Is it true that Taraji P Henson is engaged to Terrence Howard?”
They may have hosted last night’s Soul Train Music Awards together, but Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson insist they’re not mixing business with pleasure. “We’re not dating,” the Oscar-nominated actress, 39, told Usmagazine.com before the awards show in Atlanta Tuesday, where she walked the red carpet with Howard, 40. Check out stars on set. Echoes Howard to Us: “I’ve known her too long. She knows what I’m thinking!” Henson — who once dated Khloe Kardashian’s now-husband, L.A. Lakers star Lamar Odom — has a son from a previous relationship — and admits that some men she dates are turned off by her situation. See the day’s top celeb news photos. “Most men are fragile,” Henson told Men’s Fitness. “I’m a successful woman, in the public eye, and raising a kid by myself. It can leave guys feeling like, ‘Damn, how can I have a chance?'” Her answer: “Just be a man!” Get more Us!
Taraji P. Henson and Terrence Howard may have hosted Tuesday night’s Soul Train Music Awards in Atlanta, but their relationship is strictly business. “We’re not dating,” the 36-year-old actress told Us Weekly when asked about rumors linking the pair romantically. Howard, who earlier this year denied rumors that he was engaged to his Fighting co-star Zulay Henao, also denied that a romance was brewing, saying that it wasn’t humanly possible. “I’ve known her too long. She knows what I’m thinking!” said the 40-year-old actor.