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Scandal's Kerry Warned the White House She Was 'Sleeping With the President'


Kerry Washington recalled contacting the White House because her ‘Scandal’ character was involved in an affair with the fictional president

Tony Goldwyn and Kerry Washington.ABCDuring an appearance on the Wednesday, December 18, episode of The View, Washington, 47, recalled reaching out to the White House to make sure her role as Olivia Pope didn’t conflict with her responsibilities as a member of President Barack Obama ‘s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities. After signing up to be part of Shonda Rhimes’ ABC series Scandal, both actors quickly discovered they had a special kind of chemistry that doesn’t happen on every project. More recently, Washington expressed an interest in joining Goldwyn on his new show Law & Order, telling Entertainment Tonight in July, “This is the first time I’m hearing [that] breaking news.

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