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Viola Davis spoke to Michelle Obama for ‘several hours’ about The First Lady TV series Michelle Obama

Viola Davis spoke to Michelle Obama for ‘several hours’ about The First Lady TV series

Viola Davis spoke to Michelle Obama for "several hours" to prepare for playing her in new TV series The First Lady. The 55-year-old actress said the conversation with the former U.S. First Lady lived up to all her expectations, but confessed she was daunted about discussing the role with Obama.…
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March 29, 2021
Viola Davis Felt Like She “Lost [Her] Mind” When She Decided To Play Michelle Obama In “First Ladies” Michelle Obama

Viola Davis Felt Like She “Lost [Her] Mind” When She Decided To Play Michelle Obama In “First Ladies”

"The woman is a damn goddess." Stefanie Keenan / Getty Images, Jim Bennett / Getty Images "I lost my damn mind for about five minutes, and I made a decision I can't take back," she said. "The woman is a damn goddess. Everybody knows her, everybody feels like they want…
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March 29, 2021
Viola Davis Jokes the Decision To Play Michelle Obama in Upcoming Series Was “Temporary Insanity” Michelle Obama

Viola Davis Jokes the Decision To Play Michelle Obama in Upcoming Series Was “Temporary Insanity”

Viola Davis appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Friday mostly to chat about her recent (and fourth) Academy Award nomination, for the role of Ma Rainey in George C. Wolfe's adaptation of August Wilson's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. Before getting into how much she loved the physical…
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March 27, 2021
Biden calls Georgia’s new voting law ‘Jim Crow in the 21st century’ and ‘a blatant attack on the Constitution’ Michelle Obama

Biden calls Georgia’s new voting law ‘Jim Crow in the 21st century’ and ‘a blatant attack on the Constitution’

Biden called a new voting law enacted in Georgia a "blatant attack on the Constitution." The nearly 100-page GOP-backed legislation makes major changes to voting and elections in Georgia.  Biden said he would work to pass voting-rights laws in Congress and make his case to the people. See more stories…
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March 26, 2021
Waffles + Mochi Creators on Working With Michelle Obama and Breaking the Rules of Kids’ Shows Michelle Obama

Waffles + Mochi Creators on Working With Michelle Obama and Breaking the Rules of Kids’ Shows

Every other Wednesday, Bon Appétit executive editor Sonia Chopra shares what’s going on at BA—the stories she’s loved reading, the recipes she’s been making, and more. If you sign up for our newsletter, you’ll get her letter before everyone else. As someone with a deep appreciation for food culture, children’s…
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March 18, 2021
Michelle Obama Reacts To Meghan Markle’s Interview With Oprah Winfrey Michelle Obama

Michelle Obama Reacts To Meghan Markle’s Interview With Oprah Winfrey

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s tell-all TV interview with Oprah Winfrey sparked a racism debate like never before. People were shocked to learn about the Royal Family’s bigotry attitude, with many celebrities coming out in support of Markle. Days after the interview, former US first lady Michelle Obama also weighed…
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March 17, 2021