• Viola Davis Emmys Speech: Thanks Shonda Rhimes, Black Actresses After Emotional Win [WATCH]

    Lead actress in the Shonda Rhimes created drama series, How to Get Away With Murder, Viola Davis, wins her first Emmy Award and made history as the first Black woman to win in the catergory, Best Actress on a Drama Series, at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards. Davis Credits Shonda Rhimes, and other show creators for providing women with the roles needed to win an Emmy.

  • 'Scandal,' 'How to Get Away with Murder' Spoilers: Shonda Rhimes Reveals ABC #TGIT Details

    You've waited long enough and soon Thursday nights will return with your favorite Shonda Rhimes shows, so popular that they've got their own hashtag - #TGIT. ABC's Grey's Anatomy, Scandal and How to get Away With Murder returns this Fall with more suspense and more drama, and Shonda Rhimes has revealed some juicy spoilers to get you ready for the new seasons for 2015.

  • Patrick Dempsey's Affair Cost Him His Marriage and 'Greys Anatomy' Job

    Several weeks after Patrick Dempsey's character was killed off of Grey's Anatomy we're starting to learn about the turmoil off-screen that contributed to Shonda Rhimes' decision to fire one of her formerly beloved actors. Months before Dempsey left the show it was confirmed that his wife, Jillian Fink had filed for divorce and that led many to speculate on what might have contributed to the demise of what was once a solid Hollywood marriage. Apparently, it was an affair with a young Grey's Anatomy staffer that ruined Dempsey's marriage and also ultimately cost him his job.

  • Shonda Rhimes Explains Why a Beloved Character Returned to Save Olivia Pope on 'Scandal'

    The current twists and turns that Shonda Rhimes has crafted for Scandal is leaving fans on the edge of their seats and Thursday nights' episode brought back an old favorite. We last saw Stephen Finch (played by Henry Ian Cusick)at the end of the first season and when he was last mentioned he had supposedly had left the business in favor of a normal life. It was a brilliant move to bring the character back to save Olivia Pope from what appeared to be inevitable death. She was being sold on the black market and Finch was supposedly buying her on behalf of a Russian group. The few short minutes between Kerry Washington and Cusick were nostalgic and Rhimes has weighed in on why she chose to have this man save her.

  • Columbus Short Admits to Cocaine Use, Causing His Life to Spiral Out of Control Before Being Fired from 'Scandal'

    Columbus Short has had a life-altering year, as he began it starring on "Scandal," one of prime time's top dramas, and is wrapping it up by coming clean about his drug use. Short made headlines for a bar fight as well as alleged domestic violence against his then-wife Tuere Short and quickly found himself fired and divorced. In April, Short confirmed that he would not be returning to "Scandal" for a fourth season and graciously wished his former cast mates the best.On Wednesday, Dec. 10, the actor appeared on "Access Hollywood" to discuss what unraveled him."I was struggling with drugs. I had a lot on my plate, and you know, I was using unhealthy ways to kind of self-medicate and deal with a lot of heavy-duty stuff in my life. I was doing cocaine and drinking a lot, and trying to balance a 16-hour work schedule a day, and a family, and I just lost myself back then."Short also says the suicide of his best friend, Lee Thompson Young, sent him into a downward spiral because he simple did not know how to handle it. He also admits that his friends from the hit ABC show tried their best to cover for and support him ... until his behavior went too far.

  • Shonda Rhimes' 'How To Get Away With Murder' Finally Premieres On ABC Tonight With Viola Davis At The Helm [WATCH]

    It's finally here. Of course I'm talking about the premiere in the latest Shondaland series, How To Get Away With Murder which will no doubt grace a multitude of televisions this evening. In case the build up for this show wasn't already huge (it was) it grabbed even more headlines in the past week when a New York Times tv critic made the mistake of dismissing the amazing Shonda Rhimes as an "angry, black woman". Fans as well as a nice parade of stars who have been fortunate enough to voice characters carefully crafted by Rhimes swung back until the NYT's issued an apology of sorts and even more people were prepared to tune into this new show.
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