Check out the sexy new ad Taraji shot for PETA after the jump, and also find out why the former fur rocker made the decision to no longer wear it!!

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“Education is key. 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, like, fur on your gloves or on your jacket … it ripped my heart out. And as humans, we have control. What if someone said, ‘Black skin is the new fur’?”

“I don’t think a living being should suffer for the sake of fashion, period. End of story,” concludes Henson. “You don’t have to kill an animal just because you want to be hot and fly. And I really stand by that.”