When Taraji P Henson mistook Coldplay for Maroon 5

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Press Trust of India Los Angeles
Last Updated : Feb 08 2016 | 11:42 AM IST
"Empire" star Taraji P Henson had a hilarious mix-up as she confused Coldplay with Maroon 5 during the English band's Super Bowl performance.
Coldplay's headlining set at the Super Bowl 50 included special appearances from Beyonce Knowles, Bruno Mars AND Mark Ronson.
The 45-year-old actress, who was among those in attendance posted an Instagram video of Coldplay's performance, but wrote in the caption, "YAS!!!! #maroon5 is life to me".
Her fans immediately flooded the comment section with messages saying that she had the wrong band in mind.
After realising her mistake, Taraji deleted the video and wrote on Twitter, "Oooooooopppps. Lmao! #Superbowl50."
However, Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine shared via his own Instagram page a screengrab of Henson's post and simply commented on it, "THIS.
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First Published: Feb 08 2016 | 11:42 AM IST

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