Was EVERYONE Wrong About Oprah?! Body Language Analyst Reacts to Taraji P. Henson Viral clip. 

That’s what I thought initially 🤔

💯 culturally Yes! He was off on this because he couldn't hear all of Danielle's conversation with the situation. Taraji was liikung THROUGH Gail. She was debating in whether or not she could be Authentic. Taraji has done a lot of emotional work. I see her.

I guess Steven Spielberg is a saint

That's not low-key. Gayle knew exactly what she was doing. It was rotten to the core.

Guarantee the question was from BIG O.

I wish I saw your comment before I said the exact same thing 😅

O just told T to shut up! She tried to gather herself and here comes O again… she tried to soften and forgive but that evil witch ran to cause her more deliberate pain

Girl, my gaydar caught that! 20:14 SNAP.

Yes…one always has to look professional in public regardless of what’s going on behind the scenes.

Yea, you got that right, something is off and intense. Oprah made an intentional move away from Taraji.

Oprah addressed all of this and also said it was terribly cold and Taraji backed her up but idk. She’s also a producer and may have wanted the cast together for the media opp so she noticed & moved. A little devils advocate but this is Hollywood so we won’t get the truth regardless. That’s why we’re watching professionals analyzing body language 😂

You can definitely tell it's has a touch of Pr to it.

Does everyone miss the fact that Fantasia squeeze in between Ms Brooks to get next to Oprah, and that's when Oprah removes herself. I think if there is a behavior that needs to be looked at, look at Fantastia, and Oprah.

Why did she accept the role?

@@jones2277 EXACTLY! If she was not okay with the pay, she shouldn’t have accepted the role. Otherwise, don’t have the gall to bitch and complain and play the victim. Nobody likes a fake victim - and Hollywood is filled with them.

Did you watch the movie? If you don't support her movies, then you're part of the problem.

She agreed to do the film. Out of respect for the cast that has to get paid too she could have waited until after they promoted and got paid to speak. Glad she spoke but the timing was not appropriate

People support movies that they WANT to see, you can't FORCE people to support movies or actors they're not interested in,@@wonzjones6599

You are spot on. I think Gail had a malicious motive. Perhaps Taraji didn't want to share that part with the whole world or even with other producers who might be thinking about her for a future project.

I agree it was foul for Gail to bring up while they were promoting the movie. It’s very suspect that Oprah”s bestie would pull such a stunt.

Let's not forget Gail and Oprah are "Best Friends" from wat back. Gail is a horrible interviewer. Think about it... how she got that job. She fits in well.

That’s what I thought as well. It was towards Gayle

@@ancienthistoryhunters3361Gail is just as sarcastic and evil-spirited as Oprah. They’re different, yet the same.

That was what I felt about it too. So messed up.

And to add on the fact that Oprah and Gail are best friends. Have been for decades.

I agree with your interpretation of that moment. I thought and felt the exact same thing. I would only add that, the lady in yellow was probably who Taraji confided in originally, but felt betrayed by her evidenced by Gale's candid confrontation and confessional right to Taraji's face, regardless of how Ms.Yellow dress felt about it. Gale went for the raw reaction from Taraji and got it. Yellow dress was initially shocked that Gale betrayed her confidence but then recovered herself by trying to comfort Taraji with a rub to suggest that she still cared about her emotional well being although she had obviously betrayed her trust. Taraji did not even acknowledge her gesture because at that point it was very obviously fake

@@sisterstaciess2614 I had a similar thought. Danielle’s surprise was not that Taraji had considered quitting, but that Gayle asked the question.

Yes, this is what I surmised too.

Love Oprah!

Thats why she is fighting back. Pure class. Painfull to T as it may be, why do people think Oprah is special, I cant see it.

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I would go so far as to say psychopath. She seems to get off on hurting people.

I'm old enough to remember most of her TV career originating in Baltimore to her move to Chicago, going national and then global. Her magazine, her on the cover... why? Because back then you RARELY EVER saw a black woman on the cover of a non-black magazine and especially one who is considered full-figured. We celebrated her success and changing the narrative by seeing ourselves on the shelves every month. This was no small thing. Context

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Agree. There’s something about the set of her mouth as well; it’s something I do when trying to hold back tears and keep composure. 😢

100%

I agree, first thing I said to myself, she’s trying not to cry.

How much did Spidey get to give a positive spin on this situation 🤔

Bingo. 💞

Yes!

Viola Davis has said the same think. She should be at Meryl Streep type money but she's not

​@@kevaredmond3569....DONT bring Viola up...she f^^ked up the role of Michelle Obama, and was too low-down to tell the producer to make changes😮

@@IlaE.Williams-LaBelleZshe did the mouth movements herself!

