Oprah is DONE! Fantasia FINALLY Breaks Her Silence |
Reveals EVERYTHING Oprah interviews Fantasia about her role in The Color Purple, diving into her emotions, challenges, and excitement about bringing this iconic story to life.
Fantasia’s response is deeply inspiring! Oprah Winfrey, one of the most influential figures in media, and Grammy-winning artist Fantasia Barrino have shared both stages and intense moments in the spotlight.
Fantasia’s journey into the acting world has been filled with highs and lows, but the support from her co-stars has been unwavering.
She explains how being on set can be an intense emotional experience, especially when the subject matter is dark and challenging.
Oprah Winfrey debunks unfair treatment claims on The Color Purple set, maintains no ill-will with Taraji P. Henson
The cast of the musical remake have previously opened up about the challenges on set, and both Oprah and the Empire star’s support.
Oprah Winfrey is putting a stop to any speculation about how the cast of The Color Purple was treated on set.
Earlier this week, lead star Taraji P. Henson opened up to the New York Times about the musical remake of the 1985 classic (which Oprah starred in), produced by the veteran media mogul alongside Steven Spielberg.
In her conversation with the Times, the Empire star spoke candidly about what she “fought” for while on set, like proper transportation for the cast. Revealing that they had initially been given rental cars as their method of transportation while filming in Atlanta, she explained: “I was like, ‘Can I get a driver or security to take me?’ I’m not asking for the moon. They’re like, ‘Well, if we do it for you, we got to do it for everybody.’ Well, do it for everybody!”
Oprah, speaking with Entertainment Tonight at the Golden Globes – the film’s actresses Danielle Brooks and Fantasia Barrino both received nominations – defended her support for the movie and its cast, and maintained no ill will between her and Taraji.
“People are saying that I was not supporting Taraji,” she said, before maintaining: “Taraji will tell you herself that I’ve been the greatest champion of this film. Championing not only the behind the scenes production but also everything that everybody needed.”
Oprah had a breakthrough performance in the 1985 version of the film
“We as producers, everybody gets their salary and everybody is negotiated by your team,” she further explained, and ultimately stated: “Whenever I heard there was an issue or there was a problem, there was a problem with a cars or the problem with their food, I would step in and do whatever I could to make it right. And I believe that [Taraji] would even vouch for that and say that is true.”
Danielle, who stars as Sofia and was nominated for the supporting role, also recently opened up about the initial challenges on set in a conversation with The Hollywood Reporter, and credited both Oprah and Taraji for correcting them.
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Lead stars Taraji, Fantasia, and Danielle with producer Oprah in April
“I remember when we first came and we’re doing rehearsals, they put us all in the same space,” she initially said, before sharing: “We didn’t have our own dressing rooms at the time. We didn’t have our own food… [Oprah] corrected it for us. [Taraji] was our voice.”
Last month, Taraji went viral after she teared up during an appearance on Gayle King’s SiriusXM show, while discussing the ongoing pay disparity she has experienced even after her critically-acclaimed and award-nominated performances in movies such as The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Hidden Figures.
