Taraji P. Henson doesn’t think her hit show Empire needs the N-word in order to be considered authentic.
During a recent interview with TMZ, Terrence Howard (who plays patriarch Lucious Lyon) said the show should mimic real life and feature more use of the n-word:
“I’m mad that we don’t say n—- in the show,” he admits. “Why is TV showing something different from the reality of the world? Why is there a thing called censorship that stop people from hearing everyday talk? We use n—-every day. It’s become part of a conversation—why aren’t we using it in the show?”
TMZ then caught up with Taraji, aka Cookie, who thinks otherwise. A new video interview features our girl saying nope to the n-word.
What’s your take?