@@kevaredmond3569TOTALLY AGREE! Viola and Meryl were in the movie DOUBT together. VIOLA stole the show!!!! She outdid Meryl by a long shot. I love Viola. She should be one of the highest paid actresses black or white. Viola is a national TREASURE for sure! 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆

God I just wanted to hug her and let her cry. She deserves all she's owed.❤

That's exactly how I saw it. I saw Oprah being a bully. Walking out of the middle of the photo was about as cold as you can get. SHAME on u Oprah!!

Spot on observation!

I think this channel host should have analyzed the expressions and behavior of Fantasia and Danielle when Oprah moved to Danielle's side. To me it was crystal clear that they saw Oprah's slighting of Tiraji and wanted to distance themselves subtlely from it without raising tensions. Oprah moves to Danielle's side, and puts a very possessive grip on her left arm, Danielle doesn't pull away and even follows Oprah's handhold for a moment but then quickly moves her left hand up and to her right😢 in order to hold Fantasia's left arm with both her hands, subtlely leaving Oprah to her own devices. Fantasia's and Danielle's expressions say it all....not a matter of moving around arbitarily in efforts to keep warm....

@@starrbowie8649 nice insight! I just kept on watching Teraji’s body language after Oprah moved, so I’ll have to watch again.

⁠@@starrbowie8649Yes, my observations as well. Fantasia’s expression was caught again by the side camera that no one was focussed on - just as O’s was as she moved in initially towards T. There were some very interesting chess moves going on. // O literally appeared to use D as a shield and use her again for her camera poses.

Yeah, audacity was a weird word. Like she shouldn’t have the right to quit and she’s somehow obligated?

@@julies7819 💡 you said it better!

I believe both Gayle & Oprah might have forgotten where they started. Everyone knows Gayle is Oprah best friend so we know whose side Gayle is on.

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Especially when she was blind sided in the interview by Gayle. Taraji probably would have kept it in until the movie premiered but it was brought to light in public.

Yeah she’s trying not to cry. Oprah sucks. She’s been duping us for decades. She’s fake, she’s mean, she’s outright hostile to poor Taraji. It’s subtle but it’s hostility. She considers herself “above” Taraji and probably pretty much everyone. Her day will come.😡

If you pay attention to her ponytail around her face you can see where parts of her ponytail wrap around her chin and lower lip and that’s when she really gets finicky with grooming away her hair from the wind blowing. You girls know how it is when your wearing makeup and sticky lip gloss, it just takes a little bit of wind make your hair, etc stick. Plus they are standing on top of building where it is most windy.

She looked up like she was gathering herself. The lady pointing out something afforded that. Then Danielle's looks uncomfortable and as she grips Fantasia to put her in middle may have even whispered in her ear. Fantasia turns around deadpan...and they get through. Eventhough Taraj didn't call Oprah out personally about money, it her baby and she could possibly have been wary of where Taraji's head was. All in all this is some shady stuff in this video.

Since the interview with Gail, the other managers may have told them to give Taraji some space as to not get in the midst of anything.

Taraji may appreciate what Oprah did in the call but she knows damn well she hurt her feelings on that rooftop. Oprah was mad at her but I bet she will save face and say that she switched positions so all the actors could stand together...or some mess like that. She is a Virgo like my mom... They love to play the get back game especially if they can't control you. Taraji didn't say anything to her out of respect, Oprah fixed the issue so we didn't have another Monique saga. We heard her but nobody listened.

Fantasia is definitely aware and seems to be removing herself all together...

​@@willaturk-domio3965 Agree. The quick split-second look on Fantasia's face, and the fact that she was focusing on the surroundings/the view instead of interacting with the others says a lot.

Fantasia definitely peeped the shade and the look she gave taraji concluded that she did..

It was clear that Taraji moved in closer to Oprah and Oprah made that get away from me move.

Yes, I observed the same. Oprah was all wrong from moving away in that situation. Oprah definitely showed her real self there.

Yes!! I have the same feeling, specially when Oprah moves away and the hair grooming starts, there's something in her eyes and mouth, I can't putting into words but I can feel it.

I thought the same thing. Taraji looks like she is trying so hard to put up a front. Oprah doesn’t need to worry about it, because she is Oprah and a master at being phony anyway.

I had the same impression. I'm still not sure if the tension was solely between the two of them, or Taraji was feeling other things as well. There was definitely frostiness there that didn't show up in their interactions with other people.

I thought so too

Yeah i agree 😢

Her timing was either bad or chosen well to have a bad affect on the project..maybe taraji did it now to ruin the project on purpose.

​@@patjohnson6393more likely, Gayle King asked an inappropriate loaded question that she knew was not the kind of question to ask.

Agreed! She seems SO genuine and real.

