Kerry Washington has revealed how her previous comment about not being fond of kissing either one of her Scandal co-stars, Tony Goldwyn and Scott Foley, had left the actors feeling “pissed for years” while filming the former ABC drama. The actress appeared on The Ellen Degeneres Show on Thursday, where she reminisced on her six-year run playing Olivia Pope, a crisis management expert who specializes in fixing political situations and controversies.
But when chat show host Ellen Degeneres once quizzed her guest on who she liked kissing the most — Tony or Scott — Kerry had coyly admitted that she actually didn’t like making out with either of them — a remark which had gotten her into a little trouble when she returned to set. Behind the scenes, Kerry joked that neither one of her former co-stars was happy to hear that kissing them on-screen wasn’t exactly satisfying for the actress. “I thought I was keeping the peace by saying I don’t like to kiss either one of them but they were both pretty pissed for years,” the 45-year-old expressed to Ellen and her studio audience.
“Like ‘Why would you say that on national television?” Kerry jokingly asked her, prompting Ellen to respond, saying she could’ve easily said that she liked kissing both men “equally” to avoid one of her co-stars feeling some type of way about who she enjoyed making out with more. But Kerry begged to differ, chiming in, “Who says that? No.” Ellen seemed adamant about finding out who was the better kisser and asked the question again, leading Kerry to remain silent and simply smile back at the Louisiana native.
Scandal was one of the highest-rated TV shows on ABC during its six-year run from 2012 to 2018, created and produced by Shonda Rhimes. Kerry’s character later made a cross-over appearance in the fourth series of How To Get Away With Murder — another one of Shonda’s former shows on the network — assisting Annalise Keating with her class-action lawsuit.
Kerry made headlines back in March when she publicly spoke out and urged Disney to act against Florida’s controversial Don’t Say Gay bill, limiting the teaching about sexual orientation and gender identity to young children. The legislation also meant that teachers could be served with lawsuits who refused to follow the new rules.
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The Django Unchained star said she supported the Disney employees’ decision to stage walk-out protests at Disney for the company failing to be a stronger ally in the fight for equal rights. “For a long time, as an employee of ABC, I have been part of the Disney corporate’ family,’ Kerry wrote in an online statement. “It’s a creative and professional community that I am often happy and proud to be a part of. But sometimes family members disagree. This is one of those times.”
“I don’t condone the actions or inactions of Disney in this moment. I wholeheartedly support the LGBTQIA+ employees, and stand with them in this walk out today. Please know that you matter. Your rights matter. Your voices matter. I encourage you all to help their voices ring louder today.”