Taraji P. Henson Shares the Scoop on “Proud Mary” and on Season 4 “Empire.”

NEWARK, NJ – AUGUST 05: Actress Taraji P. Henson speaks onstage during Black Girls Rock! 2017 at New Jersey Performing Arts Center on August 5, 2017 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Gilbert Carrasquillo/FilmMagic)

Taraji P. Henson rocked a shorter ‘do and a sexy cut-down-to-there dress as she hosted BETโ€™s โ€œBlack Girls Rockโ€ in New York City. In an interview with “Extra”ย who caught up with the โ€œEmpireโ€ star, she dished on her new look and the fourth season of her hit FOX series โ€œEmpire,โ€ about which she dropped the juicy hint, โ€œA lot of flashbacks of Cookie in jail, a lot of flashbacks.โ€

Also in the interview, Taraji tells Extra that she gets to kick some butt in her new movie โ€œProud Mary,โ€ saying, โ€œIโ€™m so excited about that one, whooooooooo!โ€

She says that she’s also looking forward to celebrating her 47th birthday next month in style, laughing and saying, โ€œI’ve rented a yacht. I like to treat myself.โ€

The actress ย says that she is still searching for a man to treat her right, recently posting what she is looking for on social media, including love, respect and protection.

She commented, โ€œIf I could find one man that could do all of those things, I would be a very blessed woman.โ€

As for what inspired her new hair, Taraji shared, โ€œI was just, i just needed to be free, I wanted to get my natural curl backโ€ฆ I just wanted to do it, so I did it and I’m here and I love it.โ€

Check out “Extra” for more from the fabulous Taraji P. Henson.

โ€œEmpireโ€ returns to Fox on September 27 at 8 p.m.

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