Love Taraji

She got paid and she knew up front, she wanted to be associated to this film and Oprah for her career accomplments it may not have been a positive experience as she may have hoped to expect the original film was a master piece this remake I don't care to watch so there may not be the money to the actors if they compare themselves to any other current film recently produced today so the math is there she just didn't care to do the math for herself she speaks for herself but she decides to name other cast members that's not her place her career choices are hers alone and she knows that speaking negative about her most recent employer publicly can and will harm her as a consequence of her timing the film is currently out in theaters worst timing ever she is harming the work that everyone in the production, and cast had worked towards this is all a distraction and that is a mess she has created for herself now

DISAGREE!! She took this moment where there was a large audience to make us aware of the issues that plague women of color in the industry!! IMO she was subtly letting us know that she also doesn't feel supported by one of the biggest names in the business.

I wholly agree. And add to it that that biggest name in the business never misses an opportunity to speak on black challenges and being true to addressing them in a strong way. Yet, Oprah doesn't appear to be addressing the bigger issue of China and other countries with their colorism in any and every very public way she can.@@lanagraham4587

in part I agree-in part. Yes Taraji signed the contract and Oprah prob is concerned about the bottom line-it's her job as a producer. In the interview with Gayle King, Taraji, says,"... I'm tired..." I'll bet she is! Promo tours are notoriously tough. And compared to Oprah she doesn't have as much experience with this stuff. Are her grievances valid? Hell, ya'! Shared during a promo interviews, ahhh... may the not the best idea...but the woman is tired and it just spilled out-tears and all. @@leomarilyn4232

It’s giving me ‘they don’t like each other vibes’

Agree with you 100%

Let's not forget how Oprah treat Monique...she abuse her power over Monique confidence and vulnerability for her own show and personnal gain. I would not be surprise IF she did something to taraj behind the scene....

Totally agree! Oprah was putting out some serious mean girl vibes in that photo shoot.

​@@daCubanaqt The over done bulley dance as she walked up. Oprah doesn't feel good about herself, bulley's never do. Oprah's behavior was so unnecessary.

Wow! 💯 Great analysis!

Yes, i saw that also. It was cold!

Yes! Seemed like Oprah was okay being near Taraji (even awkwardly) but when Fantasia came on the scene, she knew she was the odd woman out and moved away. Almost as if Fantasia is Taraji’s body guard and protector and guardian angel. With Fantasia’s body language it seems she was conveying she wanted to be near Taraji and comfort her and communicating with her body language to Oprah to move aside.

Taraji is looking at Oprah as if she is saying, if only people really knew how this black woman with power and money really was, it would be a shock for the ages.

​@@jr38499You are right!!!

​@@jr38499nope. She knows Oprah is powerful. Nothing she can do

Same!!!! I genuinely still had hope that she was decent but she has adapted right in with the elite. She does NOT care about anyone but her circle of friends rich friends.

Same!

I had that moment when Cruise jumped on her couch. So I call her Orca....they are the same types.

I live on Maui. I appreciated that she showed up at the shelter next day and brought supplies. Then she showed up at a food hub next day and brought supplies. Then she gave $5 million dollars of her own money and said there was more to come. Then she worked the phones to her rich friends to give money and supplies. I am not one to slap the helping hand away, but others are, so she is done with helping us now.

Oprah helped Maui because she owns many, many of acres of land there. Not a good look.

Is it crazy to wonder if Gail’s comment was almost more of a discreet threat. Maybe SHE didn’t talk about wanting to end her career…

Yeah I didn't think about that, but you're right. Oprah could end her career in a heartbeat. How sad

That picture was one of the many snaps taken by the photographers seconds before Danielle joined them.If you watch the video Taraji & Oprah just grinned then Danielle joined them.Shortly after Fantasia joined them & Oprah moved quickly to Danielle & you can even see Fantasia is a bit surprised while staring shortly at Taraji.

As I said in a previous post,taraji should of could of walked away before the shooting of this movie started,if she wasn't happy about what they offered her she should of walked away..why wait until the movies done to have a winge,sadly I reckon her career now is over,she will get blacklisted.

Exactly she would be black balled like Janet Herbert aunt Viv on Fresh Prince and Monique Minorities always get blackballed while White male actors like Bill Murry and etc have a history of act up on set, showing up late and nothing happens to them.

Same!

I tried giving her the benefit of the doubt but I'm not so sure now..

Same can be said about certain women on the "View", their fans will support them no matter what despite so much ignorant garbage they spew out of their mouths.

The way she backstabbed Michael Jackson and his family. Evil witch.

I never liked Oprzh she's phony!

EXACTLY, my earlier comment. I misspelled Gail's name. Taraji...you keep your head up!!!🧡

Mon’que didn’t get much support from the public even though her explanation was valid. Taraji is receiving A LOT of public support and Oprah is getting the backlash. Oprah does not like getting backlash due to someone else’s actions. Think about the man that wrote the book A Million Little Pieces. She interviewed the man and I think had the book on her book club. Later she found out the book took a lot of liberties and was more a nonfiction than an autobiography. She brought the man back on her show for what seemed like the sole purpose of berating him publicly. I felt her actions were totally unnecessary.

