In Washington, DC at the Howard Theatre, Taraji sits with Luvvie Ajayi to discuss her new book on October 22, 2016. 8 hours ago Self-proclaimed hair chameleon Taraji P. Henson is switching up her look again. After ushering in the new year with a magenta pixie cut, she grew out her length and subtly transitioned her color to a fiery red shade a month later.And on Saturday, the actress decided to debut yet another bold transformation: a two-tone dye job that's split directly down the middle. Luckily, Henson wrote a memoir, Around the Way Girl, that describes her life growing up in Washington, D.C., studying acting at the prestigious Howard University and breaking into movies with her first role, in Baby Boy. An error occurred and your request could not be completed. Please try again later.
Around the Way Girl: A Memoir audiobook written by Taraji P. Narrated by Taraji P. Get instant access to all your favorite books. No monthly commitment. Listen online or offline with Android, iOS, web, Chromecast, and Google Assistant. Try Google Play Audiobooks today! “Around The Way Girl” Taraji P. Henson (@TherealTaraji) Opens Up About Domestic Violence in New Memoir When it comes to domestic violence, no one is immune or completely safe from it. Thus, it is no surprise that a number of celebrities have fallen victim to it.
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When it comes to domestic violence, no one is immune or completely safe from it. Thus, it is no surprise that a number of celebrities have fallen victim to it. Still, no one knew or expected Empire’sTaraji P. Henson to be in that number. In an excerpt from her memoir, Around The Way Girl, she opens up and reveals her abuse at the hands of her son’s father.
via NYDN:
“The next thing I knew, Mark’s balled-up fist was coming straight for my face. I fell onto the bed crying and holding my mouth; blood seeped off my lips and across my teeth,” Henson writes in the book out Sunday. “Droplets splashed across my shoes … slowly creeping into the fibers of my suede boots.”
After she saw the blood pouring from her mouth, the Golden Globe winner says that she yelled at him: “This is over! Get your s–t and get out!”
In 2003, Johnson was murdered at age 34.
Henson, 46, says her late father, Boris, urged her to reconcile with her troubled ex — but she chose to protect herself and her young son.
“With that separation, my forever man, my first love, was no more,” she writes.
The last time she saw Johnson was at Christmas when he came to visit her and Marcell, who was 9 at the time.
Father and son played Tic-Tac-Toe — and when the boy lost, Johnson “put his hand on his shoulder and schooled him,” she writes.
He told him, “use your head, black man,” Henson says of the now endearing moment.
Three weeks later, Johnson’s mother called her with the news that William had been stabbed to death after he got into an altercation with a couple at an apartment in Washington D.C.
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Kudos to you Taraji for moving on and getting away! You are one tough “Cookie.” We cannot wait for Around The Way Girl to come out, so expect a review. Pre-order your copy by clicking here.
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