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May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 66 words · Tyler Fields

Viola Davis andMa Rainey'sdirector George C. Wolfe on the tragedy of Chadwick Boseman's Levee

He is unruly and undisciplined. I think that makes her uneasy. She sees him sexually as a threat too, to women that she has in her life." Credit: David Lee/Netflix Little does he know though that the Mother of the Blues always gets her way in the end. “Ma is the only one who’s known,” explains Davis. He is smart the way she is smart. David Lee/NETFLIX He is talented the way she is talented but he’s reckless and she’s rigid....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 144 words · Daniel Reynolds

Viola Davis makes Oscars history as the most-nominated Black actress ever

The Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom star is also the only Black woman with two Best Actress nominations. Viola Davishas broken new ground for Black actresses at theAcademy Awards. I want to look cuter.' Viola Davis with her Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in 2017 for ‘Fences’.Dan MacMedan/Getty Images Ma Rainey’s Black Bottomis now streaming on Netflix. Viola Davis in ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’.David Lee/Netflix

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 64 words · Daniel Smith

Viola Davis responds to criticism of Michelle Obama portrayal inThe First Lady: 'Incredibly hurtful'

“I feel like it is my job as a leader to make bold choices,” Davis says. “Win or fail it is my duty to do that.” Viola Daviscalled criticism of her portrayal ofMichelle Obamain Showtime’sThe First Lady"incredibly hurtful." Viola Davis as Michelle Obama in ‘The First Lady’; Michelle Obama.Ramona Rosales/SHOWTIME; Joyce N. Boghosian/The White House via Getty Images “How do you move on from the hurt, from failure?” “But you have to....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 233 words · Robin Foley

Viola Davis reveals a director once called her by his maid's name

Because people can’t reconcile the Blackness with spiritual awakening and sexuality. It’s too much it’s too much when you look like ‘my maid Louise.’ So, that has not changed." Viola Davis at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival.Daniele Venturelli/WireImage We could talk about colorism, we could talk about race. “Once again, that goes into ideology and ethos and mentality,” she continued. “That’s speaking in the abstract. Why aren’t you hiring a dark-skinned woman?...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 136 words · James Green

Viola Davis talks Annalise's 'darker' journey onHow to Get Away With Murderfinal season

A sign-posted ending date is a chance to bring closure and wrap up each narrative with care and consideration. “You’re going to know more about each character. Nowalk has already warned that everything won’t be coming up roses for the leading lady and her acolytes. Credit: Mitch Haaset/ABC “What do they deserve?” “What’s actually going to make them happy? For Davis, she still believes in redemption for Annalise. “Everybody deserves redemption,” she insists....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 228 words · Sara Armstrong

Viola Davis, LeVar Burton, and more honor the late, great Cicely Tyson: 'An artist of the highest order'

“I’m devastated. My heart is just broken. I loved you so much!! Ali Goldstein/Getty Images; Levar Burton/twitter You were everything to me!” Davis wrote alongside a sweet photo of the two hugging. She continued, “I’m not ready for you to be my angel yet. In that case, you will be immortal. Thank you for shifting my life. Thank you for the long talks. Thank you for loving me. “This one cuts deep,” Burton tweeted....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 369 words · Kristen Cole

Viola Davis, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Gillian Anderson become FLOTUS inThe First Ladytrailer

See Davis as Michelle Obama, Pfeiffer as Betty Ford, and Anderson as Eleanor Roosevelt in new footage. Hollywood loves a transformation, and Showtime’sThe First Ladyis giving us more than we can handle. Then, there are all the other transformations with the characters surrounding them. Gillian Anderson’s Eleanor Roosevelt, Viola Davis' Michelle Obama, and Michelle Pfeiffer’s Betty Ford in Showtime’s ‘The First Lady.'.Daniel McFadden/SHOWTIME; Jackson Lee Davis/SHOWTIME; Murray Close/SHOWTIME “Don’t push me off....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 123 words · Matthew Rodriguez

Virgil Abloh, Louis Vuitton artistic director and visionary behind Kanye West album art, dies at 41

Abloh was born and raised in Rockford, Ill., to Ghanaian immigrant parents. His mother was a seamstress, while his father managed a paint company. By 2011, he was creative director of the rapper’s creative agency Donda. Virgil Abloh, Louis Vuitton men’s artistic director and the creative mind behind the album art of several hip-hop albums this past decade, has died of cancer at 41.Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty He also sold a majority stake of Off-White to LVMH in July of this year....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 87 words · Paul Lee

Virgin Megastore Times Square closing: On the scene at 'the biggest sale in music retail history'

Can you spare a tear this afternoon for the long, slow death of the American record store? but as someone whos spent many an hour wandering Virgins endless aisles, Im pretty crushed about this. Overblown press releases aside, the quality of any sale comes down to dollars and cents. Credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images Still, the sale was enough to draw in dozens of eager bargain-hunters on a sleepy Thursday. I know this is far from the most serious loss to result from our current recession....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 95 words · Catherine Robinson

Virgin Riverrenewed for seasons 4 and 5 so we can finally learn who shot Jack

Here’s what we already know is in store from the next seasons. Yes, it involves the identity of Jack’s shooter. Man, Jack can never get his wedding proposals right, and they keep coming with unexpected news. Do you wanna do a season 4?" I do," Breckenridge, who plays Melinda Monroe, answered. “I’ve been meaning to ask you, do you wanna do a season 5?” Mel tells him that she’s pregnant....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 146 words · Cindy Massey

Virgin Riverstar Martin Henderson reveals he knows who shot Jack

Plus, what he thinks Jack should do about Mel’s big reveal. It’s the questionVirgin Riverfans have been asking since the end of season 2: who shot Jack? But while audiences are still hungry for answers, Henderson confesses he has the answer. Martin Henderson as Jack on ‘Virgin River’.NETFLIX “I know,” he tells EW sheepishly. “And the fact that I know makes me feel like the audience is going to find out....

May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 791 words · Julia Campbell

Virgin Riverstar Tim Matheson on Doc's shocking family secret: 'It's got to be a scam'

Plus, the time he decided that Doc and Hope were having secret sex. Doc Mullins sure has a lot on his plate. If the show gets picked up for season 4, what will that mean for Doc? Tim Matheson and Gwynyth Walsh on ‘Virgin River’.NETFLIX “That’s one of those giant surprises,” Matheson tells EW. “My feeling is, first, he would absolutely deny it and reject it. That’s impossible, the whole improbability of that situation....

May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 762 words · Gabriella Allen