And how she backstabbed the Jackson family and Michael in death. Disgusting supporting and promoting those lying grifters and extortionists. After the backlash she started turning off her SM comments. SMH.

Gayle King would be nothing without Oprah. She wasn’t a journalist. She wasn’t a TV Presenter, she was nothing. Just Oprah’s ‘best friend’… read lover…. Allegedly.

The difference in Taraji and Monique was the heart and spirit during the delivery.

Yeah, being TOLD that (very innacurate statement), was an eye opener for her-you could tell that she knew that was BS. So who told her that, just to cut her down. ? Who benefits?

​@@harshreality2672 EXACTLY.💯💯 Black Panther made $1.3 BILLION worldwide. The idea that black characters do not "sell" is just another lie.🙄 By adjusting the movie posters to remove black characters, it is the media and film studios that are simply reinforcing and perpetuating these lies.

Great summary of body language. You are spot on. Especially about the part in the letter where Taraji says " with that being said". I believe Taraji is exhausted with the racism, classism and politics of it all. I also believe she is of the generation where she'll stand my her truth and her mission for equal pay for African American women. Even if that means " throwing in the towel". But the bottom line is she has bills to pay like the rest of us.. but I don't think she will remain silent any longer. Yes, she'll acknowledge what the " powers that be" have done for her but she will not bend to kiss butt. Shell stand stronger. Well just have to support her through this. Thank you

Absolutely. So sad. I was thinking that this does not happen in Aus but when I was mentally ticking off our favorite black actors I realised that they were all male which is the next hurdle that all female actors have to jump through regardless of race or colour and that truly sucks too.

I love watching your videos. You clearly know your stuff so it’s incredibly interesting and feels honest as against the true crime interrogation videos where they make blanket statements which could easily lead you up the garden path.

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I agree!

100% agree. You can feel the tension among all of them. On top of that, it felt like Fantasia was also upset. I'm sure something could've been keeping her attention over the side of the building, but I doubt it. She seemed a bit standoffish or cold as well when it came to Oprah. Furthered even more by her almost seeming not to acknowledge Oprah at all ( no eye contact, no smiles, face almost expressionless, body turned explicitly away - almost as far away as conceivably possible as one can be without being obvious) when she moved to the end. Then finally facing forward after she moves. I feel like these were things that could've been analyzed - because for me they were almost more explicitly obvious than any behavior Taraji had even if the behaviour could've in some alternate universe been indicative something else going on. Even Danielle her facial reaction when Oprah grabbed her. @@slieafrica

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Nailed it!❤

i was thinking the exact thing

I agree..Oprah was hella phony here and deliberately ignoring Taraji.

There may have been tension but I see two other things, 1. The place was very cold 🥶 I would be posing exactly as they did. 2. Oprah was correct in moving to the end for the photo (as the other producer) putting the stars in the middle, that is called staging. Great analysis of a fair body language read, by the presenter though. Thx.

I’m sorry, you are reaching when you begin to know what Oprah is thinking. “She thinks she is above her”?

Oprah could feel the negative vibes!

Fantasia stood in the gap for Taraji. She knows Taraji is weak right now, from emotions. That was a “ I got you sis” move from Fantasia. She “moved” Oprah with her silence & not acknowledging her.

It seems that a lot has happened behind the scenes during that movie production and afterward.

I caught this too.

Fantasia a real one.

What kind of discontent did your students verbalize?

@queenjazz1 They would say things like.."Teacher, you are more beautiful than your sister. " We like you better." The blessing is that it opened the door for me to teach them the true history of this country with regards to African and Indigenous people. I could explain the brutality of rape which would have me and my sister on opposite ends of the color spectrum. They receive some very twisted views of African people BEFORE they even get off the "boat"

​@@rashidashabazz7319This !! Thank you for being there for our future kids to teach them nd guide them on the history of why things are the way they are. Thank you 🙏🏽

Thank you for teaching them this 💜 did any of them realize they were doing this?

@@applechanel8983 Thank YOUUUUUU, BELOVED.🙏🏽💚😇 Remember that WE ALL are teaching all the time. It doesn't have to be verbal with a chalk and backboard. The manner in which we LOVE and ACCEPT ourselves is a SUPREME LESSON for planet EARTH 🙏🏽💚😇💯‼️‼️‼️

A woman was pointing and saying to look up at something and she was like "oh" and smiled. It didn't seem suspicious at all.

@@skyerainart no, watch the very beginning again. Taraji looks straight up for no apparent reason other than to hold back tears by my interpretation.

😒 she sounds like privileged complaining about being too privileged to me... makes 10 million dollars on a movie and complains the government takes half and then she has to pay her Entourage so she's only left with a few million 😭😭😭 oooohhh booohooo Guess what - the government takes half of all of our money but I'm not left with a few million I'm lucky to be left with 1,300... boohoo whining and crying over earning only a few million give me a f'ing break Idiocy giving sympathy to the elite that have everything while we struggle to put food on our tables 🤦🏼‍♀️ I bet she's got no problem putting Thanksgiving dinner in front of her family

Just because a tiny fraction of actors get paid millions they all think they should get paid millions. Acting used to be looked down upon and rightly so. Now they are elevated to god level. They are literally just on a stage pretending and memorizing a few lines someone else wrote.

