Why Kerry Washington Thinks Scandal Would Never Have Been Made Today
“Shonda Rhimes has talked about this publicly,” Washington said of the Scandal creator. “When they first read the script, the executives were like, ‘This is a great role for Connie Britton.’ And I love Connie, but the show is inspired by a real woman named Judy Smith, who is a Black woman.”
She continued, “If it hadn’t been inspired by a real woman who is a Black woman, then everybody would have said, ‘Let’s make her white.’ You didn’t have the option to say that.”
While Britton ultimately didn’t take on the role as Rhimes’ vision ultimately won ABC over, the Nashville alum does have quite the connection to the series: Katie Lowes worked as a nanny for her son Eyob, now 13, before being cast in the role of Quinn Perkins.
“I was so upset when she got this little pilot,” Britton joked to E! News in 2014. “I think it was really pretty selfish on her part, I’ll be honest.”
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