We absolutely LOVE Taraji P. Henson!
On Sunday Emmys, both Taraji and Viola Davis were up for for Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series — Henson for Empire and Davis for How To Get Away With Murder!
Viola ended up winning which was HUGE because she became the FIRST black woman to do so!
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Well Miss Cookie herself stopped by to chat it up with Ellen DeGeneres, who of course brought up the Emmys!
It was at this point that the 45-year-old actress praised the HTGAWM star while revealing that she “would have felt weird” if she won the Emmy over Miz Davis!
Ch-ch-check out the interview (below) to find out why — and what it was like having her mom at the award show!