked the movie in my opinion it should've been Streamed especially trying to do a remake of a classic that they should've left alone first of all. The singing was amazing and the entire cast did a great job. I had mixed feelings about going to see it when I found out it was a semi musical. But I supported anyway because of Taraji and the other actors not because of who produced it or I most likely would've passed on going to see it. To be honest. 🙏