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Kerry Washington: I’m the luckiest broad in Hollywood

May 8 2013

Can be seen Friday in the movie "Peeples"

Kerry Washington has long been a star on the big screen, but with ABC’s “Scandal” she’s now also one of the hottest stars on TV.

The 36-year-old is reveling in her moment, as she tells Elle magazine in its June issue that she’s “the luckiest broad in Hollywood now.”

“To be the lead actor on ‘Scandal’ and to be in the highest-earning [Quentin] Tarantino movie [‘Django Unchained’], I don’t get to ask for more.”

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‘Venus and Serena’

Gail Choice

May 2 2013

Hollywood by Choice

Without a doubt Venus and Serena Williams are two of the most important women in the world of tennis to date. And coming to theaters on May 10, audiences will get an up close and personal look at their lives in the documentary “Venus and Serena.”

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Jamie Foxx electrified in 2014 ‘Spider-Man’

Gail Choice

Apr 25 2013

Hollywood by Choice

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Was ‘Idol’ eyeing J. Lo to replace Mariah Carey?

CNN News Service

Apr 24 2013

Another panel shake-up could stem “Idol’s” low ratings

Simon Cowell’s “The X Factor” might not be the only Fox singing competition headed for another season of change.

The Hollywood Reporter heard whispers from sources in the know that the network’s “American Idol” was considering swapping new judge Mariah Carey for former judge Jennifer Lopez.

Lopez departed the competition along with Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler in 2012 after two seasons aboard the series, but THR notes that she did cultivate a solid fan following.

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