{blackbabes} Taraji P. Henson on Dating: 'Men Don't Court Anymore'

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Taraji P. Henson just wants a proper date night.

"Guys don't court anymore," the actress said on The Wendy Williams Show Thursday. "Take me out to dinner! Say you're gonna pick me up at a certain time! Dating should be an event, you know? You like the guy, so you want to get pretty for him, so you spend all day, and the spark [ignites]. Whatever happened to that?"

"[Some of them] think that they can take you to Chipotle or griddle pancakes and then jump in the sack," Henson added to her explanation of why she's not dating.

But Henson, 44, was more comfortable when it came to her on-screen relationship with Terrence Howard for the new FOX series Empire – the pair were also a couple in 2005's Hustle & Flow.

In the wake of huge debut ratings for the new hip-hop drama, Henson told Williams that "it's good to be back together" with her on-again costar.

In fact, Henson says she sort of forced executive producer Lee Daniels's hand when it came to casting: "When I opened up the script, I saw [Terrence] and I. I heard the words coming from his mouth," she recalled. "I said to [Lee] – I didn't even have the job yet, and I said, 'So if you can make that work, hire Terrence, great. If not, good luck with the show.' "

Empire airs Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET on FOX.