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Shonda Rhimes Talks Casting Kerry Washington as 'Scandal's Olivia Pope: 'I Knew I Wanted Kerry'

Shonda Rhimes and the cast of Scandal celebrated the series finale of their hit ABC show on Thursday night (April 19) with a special appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Stars Kerry Washington, Guillermo Diaz, Darby Stanchfield, Katie Lowes, Tony Goldwyn, Jeff Perry, Joshua Malina, Bellamy Young, Scott Foley, Joe Morton, Cornelius Smith Jr. and George Newbern were all in attendance.

PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Scandal

Kerry and Shonda came out first, and recalled how casting her as Olivia Pope went down: “I remember you first coming in,” Shonda said on the show, turning to Kerry. “Kerry first came in, and I had been meeting like all of these actresses.”

“Everybody wanted this part,’ Kerry added. “But you came in and it was amazing!” said Shonda. ‘It was literally like two seconds in, you started talking about politics and I knew I wanted Kerry for the part.”

Shonda also reveals that, yes, she knows what that ending means, and no, she’s never telling. “I get one last thing to say is a spoiler that I get to hold onto ’til the end of my life,” Shonda said – Watch all the videos below!


Shonda Rhimes on Casting Kerry Washington as Olivia Pope

FYI: Kerry is wearing a Johanna Ortiz dress.

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Kerry Washington & 'Scandal' Cast Read the Series Finale for a Live Audience!

Kerry Washington walks the carpet while attending the live stage reading of the Scandal series finale on Thursday (April 19) at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood.

The Emmy-nominated actress was joined at the event by co-stars Tony Goldwyn, Bellamy Young, Darby Stanchfield, Katie Lowes, Guillermo Diaz, Joe Morton, Joshua Malina, Jeff Perry, George Newbern, Cornelius Smith Jr., and executive producers Shonda Rhimes, Betsy Beers, and Tom Verica.

Make sure to read our full recap of the series finale and also find out Kerry‘s reaction to the final moment of the episode.

FYI: Kerry is wearing Giuseppe Zanotti shoes and Established earrings. Bellamy is wearing a Winonah jumpsuit. Darby is wearing a Maria Lucia Hohan dress.

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Kerry Washington & Co-Stars Share Tributes After Wrapping Production of 'Scandal'

After seven season, the stars of Scandal are saying goodbye to their hit show.

Kerry Washington, Tony Goldwyn, Katie Lowes, Bellamy Young, Joshua Malina, Darby Stanchfield, Jeff Perry, Cornelius Smith Jr, Joe Morton, Scott Foley, Guillermo Diaz, George Newbern, and creator Shonda Rhimes took to social media on Friday (March 16) to share tons of photos and sweet messages as they wrapped production on the final episode of the ABC drama.

“Heading home. This was the most unforgettable FRATURDAY ever!!!!!!!! #Scandal I’m overwhelmed with gratitude,” Kerry tweeted.

The final episode of Scandal is set to air on Thursday, April 19 at 9/8c on ABC.

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'Scandal' Cast Makes One Last 'Ellen' Appearance Together, Talks About Show's Ending

Kerry Washington and the cast of Scandal step out for an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, airing on Wednesday (February 28).

The full cast of the ABC show made one last appearance on the show ahead of the series finale, which will air later this season.

The stars said that they still don’t know how the show is going to end and the final table read is happening later this week, which is when they’ll read the last script.

Kerry was joined by co-stars Tony Goldwyn, Scott Foley, Bellamy Young, Jeff Perry, Darby Stanchfield, Katie Lowes, Guillermo Diaz, Joshua Malina, Joe Morton, George Newbern, and Cornelius Smith Jr.

FYI: Katie is wearing Jennifer Meyer jewelry.

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Kerry Washington & 'Scandal' Cast Attend Vulture Festival After That Crazy Fall Finale!

Kerry Washington, Bellamy Young, and Tony Goldwyn hit the red carpet for the Scandal panel held during the Vulture Festival LA on Saturday (November 18) at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood.

The actors were joined by co-stars Darby Stanchfield, Guillermo Diaz, Jeff Perry, Scott Foley, Cornelius Smith Jr., George Newburn, and Joe Morton.

The panel happened just days after the crazy fall finale episode that left the fate of one of the characters in question.

During the panel, Bellamy opened up about getting to see women in power on the show.

“[The show is] acclimating the country to seeing females in power,” Bellamy said (via THR). “I think the genesis was watching Quinn (Katie Lowes) become in charge of QPA…and being pregnant in the work place…. There are a lot of lady presidents [on TV] right now, and I think it matters. Shonda‘s thing is always, if you can see it, you can be it.”

FYI: Kerry is wearing an Altuzarra dress.

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Derek Hough & More Stars Attend the 'It' Hollywood Premiere

Derek Hough and married couple Chris Hardwick and Lydia Hearst hit the red carpet for the premiere of It on Tuesday night (September 5) at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.

Lots of stars stepped out to see the movie, including Scandal‘s Guillermo Diaz, Pitch‘s Kylie Bunbury, The Big Sick‘s Kumail Nanjiani and wife Emily V. Gordon, Annabelle: Creation‘s Talitha Bateman and Lulu Wilson, The Son‘s Jess Weixler, musician Benji Madden, and Seth Green with wife Clare Grant.

Rocker Gene Simmons was there with his family, including wife Shannon Tweed, daughter Sophie, and son Nick.

Make sure to see It when it hits theaters on Friday!

35+ pictures inside of the celebs attending the Hollywood premiere…More Here! »

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Kerry Washington & 'Scandal' Cast Attend Season Finale Viewing Party in NYC

Kerry Washington joins co-stars Bellamy Young and Tony Goldwyn as they attend the Paleyfest screening party for the finale of Scandal on Thursday night (May 19) at The Paley Center for Media in New York City.

The cast of the hit show has been busy promoting tonight’s finale – which was totally crazy!

PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Kerry Washington

Fellow castmates Darby Stanchild, Scott Foley, Guillermo Diaz, Cornelius Smith Jr, Katie Lowes, Joe Morton, Joshua Malina, Jeff Perry, and George Newbern were also in attendance at the event.

In case you missed it, Scandal is set to come to an end after it’s next season.

FYI: Kerry is wearing a Monse dress, Malone Souliers heels, and a Michael Kors Collection clutch. Bellamy is wearing an outfit by Jeffrey Tan, Stuart Weitzman shoes, and L’dezen jewelry. Katie is wearing a Coco Fennell dress and Missguided shoes.

20+ pictures inside of the stars attending the event…

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