“Shonda
Rhimes
has
talked
about
this
publicly,”
Washington
said
of
the
Scandal
creator.
“When
they
first
read
the
script,
the
executives
were
like,
‘This
is
a
great
role
for
Connie
Britton.’
And
I
love
Connie,
but
the
show
is
inspired
by
a
real
woman
named
Judy
Smith,
who
is
a
Black
woman.”
She
continued,
“If
it
hadn’t
been
inspired
by
a
real
woman
who
is
a
Black
woman,
then
everybody
would
have
said,
‘Let’s
make
her
white.’
You
didn’t
have
the
option
to
say
that.”
While
Britton
ultimately
didn’t
take
on
the
role
as
Rhimes’
vision
ultimately
won
ABC
over,
the
Nashville
alum
does
have
quite
the
connection
to
the
series:
Katie
Lowes
worked
as
a
nanny
for
her
son
Eyob,
now
13,
before
being
cast
in
the
role
of
Quinn
Perkins.
“I
was
so
upset
when
she
got
this
little
pilot,”
Britton
joked
to
E!
News
in
2014.
“I
think
it
was
really
pretty
selfish
on
her
part,
I’ll
be
honest.”
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