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This 2021 selfie photo shows Monifa Bandele. Bandele, who has taken interim leadership of Time's Up, says the organization is undergoing a structural review and will emerge with a new openness and a focus on “people power,” with leadership that includes farm, restaurant and domestic workers. (Monifa Bandele via AP)

New head of Time’s Up pledges openness after Cuomo scandal

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This Feb. 24, 2019, file photo shows Shonda Rhimes at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Shonda Rhimes, iHeartMedia strike 3-year podcast deal

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Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., speaks during an event in St. George, S.C., on Saturday, March 9, 2019. Harris is spending two days in South Carolina, home of the first southern presidential primary in 2020, spending time with voters in rural and coastal areas. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)

Hollywood power elite hosting Kamala Harris fundraiser

By BRIAN SLODYSKO and JUANA SUMMERS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Friday, March 1, 2019 file photo Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., speaks at the Black Enterprise Women of Power Summit in Las Vegas. A growing list of Democratic presidential contenders want the U.S. government to legalize marijuana, reflecting a nationwide shift. Harris says it's the &quot;smart thing to do.&quot; (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Kamala Harris 2020 fundraiser hosted by Hollywood power elite

By Brian Slodysko and Juana Summers - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 4, 2018 file photo, Shonda Rhimes arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Partyin Beverly Hills, Calif. Rhimes’s first slate of shows for Netflix include a look at the migration of African-Americans from the Jim Crow South, romance among wealthy 19th century Londoners and a documentary on Debbie Allen’s reimagining of “The Nutcracker.” The streaming service on Friday announced eight shows Rhimes and her collaborators at Shondaland are developing. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Netflix unveils first 8 Shonda Rhimes projects for platform

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FILE - In this April 8, 2017, file photo, Shonda Rhimes attends the &quot;Scandal&quot; 100th Episode Celebration at Fig &amp; Olive in West Hollywood, Calif. Netflix announced late Sunday, Aug. 13, that Rhimes and her company Shondaland had agreed to produce new series and context for the streaming service. Rhimes’ current hit shows, “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Scandal” and “How to Get Away With Murder,” will continue to air on ABC. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

Netflix wins ‘Scandal’ creator Rhimes in blow to Disney, ABC

By TALI ARBEL - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 8, 2017 file photo, Shonda Rhimes attends the &quot;Scandal&quot; 100th Episode Celebration at Fig &amp; Olive in West Hollywood, Calif. Rhimes, the mastermind behind &quot;Grey's Anatomy&quot; and other TV hits, is sharing her screenwriting expertise through an online master class. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

Shonda Rhimes tells all _ about how to be a screenwriter

By LYNN ELBER - Associated Press

Kerry Washington attends the "Scandal" 100th Episode Celebration at Fig & Olive on Saturday, April 8, 2017, in West Hollywood, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

‘Scandal’ creator: I’ll love Aretha Franklin ‘forever’ for being OK with her music in abortion scene

By Ken Shepherd - The Washington Times

FILE - In this March 15, 2016 file photo, Shonda Rhimes attends the 33rd Annual Paleyfest: &quot;Scandal&quot; event in Los Angeles. Rhimes told Elle magazine for a story published online on April 6, 2017, that she is joining the national board of Planned Parenthood. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

Shonda Rhimes joins national Planned Parenthood board

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FILE - In this Feb. 19, 2015 file photo, Shonda Rhimes arrives at the 8th Annual Essence Black Women In Hollywood Luncheon in Beverly Hills, Calif. The award-winning showrunner and creator of “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Scandal” has an agreement with Simon & Schuster for “Year of Yes,” the publisher announced Tuesday, June 2. Ms. Rhimes was inspired to write the book, coming in November, after she was dared in December 2013 to for one year say yes to unexpected invitations. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

Shonda Rhimes writing book on her ‘Year of Yes’

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FILE - In this Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014, file photo, television producer and writer Shonda Rhimes addresses the audience after receiving the W.E.B. Du Bois medal during a ceremony at Harvard University, in Cambridge, Mass. ABC, on Friday, May 8, 2015, announced it will make another Rhimes series for 2016, &quot;The Catch,&quot; about a fraud investigator who is about to be defrauded herself by her fiance. The drama will star Mirelle Enos, who played Sarah Linden in the ABC series &quot;The Killing.&quot; Rhimes is already responsible for ABC's entire Thursday night lineup of &quot;Grey's Anatomy,&quot; &quot;Scandal&quot; and &quot;How to Get Away With Murder.&quot; Each of those series has been renewed. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

ABC will make another Shonda Rhimes series for next year

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In this image released by ABS, Anthony Anderson, left, and Tracee Ellis Ross appear in a scene from &quot;Black-ish.&quot; The series was created by Kenya Barris, who was motivated to write the comedy about an African-American family’s efforts to honor its heritage in part by the unreality of what he grew up watching on television. (AP Photo/ABC, Kelsey McNeal)

TV networks make unequal progress toward on-screen diversity

By David Bauder and Lynn Elber and Frazier Moore - Associated Press

President Barack Obama speaks about the My Brother’s Keeper Initiative, at the Walker Jones Education Campus in Washington, Monday, July 21, 2014. A US appeals court has delivered a serious setback to President Obama's health care law, potentially derailing subsidies for many low-and middle-income people who have bought policies. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Obama says public not familiar enough with issues

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

FILE - This Feb. 1, 2013 file photo shows, from left, actors Tony Goldwyn, and Kerry Washington from the ABC series &quot;Scandal,&quot; with series creator Shonda Rhimes at the 44th Annual NAACP Image Awards in Los Angeles. ABC says it is adding a dozen new series to its schedule next season, including its third drama from producer Shonda Rhimes. Viola Davis will star in the new series from Rhimes, a legal thriller titled &quot;How to Get Away with Murder.&quot; Rhimes produces &quot;Scandal&quot; and &quot;Grey's Anatomy,&quot; which will be returning to the ABC schedule. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, FIle)

ABC adds 12 new shows, including Viola Davis drama

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FILE - This Nov. 7, 2013 file photo shows Columbus Short at the Ermenegildo Zegna Boutique opening in Beverly Hills, Calif. Short won't be returning to &quot;Scandal&quot; following his legal troubles. The 31-year-old actor says in a statement on Friday, April 25, 2014, he's exiting the ABC political thriller after three seasons. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

Columbus Short not returning to ‘Scandal’

By DERRIK J. LANG - Associated Press

This photo released by ABC shows, Bellamy Young, left, as Mellie Grant, and Kerry Washington, as Olivia Pope, in an episode &quot;We Do Not Touch the First Ladies,&quot; of the TV series, &quot;Scandal,&quot; Thursday, March 6, 2014, 10:00-11:00 p.m., ET on the ABC Television Network. (AP Photo/ABC, Eric McCandless)

Bellamy Young thrives in ‘Scandal’ love triangle

By FRAZIER MOORE - Associated Press

Tony Goldwyn rules as a cheating chief executive

By FRAZIER MOORE - Associated Press

`Castle,’ `Cougar Town’ among 6 ABC renewals

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