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HUMBLE PIE: Taraji P. Henson apologizes for mistakenly accusing police of profiling her son

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buzzz worthy. . .  By Mona Austin The Slice previously reported actress Taraji P. Henson claimed police in Glendale, CA racially profiled  her son, Marcell Johnson.  It turns out she did not have all the facts and for that she says, she is sorry... UPDATE: After  Taraji P. Henson's allegation that her son was a target of racial profiling made made the news, Glendale, CA police released the dash cam recording of the incident in question to the Los Angeles Times, painting an entirely different picture of what happened. Marcell Johnson, 20, was pulled over for driving through a lighted cross walk while a pedestrian was walking through it.  The 40-minute long video revealed an officer found marijuana and Ritalin  in Johnson's backpack during the October 2014 traffic stop.  Possession of either drug without a permit is against the law in California. When asked if he had anything illegal in the Honda Civic, Johnson  admitted to possessing m...