00:00Essence cover girl Viola Davis has definitely been slaying it lately.
00:06She was recently on Jimmy Kimmel Live giving us a really cute story about sending her mom
00:11to the casino, specifically on Thursdays, so she would not see her more provocative
00:16scenes on how to get away with murder.
00:17And speaking of which, I have a spoiler alert, so you may know if you didn't watch last week's
00:21episode, put us on mute just for a quick second.
00:24Viola showed off her acting skills with a very shocking and intimate scene with fellow
00:28actress Famke Johnson, and she definitely did her thing.
00:33It's evident why she receives an Emmy.
00:35Last weekend, Essence along with Entertainment Weekly and People Magazine held a party celebrating
00:39the return of hashtag TGIT, and our West Coast editor Regina Robertson talked to a few Shondaland
00:45cast members on that fabulous red carpet.
00:48Check out what they had to say about Viola's epic and historic win.
00:52I think Viola deserves everything in the world.
00:55Hardest working woman in showbiz right now, Viola Davis.
00:58I've never been so happy for someone.
01:01You know, obviously she's one of the hardest working people I've ever met.
01:05And I mean, her acceptance speech...
01:07Was magnificent.
01:08It was great.
01:09That was an amazing moment.
01:10I mean, I always feel like whenever Viola opens her mouth, it's a masterclass on how
01:13to give a speech.
01:14The pride and the admiration and the gratitude I feel for her using that moment to say what
01:20she said.
01:21I just wanted to hold her and just let her know how much I loved her and how much her
01:26speech meant to me.
01:27It was just so heartfelt and genuine and kind of extraordinary.
01:32What she said was so beautiful and so moving and so true.
01:36And it was just wonderful to hear her say it.
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