{"id":748561,"date":"2026-06-15T18:22:04","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T22:22:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandrarose.com\/?p=748561"},"modified":"2026-06-15T18:22:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T22:22:04","slug":"taraji-p-henson-addresses-facelift-rumors-yall-kill-me-with-this-sh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandrarose.com\/2026\/06\/taraji-p-henson-addresses-facelift-rumors-yall-kill-me-with-this-sh\/","title":{"rendered":"Taraji P. Henson Addresses Facelift Rumors: “Y’all Kill Me with This Sh-“"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Taraji P. Henson shuts down facelift rumors. (Photo: Instagram\/tarajiphenson)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Taraji P. Henson addressed rumors<\/a><\/strong> that she had a facelift and body work. Taraji shared Instagram photos from her night out at the NY Knicks NBA Finals game at Madison Square Garden on June 10. She captioned the photo slide: “IG @nyknicks ENERGY. Stepped out last night in all denim and diamonds. It was a moment. What a game!!!”<\/p>\n

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Taraji P. Henson shuts down facelift rumors. (Photo: Instagram\/tarajiphenson)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In the photos, Taraji wore a denim outfit with diamond hoop earrings and a diamond choker. Her hair was styled in short curls.<\/p>\n

Rumors swirled that the 55-year-old actress went under the knife to reconstruct her face. Fans say she looks 10 years younger in the new photos.<\/p>\n

Fans noted Taraji is unrecognizable in the photos. One fan wrote: “I didn’t recognize Taraji in a few slides though.”<\/p>\n

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Taraji P. Henson shuts down facelift rumors. (Photo: Instagram\/tarajiphenson)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Another person wrote: “Doesn’t look like her at all.” A third person wrote: “Who Dat?”<\/p>\n

A fourth person wrote: “First pic IS NOT YOU.”<\/p>\n

Taraji shut down the facelift gossip in a comment on her IG page.<\/p>\n

“Y’all kill me with this s\u2014. I HAVE DONE NOTHING TO MY DAMN FACE. I AM ON BROADWAY!!! LIVE THEATER, WHEN THE HELL WOULD I HAVE TIME FOR SURGERY? JUST STOP THE MADNESS. LIKE FR.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But that didn’t stop the rumors. “Something looks different,” someone wrote. “They edit some of her pictures,” another fan added.<\/p>\n

Below are some photos of Taraji in her younger years.<\/p>\n

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Taraji P. Henson at an event in L.A. in 2015. Photo: FayesVision\/WENN.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Taraji is an actress, producer, author, and mental health advocate. She won a Golden Globe and Critics’ Choice Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series (for Empire<\/em>) and she was nominated for an Academy Award, six Emmy Awards, and a Tony Award.<\/p>\n

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Taraji P. Henson at the 2018 Lip Sync Battle LIVE: A Michael Jackson Celebration. Photo: FayesVision\/WENN.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Taraji earned an Academy Award nomination for her role as Brad Pitt’s mother in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button<\/em> (2008). Taraji made her singing debut in the film “Hustle & Flow.”<\/em> She provided vocals for the Three 6 Mafia track “It’s Hard out Here for a Pimp.” Three 6 Mafia won an Oscar Award for Best Original Song in 2006.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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