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As an actor, you are only worth what people will pay you. You are OWED nothing. If you don't like the money offered. Don't take it. And if the movie gets made without you, there is your answer.

@@CribNotes "As an actor, you are only worth what people will pay you" is an incredibly capitalist construction of self. Human beings are more, are *worth* more, than their work product, howEVER it is priced. FIrst of all. As an actor myself, as someone raised what I lovingly call "Hollywood-adjacent," let me also promise you that among creators, people are valued twice over: yes, there's their price, but we all know and discuss their skills and talents. And those two discussions take place separately from, but intricately interwoven with, one another. There's "how skilled and talented am I", there's "how recognized is that among my peers in the industry," and there's "how are these skills and talents commoditized and priced in this industry". That last question is affected by more than the skills and talents in question, obviously. There's market forces and there's societal forces. So the question of "How much is being offered" immediately suggests the question "Why is this the amount being offered? What forces affect your offer to this person, Taraji P. Henson?" And let's not pretend that the answer is anything other than "Lots of things other than the talent and skills of Taraji P. Henson." You're damn right, nobody is owed anything - *except* what is promised. And I don't live in a world, and neither does anyone worth less than "never have to work again" money, where "If you don't like the money offered then don't take it" is a practical stance to take. She said it clear as day. She's got people to pay. She's got kids to feed. She's got a life to live. And let's not diminish the importance of this, her worth as a human being is to a certain extent pinned to this dollar amount, so even if the above things weren't true, she has self-worth and mental health to preserve. For those reasons and others, she has the right to self-advocate *well* beyond "if she don't like the money she can walk". That's not how negotiation works, but that's also just not how the business of being a paid artist works.

Great point.

Ophra should have thought about that

I went to see the movie BECAUSE of Taraji (and Fantasia and Danielle) 💜

He didn’t seem to notice that interaction. Speaks volumes.

How dare she! Oprah is a bully.

And Oprah herself might be controlled by a higher Hollywood power. 😮 Not to excuse her behavior though.

What did she say to you?

Oprah is the worst. I never liked her. My mom used to watch her talk show in the 80s and even then I could tell she was fake. She has her own magazine and is the only model ever that is on the cover? I know it’s her magazine, but come on. The only time I was a fan of Oprah was when she was in the original The Color Purple movie.

Real talk, this sort of fatigue hits Black people harder - or, at least, hits differently - than others. We're so used to having to "smile" to take the edge off the "angry Black [insert gender for differing versions]" stereotypes. We don't have to be in the room with an antagonist for that fatigue to have us being *completely over* exerting the energy it takes to remove that edge. And that can translate as SERIOUS "f*ck you" energy. And then there's the power dynamic of it all. Oprah won. *Decades* ago. She never has to play politics with anyone she doesn't choose to. *And* if she chooses to, she can make literally anyone from an audience member to literal Royalty dance to the tune *she* calls. And hey - more power to her! *Imagine* what it took to get to that spot, for an overweight woman working as a Chicago on-air reporter in the 80's. (My godmother had a similar career, from being on-air talent to being a shot-caller in her industry. I live for her stories.) But, having said that, I'm not gonna cheer when Oprah uses that power to *actually* make the little people dance. And when those human beings are already disenfranchised or oppressed in some way, I get mad. Nobody gets to tell her what's what, she's earned that, but I won't apologize for my disappointment in her when I hear the behind the camera stories I've heard. Anyway, whatever this body language is telling you, I promise you Taraji P. knows she's not Oprah. And if the wage gap is living in her head right now, that might cause some pain. Whether or not there's anything personal between her and Oprah - and I seriously doubt there is, based on the little i know of both women it wouldn't be subtle if there was - there is certainly, professionally, that power dynamic. Remember, contract negotiation would hardly have been an actual conversation between the two women. They'd have had a high-level talk or three about the project, depending on whether Taraji had to audition or whether she was requested, then handed off the conversation to their agents and lawyers for the details. So if there is negative energy, it may well be a combination of any or all of the above factors, plus what can happen when playing telephone about matters involving money. So much potential for miscommunication.

​@continuallycountingchicken7338 The only reason you wanted Oprah's toothbrush was to put it in a case of accolades that would've meant that you had "arrived" to impress your patients. You were treating her like some sort of deity, so you just got a quick lesson about why you shouldn't. Celebrities are not deities. And yes, that is indeed gross. If it was just about you being a dentist and wanting categorical items of the industry to put in there, you could've just put in your own special oral memento, but you asked for a celebrity's toothbrush or floss to show off, probably thinking it would come autographed and stamped. Take it as a lesson learned about glorifying celebs and let that hurt go. I'm not the biggest Oprah fan, but in all honesty, she didn't do anything wrong to you, it just hurt your feelings that you didn't get the shiny, (gross) souvenir from her that you wanted.

