Friday, September 23, 2011

TV Guide Responds to Taraji P. Henson


The other day Taraji P. Henson ranted on her Facebook page about being left off of the cover of the latest issue of TV Guide featuring her new show 'Person of Interest' [click here if you missed that].

According to TV Guide it wasn't an oversight. They never intended to include her...

From Too Fab
"I made an editorial decision to do a story about the relationship between the two male characters on 'Person of Interest' and that's who I was going to put on the cover," Debra Birnbaum, the Editor-in-Chief of TV Guide Magazine tells TooFab exclusively. "That has been my decision all along, ever since I saw the pilot. We're certainly fans of Taraji Henson and her storyline on the show was never intended to be the focus of our cover story. I don't know where there was a misunderstanding about this, but it's been clear to everyone from the start. I don't make decisions on who is put and not put on the cover based on race or gender."