Taraji P. Henson — who won an Oscar nomination for her supporting role alongside Brad Pitt in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button — is headed to the small screen as the female lead in Lost creator J.J. Abrams’ CBS pilot, Person of Interest, New York Magazine’s Vulture Blog has learned. that the show centers around “an ex-CIA agent who is recruited by a crazy billionaire to help fight crime in New York City,” the site writes.

Henson has been cast as a detective.

Taraji P. Henson joins Kimora Lee Simmons and Nia Long as the latest celeb to say “I’d Rather Go Naked” For People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

“Wanna see me naked?!?! Watch me on Chelsea Lately tomorrow night!! I always have so much fun with u @chelseahandler!” she teased her Twitter followers on Wednesday.

The Oscar-nominated actress strips down for the animal rights group in a new anti-fur campaign. The former fur-wearer shows off her svelte body in the “Fur? I’d Rather Go Naked” poster and billboard campaign. Taraji says she used to wear fur without giving it a second thought, until she saw a documentary that revealed how animals on fur farms are skinned alive.

“I was riveted. I cried. You don’t have to kill an animal just because you want to be hot and fly. And I really stand by that….When I realized what went into—not just, we’re not just even talking about a full-length fur coat, I’m talking about just … fur on your gloves or on your jacket or—what goes into making that little piece of fur ripped my heart out. And as humans, we have control. What if someone said, ‘Black skin is the new fur?’” Taraji saind during an interview with PETA.

For the second year in a row, Oscar-nominated screen stars Taraji P. Henson and Terrence Howard will return to host the annual Soul Train Awards, honoring the year’s best in music, TV, and film live from Los Angeles Nov. 28.

“You will see our chemistry come alive on television,” Taraji told PEOPLE Wednesday.

“You’re going to see what friends are about. Soul Train represents family. She tells me I remind her of her daddy, and I tell her she reminds me of my favorite aunt. This is my family,” Terrence added.

This year’s program will honor R&B legends Anita Baker — the world’s best-selling alto — and Ron “Mr. Big” Isley.

Academy Award-nominated actress Taraji P. Henson promoted her new flick, The Karate Kid, on Good Day LA Wednesday. Here’s the video…

Synopsis: “The Karate Kid, directed by Harald Zwart (The Pink Panther 2), stars Jaden Smith, Jackie Chan, and Taraji P. Henson. Smith plays Dre, a skateboarding video game buff who moves to China after his single mother is forced to go there for work. Unable to speak Chinese, Dre finds it hard to settle in, and gets beat up by the local bully. Chan plays Mr. Han, a maintenance man who spots his black-eye and offers to teach him both martial arts and Chinese, so he can defend against all the kung-fu students.”

Sony Pictures has released a few photo stills from The Karate Kid, which stars Will and Jada’s 11-year-old son Jaden Smith, Jackie Chan, and Academy Award-nominated actress Taraji P. Henson.

In this remake — a revamped version of the 1984 motion picture of the same name — work pressures cause a single mother (Henson) moves to China with her young son (Smith); in his new home, the boy embraces karate, taught to him by a master of the self-defense form (Chan).

The Karate Kid hits theaters June 11, 2010.

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The 38-year-old Benjamin Button star says balancing single motherhood with a thriving screen career can be intimidating to many men.

“Most men are fragile,” she says. “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?’” Answer: “Just be a man!”

Have a Gentleman’s Touch: “A woman is gentle, soft, delicate, and a man’s position is to protect her-help her up stairs, make sure she’s in the car safely first. Take good care of your woman, and the sky’s the limit!”

Avoid Mama Drama: “Date a woman with children only if you are ready to man up, because it’s a position that comes with responsibility. If you don’t want anything too serious, then stay with women with no kids.”

Keep in Touch-Even When You’re Out With the Boys: “The worst excuse you could ever use is, ‘My phone broke.’ Did the 10 other people you were with not have phones? Just make it happen. Even the Bat Cave has a phone!”

Be Her Safety Net: “When I meet a person and that chemistry is there, I cannot hide the electricity. I need to learn more about him, and once I feel safe, I’m gone, I’m in love, and I give it my all!”

Never Give Up on Love: “Don’t be bitter if a relationship doesn’t work out; it wasn’t meant to be. You can’t be cut off to love because you’re learning and getting closer to the one.”

Oscar-nominated actress Taraji P. Henson has joined the cast of the upcoming remake of the popular 1984 film The Karate Kid.

The star — who played Queenie in the hit 2008 film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button star, has been cast as the mom to Will and Jada Pinkett-Smith’s son Jaden in The Kung Fu Kid, which will also star Jackie Chan, MTV News has learned.

The movie, produced by The Smiths, is set to open theaters in 2010.

Academy Award-nominated actress Taraji P. Henson has come a long way from her days as “Yvette” in the 2001 drama Baby Boy.