Scandal fans watched tonight’s jam-packed season finale and received a major revelation (SPOILER ALERT! SPOILER ALERT!) because of a single line, “Dad???” The ABC drama’s “gladiators” as they are called, heard it live at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences at the end of the first-ever onstage table read of the show, using the finale script. The session ended [...]
Beyonce, Kerry Washington,Tiger Woods Shine Among Stars at Met Gala
May 8, 2013 | Posted by
On Monday night, actors, singers, models, and designers flocked to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City for the annual Met Gala–and because the theme this year was “Punk: Chaos to Couture,” their looks had a decidedly hard edge. Among the many attendees were singers Beyonce and Kanye West, golf pro Tiger Woods [...]
Kerry Washington Receives Advice From David Letterman
May 7, 2013 | Posted by
Dave gives Kerry Washington some not-so-helpful pointers on what to do during her commencement speech. The award-winning actor, activist and alumna will address George Washington University graduates and guests on the National Mall on May 19.
Kerry Washington Stars in New Tyler Perry Movie ‘Peeples’
February 22, 2013 | Posted by
Here it is as expected, after all the character posters and first-look images, is the first trailer for Tina Gordon Chism’s “We The Peeples” - now titled, “Tyler Perry Presents Peeples” – which stars Craig Robinson, David Alan Grier, Kerry Washington, S. Epatha Merkerson, Melvin Van Peebles, Diahann Carroll, and Kali Hawk. Lionsgate set the release date for May 10, 2013. Produced by Tyler Perry, Stephanie Allain (also director [...]
‘Scandal’: Here’s The Recap of All Recaps
February 22, 2013 | Posted by
Scandal, the hottest show on television just got hotter, if you can believe that. So much packed into an hour show. Missed it or just want to relive it? Here you go, in order of how it transpired Thursday night on ABC: * David is paranoid that he is being followed, that perhaps the same [...]
Missed ‘Scandal’ Last Night? Get Your Fix Right Here
February 15, 2013 | Posted by
Each week, Scandal outdoes itself with intense and jaw-dropping story lines that register high on the drama meter. Thursday’s episode delivered again. But because it was Valentine’s Day, you might have missed it while out at dinner with your mate – or doing something else (wink, wink). Well, just as Olivia Pope would fix it, [...]
TV’s ‘Scandal’ Rules Social Media With 2,200 Tweets Per Minute, 5 Trending Topics
February 8, 2013 | Posted by
Scandal, Shonda Rhimes’ TV drama starring Kerry Washington as a D.C. political fixer, has taken over social media every Thursday this season, with the Jan. 31 episode generating more than 2,200 tweets a minute and five worldwide trending topics. The entire cast has contributed to the effort, live-tweeting during episodes using the #AskScandal hashtag and generating such [...]
Kerry Washington Wins Big at NAACP Image Awards
February 3, 2013 | Posted by
Actress Kerry Washington was the standout of Friday night’s 44th annual NAACP Image Awards, pulling in three trophies. She won outstanding actress in a drama series for her role in Shonda Rimes’ Scandel, and best supporting actress in a motion picture, playing Jaime Foxx’s love interest in Django Unchained. “This award does not belong to [...]
Kerry Washington’s Hit ABC Show ‘Scandal’ Kicks Off ‘Postracial’ TV Debate
January 19, 2013 | Posted by
“Scandal,” now in its second season, has been a success for ABC. Last week the show had 3.52 million viewers aged 18 to 49 and 8.4 million total viewers. Among the group aged 18 to 34 it typically ranks first in its 10 p.m. Thursday time slot. A political thriller set in Washington, D.C., “Scandal” [...]
Kerry Washington and Denzel Washington Talk Struggles of Black Actors
November 14, 2012 | Posted by
Kerry Washington and Denzel Washington are the latest black thespians to share their thoughts on the struggles of being black and in Hollywood. Kerry sat down with Elle Magazine and discussed what it means to be a black actress. According to her, black women aren’t suited to be damsels in distress. “Look I can see [...]
