Kerry Washington will hang up her white hat temporarily when she stars as Anita Hill in HBO's upcoming film 'Confirmation.' The film centers on the explosive 1991 Clarence Thomas Supreme Court nomination hearings. There, his former assistant Anita Hill testified about his repeated sexual harassment of her. The hearings brought the country to a standstill and forever changed the way people think about sexual harassment, victims' rights and modern-day race relations. Although Washington has amassed two Emmy nominations and worldwide fame playing one of Washington D.C.'s biggest and toughest (fictional) power players in 'Scandal', she admits she was intimidated to play the real-life figure who had a national, and global impact. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Washington ultimately felt it was an important case to revisit because of the current national conversations taking place about race--with BlackLivesMatter, and gender--with the transgender movement making major strides in the past few years.
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