Kerry Washington
Salma Hayek, Kim Kardashian, Leonardo DiCaprio and More Raise Millions at A-List Packed Kering Dinner
VIP clients devoted to luxury group Kering’s impressive stable of high-end brands mingled with heavy-duty Hollywood star power on Monday night at the third-annual Kering Foundation “Caring for Women” Dinner, which raises funds to support NGOs working to eradicate all forms of violence against women. Even with the 81st Venice Film Festival winding down and […]
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Kerry Washington Leads Women’s Army Corps Unit of Color in Tyler Perry’s ‘The Six Triple Eight’ WWII Film Teaser
Netflix has shared the teaser for Tyler Perry’s The Six Triple Eight. The film, which was written, directed and produced by Perry, stars Kerry Washington as Major Charity Adams, the first Black woman to be appointed as an officer in the Women’s Army Corps. “Soldiers, you must be perfect,” the commanding officer advises her all-women […]
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Kerry Washington Invokes Olivia Pope at DNC, Has ‘Scandal’ Reunion With Tony Goldwyn Onstage
The Democratic National Convention delighted Scandal fans everywhere when it announced that Kerry Washington and Tony Goldwyn would be among the week’s lineup of nightly Hollywood hosts. The pair played out having proximity to the White House onscreen when they starred opposite each other as Washington, D.C., fixer Olivia Pope and President Fitzgerald “Fitz” Grant […]
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“You Don’t Want to Overdo the Hollywood”: Political Insiders on How Harris Campaign Is Cautiously Deploying Celebrities
To hear political insiders in Hollywood describe it, stars began crawling out of the woodwork to support the Democratic Party after sitting President Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race in late July and handed the 2024 baton to Kamala Harris. But some strategists and observers say that, so far, Harris and Tim Walz’s […]
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James Taylor, Mickey Guyton and Jason Isbell Set to Perform During DNC Opening Night in Chicago
The Democratic National Convention will deliver some music for the people on Monday night in Chicago. Legendary singer-songwriter James Taylor, country standout Mickey Guyton and folk/Americana star Jason Isbell are confirmed to hit the stage at the United Center to help kick off the four-day convention as part of tonight’s packed program organized under a […]
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‘UnPrisoned’ Boss on Standout Episode of Season 2 and Why TV “Could Use a Lot More Humor”
[This story contains spoilers from season two, episode five of UnPrisoned.] In season two of UnPrisoned, Paige (Kerry Washington) and Edwin (Delroy Lindo) mending the wounds of their still-shaky father-daughter relationship takes a backseat to their concerns about Finn (Faly Rakotohavana) and how being the son of a mother whose father was incarcerated for most […]
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Kerry Washington on Therapy Sessions With John Stamos and Digging Deep in ‘UnPrisoned’ Season 2
When the Kerry Washington and Delroy Lindo dramedy UnPrisoned debuted as Onyx Collective’s most-watched Hulu premiere in March 2023 and became the most-watched original scripted series of the year, a second seasoned seemed like a sure bet. Yet renewal news for the Tracy McMillan-created show of which Yvette Lee Bowser is executive producer and showrunner, […]
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‘UnPrisoned’ Creator on Her Dad and the Real Nadine Dying One Day Apart Before Show’s Launch
Comedy isn’t the first genre most would assign a show about a man getting out of federal prison and reuniting with his family after serving decades behind bars. But humor is the instinctive approach UnPrisoned creator and writer Tracy McMillan took for the Hulu series, which draws from her lived experience growing up in the […]
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Kerry Washington Says Donald Trump’s Conviction Has Changed Her Thoughts About Justice System
Kerry Washington is getting candid about her thoughts surrounding Donald Trump’s conviction and how he’s still able to run for president. In a conversation with Bustle ahead of the release of UnPrisoned season two on July 17, she also opened up about the ways that felons may be seen differently now that the former president […]
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Jussie Smollett Debuts New Feature, Denzel Washington Hints at Break From Acting at American Black Film Festival
Jussie Smollett declared he was weary of trying to explain away his past troubles while Denzel Washington foreshadowed an impending break from being in front of the camera during the just-wrapped American Black Film Festival, which also brought out stars including Issa Rae, Kenya Barris and Kerry Washington. The festival, held in Miami Beach’s South […]
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Shonda Rhimes Plans to Return to Her TV Roots — She Just Hasn’t Told Netflix Yet
Shonda Rhimes never really liked Los Angeles. Every time she’d walk outside her door, it increasingly felt like someone might want something from her. “It felt like I could give everybody I met a job — every waiter, every everybody,” says the prolific creator of juggernauts including Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal and, most recently, Bridgerton. In […]
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Kerry Washington on Supporting Women Filmmakers and Making Her “Black Wife Effect” Video
New York City’s Greenwich Hotel was abuzz Friday afternoon as women from all corners of Hollywood gathered to celebrate the ninth anniversary of the mentorship-focused Through Her Lens: The Tribeca Chanel Women’s Filmmaker Program. Guests at the luncheon — including Jenny Slate, Katie Holmes, Rachel Weisz, Selma Blair and The Gilded Age‘s Louisa Jacobson — were […]
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