{"id":2030482,"date":"2026-07-07T00:30:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T21:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2030482"},"modified":"2026-07-07T00:30:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T21:30:01","slug":"tyrese-gibson-makes-public-plea-for-taraji-p-henson-to-join-his-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2030482","title":{"rendered":"Tyrese Gibson Makes Public Plea For Taraji P. Henson To Join His Play"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/14\/16by9\/2026\/07\/06\/14ced439df35487c80a76163392dcd2c_xl.png&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Tyrese Gibson Makes Public Plea For Taraji P. Henson To Join His Play<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Tyrese Gibson to Taraji P. Henson<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">&#8216;Baby Boy&#8217; Reunion, Anyone?!<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-titlecase h2\">Let&#8217;s Take It on Tour!!!<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"media-swipe\">Exclusive<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-preferred-source.png\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-07-06T17:30:01-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              July 6, 2026<br \/>\n                            5:30 PM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-c82f5604c304cb9018f3a7466afb4e16\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-795f6286-2e51-48b7-b6a4-ea2e358c556b-688924637-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/1b\/16by9\/2026\/07\/06\/1bc18f5e21184d378c1742de3804b2fb_md.png\" alt=\"070626_tyrese_gibson_kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer id=\"video-player-795f6286-2e51-48b7-b6a4-ea2e358c556b-688924637-footer\" class=\"media-footer video-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text video-block__media-launch-text\">TARAJI, PLEASE!!!<\/span><\/footer>\n<div class=\"video-block__media-info\">\n<div class=\"video-block__media-permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/watch\/tyrese-gibson-wants-stage-play-taraji-henson-in-his-stage-play-07-06-2026\/\">Video: Tyrese Gibson Makes Public Appeal for Taraji P. Henson to Join Stage Production<\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZ.com<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-b95de5311e81411f703268957b12c9dc\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/tyrese-gibson\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Tyrese Gibson<\/strong><\/a>is manifesting a &#8220;Baby Boy&#8221; reunion &#8230; saying he&#8217;d love for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/taraji-p-henson\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Taraji P. Henson<\/strong><\/a>to join him on his upcoming nationwide stage play tour.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-7041a34969d76c6e742af5d15c98f37b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>TMZ caught up with Tyrese at LAX on Monday, where he opened up about his ambitious new &#8220;Beautiful Pain&#8221; stage play experience. Watch the clip &#8212; because Tyrese has a direct message for Taraji &#8230; and he&#8217;s hoping she sees it!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-6d445a4b91d456a3bac5e1d9b2eba065\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_png_20260706_2e4d00607d504ab694978a6cb30ee970\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:6630e2a0-9a12-415d-a381-cd9427c3fa76\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/2e\/4by3\/2026\/07\/06\/2e4d00607d504ab694978a6cb30ee970_md.png\" alt=\"sub Taraji p henson Tyrese  gibson Baby Boy alamy\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Alamy<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-7be414e9e936680363129be730ecd4f7\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Tyrese told us he&#8217;s gearing up to take the production to 40 cities &#8230; blending live acting and singing in a deeply personal show inspired by his &#8220;Beautiful Pain&#8221; album and the highs and lows of his own life &#8212; including love, divorce and the loss of his mother.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-e679ae9b711c5992bdf7febb90753164\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>But when it came to his dream collaborator, Tyrese didn&#8217;t hesitate &#8230; saying he&#8217;d love nothing more than to hit the road with Taraji by his side.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-86aa6fc5a2015d49774c9c1806e96cbd\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The pair famously broke out together as Jody and Yvette in &#8220;Baby Boy&#8221; back in 2001 &#8212; and Tyrese made no secret he thinks they&#8217;ve still got some unfinished business.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-a46aea66a1fa31c7c8c60292b7bd70a8\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" 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