I feel like Oprah felt that she owned Taraji because she paid her $500,000 and wanted her to do all types of extra stuff like the photo shoot at the Empire State Building. What does that have to do with The Color Purple? She looked stunning though! 😍😍😍 I pray that Taraji finds a benefactor more powerful than Oprah to vindicate her. She is an intelligent and versatile actress that deserves box office tickets and at least $1,000,000. 🙏🏾 Hollywood is shameful in the way it pays it's black actresses.

That is a valid observation. I’m unsure if I agree, but I have seen and noticed this same type of (as a matter of fact, this exact) scenario being played out in the past. However in this particular case, I don’t really believe this is what is going on.

It’s racism that they think of as justified because they’re greedy. He did a good job explaining it.

It is not about "colorism", it is about racism and is purest form.

I mean if some Chinese people prefer to see lighter actors that's their kink. I'm sure tons of people don't see a movie just because the main character is white. Which is fine too. Can't force anyone to see anything. Anyway spidey is doing too much politics these days and too little bodylanguage it's getting annoying. It's like ordering a pizza and getting a coffee instead

@@RayanEiden-js9ob The difference between a majority of a population preferring to see lighter skinned actors in movies vs the other is because white people are a majority and for the most part the white actor will not be eliminated from the movie. People with dark skin being erased from promos, scenes, etc are less lightly to get paid. This affects their marketing, their brand, and their business because they are not getting as much exposure as their lighter skinned co-workers. That's the problem with the film industry. It's more than just a "kink" or "preference". It's racism.

​@@RayanEiden-js9obIt's a sign of times, wokeness, when customers choices have to be misinterpreted as racist & even invent new words like colorism to support a stupid narrative.

Maybe Oprah’s was onto the criticism of unfair pay of Black Artists.

I saw Fantasia checking T as Fantasia moved next to T. It was as if Fantasia was not sure if she would be welcomed by Taraji. It also could have been that displaying support to Taraji would release a flood of her emotions.

Yes - very obvious. O got wind of her interview about being under-paid through her bestie Gayle King and she’s sending Taraji a message.

You're probably 100% right & THAT'S why Ms flippin' Winfrey doesn't like Taraji!..She's jealous of her..& probably in more ways than one!!.🤨...

Well Said👏

OPRAH, isn't feeling any pain.

Uhm, Monique said this years ago.

Tiffany Hardish was saying the same thing and they didn’t take her seriously they said she’s drunk you could be drug and can tell truth while looking crazy bc it’s CRAZY!

Oprah is one of the producer. Steven Spielberg owns the rights to the movie and was the lead producer. But the blk woman gets the blame

Boom! I was waiting on this comment. Taraji working with someone like Oprah and realizing that doesn't change anything in the world of acting . #colorism

Ya,Oprah lost me when she built schools for girls but not boys????? Education of both will be far more beneficial

Oprah is sooo sad to put black people in the same treatment she once received but money does make you selfish..sad sad..I lost my respect for her

We forget other Oprah projects like "The Wedding," "Beloved," "Queen Sugar," "David Makes Man," etc. Team Taraji! Team Oprah 4 life! Promote unity, love, & understanding & LOYALTY. They call shine; we don't have to drag anyone. And remember: each one of them ACTS for a living--TPH seized her moment even if it caused a backlash and caused some to boycott the very movie she was promoting.

Or Oprah was moving to the outer edge so that the three main actresses would be centered in the photo

​@kcd5797 Ummmmm...no.

Yes, for the photo shoot. The three main characters should be together .

Plus Oprah seemed to be the shortest so it makes sense to be at the end. But there still could be beef.

@@kcd5797 I agree, you can argue for both reasons, and maybe both are true!

What are you referring to? I'm not familiar.

Totally disgusting how she took their $ and land. 😮

​@@themacocko6311they are talking about when the fires happened then they 2 went on TV and asked people to give money when so many people in America don't have money to feed or get their meds or gas to get to work. When they have billions of dollars to help people plus friends with billions of dollars to help. The Rock made a sorry video and then told how much he gave and I think it was less than he did but the other one was trying to buy the people land for less than what it was worth only because they needed money to live. Now some of the people that lost everything with some family in the fires have moved many times with so many movie stars and billionaires have mansions just on the other side of the island that's empty that they could let them stay in or get them the campers that they fix for family need and put on the land to live in till they can rebuild. But what is sick is that the government only gave each family 700 or 750 when they have sent billions and billions overseas to help the family and them to fight a war we have no business in. They did it with our tax dollars. We the people should have a say in what our tax dollars go to. Plus they use our social security dollars to send also so when the 30 year olds or 40s will not have any money to get paid back to them when they turn 65 or by then it will be 80 to retire. It's all so sad... God help us all. Prayers going up for all.

