Oscar Nominee Nearly Run Down!

"Benjamin Button" star Taraji P. Henson was thiiiiiis close to becoming road kill in NYC yesterday -- but our photog was there to valiantly save the day.

Taraji P. Henson: Click to watch
Of course, she probably would have been paying more attention to the street if she wasn't busy talking to the camera.

Let's just call it even.



Tags: curious case of benjamin buttons, gucci, new york, Taraji P. Henson, video

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1. Taraji is a wonderful girl. She had been dating Artie Help for a while. I glad she is ok.

Posted at 2:17PM on May 1st 2009 by Mike Botz

2. perez hilton was driving the town car.

Posted at 2:16PM on May 1st 2009 by artie help

3. "save the day" my ass, if it wasn't for you jerk off photographers, then the world would be a better place.

Posted at 2:30PM on May 1st 2009 by Todd Lee

4. It looks like she was crossing when she should have been waiting for the light to change .It would have been a good wake up call for her if she was flatten by a car when she was jaywalking!!! oh well maybe next time

Posted at 2:36PM on May 1st 2009 by Chris Brown

5. Yeah.. It's all fun and games until one of your photogs gets somebody killed. Does the name Princess Diana ring a bell??

Posted at 2:42PM on May 1st 2009 by King Beef

6. King Beef, you are 100% right.....don't you people at TMZ realize that your obnoxious behavior can truly be dangerous? Would you have taken responsibility if she had been talking to you and had been hit? I'll bet not. You are poor excuses for human beings. Kirstie Ally was on tv yesterday and she was talking about how TMZ paps were following her to get 'fat' pictures, and they were at the upper floors outside the elevator doors, as well as the lower floors. When she tried to ignore them, one photographer yelled, "Hey fat ass, turn around so I can get your picture". Nice. I hope and pray that you get yours someday. Then you wonder why some celebs kick your photog's a sses? I'd like to see it more, personally.

Posted at 3:27PM on May 1st 2009 by Rita

7. I LIKE YOU GUYS BUT YOU ARE GETTING TOO SOFT.. NASTIER THE BETTER..

THAT'S WHAT HARVEY PROMISED FROM THE START ,,,NOT LIKE THE REST OF THE SUCK CELEBRITIES BUTTS SHOWS..SOO GO FOR IT

Posted at 3:54PM on May 1st 2009 by JAY

8. I love her, she is always nice to everyone.

Posted at 5:27PM on May 1st 2009 by Linda Mott

9. Save her!!!.............it looks to me like the pap caused it. Keep your trap shut when people are crossing the road!

Posted at 7:53PM on May 1st 2009 by sam

10. TMZ and all of the PAP are going to seriously get someone else killed. Princess Diana, was really just a terrible thing, TMZ please stop all this nonsense just to get a story. Honestly half of the time your stories are incorrect and believe me I know this to be true. PEACE AND LOVE TO ALL!!!!!!!!

Posted at 8:29PM on May 1st 2009 by peaceful 64

11. definitely the paps fault! had he not been asking her stuff she would have been paying more attention to the road

Posted at 9:44PM on May 1st 2009 by susie

12. she's soooo beautiful, and talented - and she seems like such a nice person.

Posted at 10:20PM on May 1st 2009 by becca

13. Doesn't matter whether there was a light or she was talking to a photog. New Yorkers don't care about safety.

Posted at 11:17AM on May 2nd 2009 by John

14. GLAD SHE ALRIGHT..I LOVE HER, SHE'S ALWAYS BEEN A FAVORITE ACTRESS OF MINE...DAMN TMZ AND THEM DAMN CAMERAS GOT IN THA DAMN WAY..SEE YALL BE STARTING STUFF ALL THA TIME..LOL...BUT DONT BE OUT THERE TRYING TO KILL FOLKS....BUT LEAVE MY HOMEGIRL ALONE FOR NOW ON...OR ELSE..

Posted at 11:51PM on May 2nd 2009 by sxyma22

15. TMZ's photog is actually blaming Ms. Henson for almost getting hit by the car? So typical. Sorry bud, but you're no hero. Think "cause and effect" stupid.

Posted at 3:58AM on May 3rd 2009 by linna