Taraji P. Henson hosted the 2024 Wager Awards, held at Los Angeles’ Peacock Theater on Sunday. The 53-year-old actress gave fairly a present with seven outfit modifications, a brutal jab at Donald Trump, and a parody of Kendrick Lamar’s current hit, Not Like Us.
Taraji mocks Donald Trump’s ‘Black jobs’ remark
The Shade Purple star roasted the previous President for claiming that immigrants are “taking Black jobs” throughout CNN’s presidential debate towards Joe Biden. The presumptive GOP nominee confronted extreme backlash for citing knowledge with none factual foundation.
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“They’re taking Black jobs now, and it could possibly be 18, it could possibly be 19 and even 20 million folks. They’re taking Black jobs, they usually’re taking Hispanic jobs, and also you haven’t seen it but, however you’re going to see one thing that’s going to be the worst in our historical past,” Trump mentioned.
Throughout her opening monologue, Taraji referred to as out Trump for his false assertion, saying, “[This is] a present packed stuffed with all-stars with Black jobs. No matter which means. However clearly, we all know there’s a distinction – thanks for the data, however we already knew it.”
Kendrick Lamar’s Drake diss observe parody
Following Megan Thee Stallion’s energetic medley of her standard tracks, Hiss, Boa, and The place Them Women At, Taraji took the stage to carry out a spoof of Not Like Us. The Empire star was dressed as Lamar at his Juneteenth present, The Pop Out: Ken and Mates.
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In an ironic twist, Taraji modified the lyrics of the famed diss observe directed at Drake to This About Us as a reference to cultural solidarity. The Child Boy actress drew loud cheers from the viewers along with her rendition of Lamar’s observe. For the energetic efficiency, she was styled by the legendary duo Wayman and Micah.