The Maui incident is what has opened my eyes to Oprah & the layers of her personality, the outside layer for the public to see, the darker under layers of self centeredness due to the expense of others. Like the homeless Maui residents who could absolutely use her help, as she sits on thousands of acres of land & builds roads to the beach for her own satisfaction alone. To me that speaks volumes of who she really is.

Big time! Before Oprah was able to hide it but now it’s very blatant. What goes up must come down

Yes! Agree❤

Thanks so much for your constant encouragement, I really appreciate it 😊. This subject was very fascinating to me for many many reasons. I’m glad you enjoyed it 😊

@@TheBehavioralArts Are you kidding me?? Thank YOU for being you and always having a moral compass, you are a gem and a true role model of a human being!

@@TheBehavioralArts Thank you for your hard work on this topic. What stood out for me is the head movement when Ms. Taraji laid her head on Ms. Winfrey right shoulder. Oprah wouldn't allow herself to comfort Taraji with a small hug in return. That brought tears to my eyes. I felt that! It's like when you need a hug then you get rejected. No natural human response back. 😭😥

​@@TheBehavioralArts Would you PLEASE do a review about Dr. Jackie and her apology she made. Was it sincere, real or fake. I saw no tears, but crocodile. If you don't know her. She is on Bravo reality show, called Married to Medicine. She is an OB/ GYN She made a statement 3 yrs ago, that Black pregnant women cry wolf tears. That Black pregnant women fake their pain Someone posted this after she did a interview with Vice President Harris 2 weeks ago. Dr.Jackie was talking to the Vice president about Black women dying more during and after pregnancy than other races in America She made it seem like she was a advocate to try to help women. Someone brought a old interview were she was putting down Black pregnant women. Mind you, she has no kids, never experienced given birth. So she doesn't know from personal experience what it feels like to carry a baby or babies for 9 months and give birth. People who went to medical school were taught lies, myths about Blacks and other people of color. People in the medical school were taught that Blacks can endure more pain than whites. Dr. Thomas Hamilton started that lie. He believed Blacks didn't feel pain compared to Whites because we had thicker skin, that we had fewer nerve endings and etc Dr. Jackie is 65 yrs old, they still teach myths about Blacks in schools. This is why Blacks were not given pain medication compared to Whites during opioid epidemic in America Anyway The interview she did with Vice President Harris. She said Black females dying more than other races during or after pregnancy. Her comments make her look like a hyprocrite Three years ago, she said women are crying wolf. If women were faking their pain, they wouldn't be dying so much. After the video went viral, she still didn't apologize. She said it was taken out of context. Her old patients, viewers, men, Black and white dragged her on social media This past week, she just put out a video apologizing I would appreciate if you looked at the video and see if she is really sincere or what I think she only apologized because her patients probably threatened to leave. Most of her patients are Black middle class and rich women. Both videos below her comments about crying wolf and her apology ru-vid.commpeCdZWsII0?si=8fG0hNtKpBGqTAv3 Video below were Dr. Jackie apologize ru-vid.comPAp0T4yvUjA?si=67JVK45aSmxtnhLN

For me it wasn’t so much about the fact THAT she moved because the placement is definitely important, it was more so HOW she moved.

I’m sorry to hear about your frustrations. I’m so thankful that people like you exist and keep doing important things even in an unfair world. If I may ask why in earth do black female physicians make less? I mean with the Asian box office excuse I guess there’s at least some sort of justification but in your case how in earth would anyone justify that?!

​@@TheBehavioralArtsracism and sexism combined - gender pay gap in US was most recently around 77%. Adjusting to equal positions it is over 90% per total women, but for PoC the numbers are much lower on average - reported as low as 65% unadjusted and 80% adjusted. As a white woman (in EU though) I am aware that I am paid less than my male counterparts, but also that I am still offered higher pay than PoC in general. TL;DR, personal story: I did recruitment for 3 years and the worst one was a big EU company (not gonna name then, but shame on them) that was offering up to 16k per a specialist - they had a choice between a mostly qualified white man who asked for 18k and an even slightly overqualified immigrant woman (South Asian) who said between 14-16k is acceptable. She was an ideal match, still, the (all white men) board first asked me to try negotiate the man to their 16k budget, and when it failed they didn't just offer 14k to the woman (as I expected them to, since they always put the lowest possible offer) but asked me to try negotiate her even lower, to 12 or even 11k. No reason, "just please try". I told her straightforwardly that I need to ask her about it, but as a woman in the same field I am advising to not yield as they don't have any other matches - only after I reported she's upkeeping her requirements as 14 to 16k did she get that 14k offer. I was astonished, but there was no actual proof it had anything to do with her gender or color/nationality, other than my assessment of the candidates and recruitments there. #WhatTheHell

Yes, gender and racism pay gap is one thing, but the crazy world of US medical system is also astounding... On one hand some doctors are earning wild amounts of money and drugs, hospital stays etc are overcharged as hell, on the other some places underpay their dedicated staff at vital emergency and specialist wards. Looking from the EU it's really crazy there.

