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The most extravagant and glamorous outfits from the Cannes Film Festival

With everyone from Naomi Campbell to Julia Roberts walking the red carpet, it’s been a fortnight of high fashion.

The Independent UK

Laurie Hertzel: Judging the job of the critic

Actress Viola Davis recently said that critics serve no purpose. Is that true?

Tribune News Service

AP PHOTOS: From Tom to Julia, star power is back at Cannes

Star power has been out in force at the 75th Cannes Film Festival

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Retro minis and bare baby bumps: The best-dressed stars from week one of the 75th Cannes Film Festival

The annual film festival will see star-studded premieres take place in the coming days

The Independent UK

Viola Davis says a director she knew for 10 years called her his maid's name

Actor Viola Davis recently revealed a racist encounter she had with a director who called her by his maid's name.

Los Angeles Times

Viola Davis said that a director called her by his maid's name

The incident is indicative of the pervasive racism in Hollywood.

Mic

Retro minis and bare baby bumps: The best-dressed stars at the 75th Cannes Film Festival

The annual film festival will see star-studded premieres take place in the coming days

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Viola Davis says a director she’d known for 10 years called her by his maid’s name

Appearing at Cannes film festival, the actor used the incident as an example of the micro-agressions she experiences ‘all the time’

The Independent UK

Viola Davis is the first Black woman to receive the Kering Women in Motion Award

The award, which recognizes actors who raise the profile of women in the film industry, will be presented at Cannes.

Mic

Viola Davis in talks for Suicide Squad spin-off series, reports claim

Actor appeared in 2016 and 2021 ‘Suicide Squad’ films

The Independent UK

Viola Davis says critics ‘serve no purpose’ but we do – and it’s not to sell tickets

The actor’s response to criticism of The First Lady is astonishingly thin-skinned and misses our role in building dialogue and serving readers

The Guardian - UK

Viola Davis says criticism of her Michelle Obama portrayal is ‘incredibly hurtful’

Viola Davis would like critics to remember there’s a person behind any performance — including her recent portrayal of former First Lady Michelle Obama.

Los Angeles Times

Viola Davis says ‘critics absolutely serve no purpose’

Oscar-winning actor hits back at the negative response to her performance as Michelle Obama in drama series The First Lady

The Guardian - US

Viola Davis bares her soul on way to ‘Finding Me’

The memoir is raw in its anger, shocking in its frankness, often downright vulgar—and wonderfully alive with Davis’ passion poured into every page.

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The Independent UK

Viola Davis reveals she prayed for husband who already had children

Actor says she got on knees and prayed for man who would be perfect for her

The Independent UK

Winfrey picks Viola Davis memoir for her book club

Viola Davis’ latest honor is not for her acting, but for her writing

Los Angeles Times

When they go low, Viola Davis’ fans go high and defend her Michelle Obama portrayal

Many people are huge fans of Viola Davis. Alas, some people are not huge fans of what Viola Davis does with her face in her new portrayal of Michelle Obama.

The Independent UK

The First lady: Fans point out strange mannerism Viola Davis incorporated when playing Michelle Obama

‘Michelle Obama did not purse her lips THAT much,’ one user wrote

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The Guardian - UK

Viola Davis on Hollywood: ‘You either have to be a Black version of a white ideal, or you have to be white’

She rose from poverty to become the first Black person to win acting’s triple crown. Now she is playing Michelle Obama and opening up about her tough path to the top

Salon

First Lady doesn't live up to its icons

Not even Viola Davis, Gillian Anderson and Michelle Pfeiffer can save this loose braid of slight biographical drama

The Independent UK

'First Lady' drama spotlights Roosevelt, Ford, Obama spouses

Showtime's series “The First Lady” dramatizes the lives of three presidential spouses during their time in and outside the White House

Chicago Tribune

‘The First Lady’ review: Famous actors take on roles of Michelle Obama, Betty Ford and Eleanor Roosevelt in a series that needs to dig deeper

Would Showtime’s “The First Lady” work better if it hadn’t cast such famously recognizable actors to play Michelle Obama, Betty Ford and Eleanor Roosevelt? Who’s to say, but I found it more difficult than usual to suspend my disbelief over the course of this 10-part series, which toggles between the…

Tribune News Service

Viola Davis was 'terrified' playing Michelle Obama in Showtime's 'First Lady'

Viola Davis doesn't come across as an actor who's easily intimidated. So it's a bit surprising to hear her reveal how daunted she was by the task of playing Michelle Obama in "The First Lady," which celebrates the life of three White House icons.

Chicago Sun-Times

Showtime series skims the surface of three compelling women’s stories in ‘The First Lady’

The writing is often clunky, obvious and filled with Big Picture Messaging, and too many of the supporting characters are one-note caricatures.

The Guardian - US

The First Lady review – star-studded series is a third-rate disappointment

The series on three first ladies falls flat despite a stacked cast, including Viola Davis as Michelle Obama, Michelle Pfeiffer as Betty Ford and Gillian Anderson as Eleanor Roosevelt

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