For the second year in a row, Taraji P. Henson has won the Best Actress gong at the 2016 BET Awards on Sunday in Los Angeles. While receiving the award, she made a not-so-thinly veiled swipe at presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump while accepting her award.
The 45-year-old, who stars as Cookie Lyon on Empire, turned every head as she walked on stage, and not only for her high honour - the actress wore a very sexy sheer skirt with a silvery
While Taraji went on to admit she was not one to get 'political', she did speak of the upcoming presidential election and namelessly referenced Donald Trump.
'I'm really not political, but it's serious out here,' Taraji said. 'And for those who think, "Oh, he's not gonna win," think again. So we really need to pull together and turn this country around.'
'Again, to all the beautiful women in the industry - I love you all. I look up to you all. You all inspire me to do great things. My sisters, I love you. Thank you, BET.'
Source: Dailymail
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