Yeah, you’re almost better being a Doctor on a medical show

I agree Gayle was probably baiting her for Oprah

Gayle did nothing different than what we would expect a wife to do with her co-dependent toxic spouse... That's her woman; of course she will be loyal to Oprah.

Gayle is always going to be Team Oprah no matter what the situation is.

Yeah I agree. The interview was for a movie promotion which is usually upbeat. I think Gayle ask that as a subtle jab from Oprah. She was surprised at the honest raw response she received.

Agree

We also don’t know what transpired prior to the shoot. That could very well be another reason for all the awkwardness between Taraji and the rest of the cast. Almost as if no one was trying to outwardly take sides and that they were just trying to focus on the reason why they were there.

She would have been black balled like they did Monique and Janet Hebrt a.k.a Aunt Viv. A lot of actors take care of other family members Their kids, parents, grandparents, and other family rely on them

😢

After all her great work, I sure hope Oprah and her henchman Tyler Perry don't blackball Taraji, I will support her movies wherever production company she ends up going to.

Not me

I hope 50 cent helps Taraji as he has reached out. Oprah has enemies and silent ones to boot. She's getting exposed more & more.

And the director was on the other side so that was the right move whether she was beefing with Taraji or not.

Uh, I don’t think most black women would have taken it that way. It’s more like the person with the most power and clout chose to move away from you. That’s a slight. Especially when it was so obvious.

if you were a fan on Taraji, you would know that her eyes are ALWAYS watery. she travels with tissue constantly because she said she has a leaky eye problem. SO for the past 6/7 years this has been her issue. People read more into this small clip. They were all laughing on the way to the top but of course the person didn't post that clip because it doesn't fit the narrative.

So well said. I think I watched every Oprah episode. I was even sad when the show ended. But I've been slowly beginning to see her differently. I've been asking myself why. Overall I think she doesn't have to play to the cameras anymore and her narcissism is being more evident.

Oprah disappoints deeply. And Gail, shame on you.

She hasn't forgotten; she doesn't care.

Me, too. I wondered if she wasn't guilty of leaking the info to Gail in confidence and gave her that look for asking the question.

Don’t jinx it!!!!! 😂 😂 jk. Thanks so much man! Always appreciate your constant encouragement ❤️

@@TheBehavioralArts👍👏🙏😘🙏

🎉Congratulations 🎉 Well deserved @TheBehavioralArts!!!! Happy to say I found you soon after "The Slap".😁May you have continued Blessings in the New Year.

Commenting for the algorithm! Lol

@@TheBehavioralArtsamazing. I can’t wait for the celebration. Very well deserved and hard earned. No jinxing at all !! It’s on the way 🎉❤

I got that impression as well.

She was triggered because Oprah played her, and moved away from her

Esp as a black woman, this hurts me. Everywhere you see this story, you see Taraji in or on the brink of tears. Years ago, the comedian Monique tried to talk about it but was dismissed n silenced.

In your opening sentence you refer to "she" and "her". Which person are you referring to? Taraji? Oprah? Someone else?

@@Jacy320 she’s talking about Oprah. Taraji isn’t no where near Oprah.

Exactly! Well said ❤

What did you think of Ellen-----when she fell from grace???

This should have been an exciting time Om sure O is pretty ticked off and will put the word out this movie was her baby

There is no such thing as a moral billionaire.

Many people put Oprah on this oedestal. And I often wondered WHY.. when J watched her interview with the Harkles I felt she was more interested in the dirt and the possibility of taking down the RF . Opie is like Ellen. They try to portrray they are good giving celebrities But in Actuality they are Not For ne to see a woman like this break down is heart breaking. She's hurting and she's letting out that hurt because she can't keep in anymore and it's overflowing

Oprah isn’t negotiating the actors deal directly, plus Taraji was paid over $10 million. Yes she’s worth more, but what is the over all budget? Her agents could have negotiated points in the film as well, etc. We don’t know the entire story. What ever the case Taraji wasn’t snapping at Oprah personally, she’s talking about overall she needs to be given more because she’s put in the time.

So well said.

Many people still believe it doesn't exist...?

I noticed that as well. Fantasia looks like she is saying “I got you”.

Did you notice how quickly Oprah changed position when Fantasia came into the line up? Fantasia held her composure, but it appeared as if her concern was also about being high up, as she approached the barrier, still the energy didn't look comfortable between them‼️ 💚Pax Amore et Lux. 💚

Fantasia is the one that let me know that this is ON!

Yes,I said the same thing ,Danielle was warning Fantasia about those funky vibes