Taraji P. Henson puts on the Jenny Packham dress in New York … after commenting on the Jussie Smollett scandal

Taraji P. Henson donned an elegant black dress Jenny Packham during the promotion of her new movie The Best of Enemies at the Manhattan Whitby Hotel on Sunday.

The 48-year-old Oscar nominee commented on her son's screen, Jussie Smollett, who pleaded not guilty Thursday to 16 counts of disorderly conduct for allegedly committing a crime motivated by hate on January 29th.

When Fox 32, Chicago, on Sunday wondered about the scandal of 36 years and the character of his character Jamal Lyon, Taraji said, "We are strong. I am strong. And that's all I can say.

The answer was a lot colder than the one given by Henson on the February 4 issue of Today when she said about Smollett: "Jussie, it's love, it's all about it. who he is. That's all he knows … I just told him to walk in his truth.

Last Wednesday, the episode of the soap opera Fox – entitled "My Fault Is Past" – attracted only 4.4 million viewers, or 13% less, according to TheWrap.

On Sunday, during the photo shoot, the What Men Want actress looks sophisticated in a Jenny Packham's "Myrna" tulle neck dress with motifs adorned with crystals chosen by designer Jason Bolden.

Hairdresser Tymothe Wallace gave the future bride, born in BC, an elegant man.

And makeup artist Ashunta Sheriff brought out Taraji's brown eyes with long lashes.

Henson finished his all black outfit with suede ankle boots with golden heels.

The Howard University graduate will then portray Ann Atwater, a North Carolina civil rights activist, in the 1971 school integration drama The Best of Enemies, which will be released in US theaters on April 5.

The winner of the Golden Globe was joined in New York by co-starring co-starring Sam Rockwell, representing Ku Klux Klan's exalted cyclops, Claiborne Paul Ellis.

Taraji and the Oscar winner, 50, also posed with the real subject of the film – Bill Riddick – as well as their director Robin Bissell.

Henson, his former soccer fiance, Kelvin Hayden, and his 24-year-old son, Marcell Dikembe Johnson, whose father, William, was murdered in 2003, were away Sunday.