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Viola Davis educates a clueless Jimmy Kimmel on menopause

sudshr47 January 30, 2019

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You’d be surprised just how little some men know about women’s bodies. 

Jimmy Kimmel just proved himself completely clueless when it comes to the concept of menopause, something that affects literally half the population. 

Luckily, How To Get Away With Murder star and general queen Viola Davis was there to educate the clueless host – after giving him a solid 10 seconds of silence.

“You know what? Menopause is hell, Jimmy,” Davis said.  Read more…

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Viola Davis regrets starring in ‘The Help’ for deeply personal reasons

sudshr47 September 12, 2018

Viola Davis’ role as Aibileen Clark in the 2011 movie The Help won the actor her first Oscar nomination for Best Actress. But, despite this, she says she wishes she’d never accepted the role in the first place. 
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Viola Davis tells Hollywood ‘pay me what I’m worth’

sudshr47 February 15, 2018

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As Time’s Up battles for women’s equal pay, advocates can’t ignore that the wage gap is even more glaring for women of colorViola Davis reiterated this on Wednesday in a conversation with Women in the World CEO Tina Brown.

“We get probably a tenth of what a Caucasian woman gets,” Davis said regarding actresses of color. “And I’m number one on the call sheet.”

Davis was speaking to the fact that she’s one of the most prolific actresses – black or otherwise – of her time. She has an Emmy, an Oscar, and a Tony; when she’s in a movie, she’s one of the stars, and a star shouldn’t be scrabbling for her salary.  Read more…

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