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'For The People' Producer Explains Britt Robertson Casting Decision

Britt Robertson‘s casting in upcoming series For the People has been met with some controversy, but now producer Paul William Davies is explaining the decision.

The 27-year-old actress stepped out at the show’s panel at the 2018 Winter TCA Tour on Monday (January 8) at The Langham Huntington in Pasadena, Calif.

She was joined by her cast mates Ben Rappaport, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Rege-Jean Page, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Anna Deavere Smith, Wesam Keesh, Susannah Flood, Hope Davis, Ben Shenkman and executive producer Shonda Rhimes.

During the panel, Paul explained race was not a factor in recasting former lead Britne Oldford and giving the part to Britt.

“It really wasn’t [a factor], because it wasn’t like we moved from Britne to Britt. We moved through a tracking period, looking at other actresses. And part of it was just redefining the role of Sandra. She plays a little bit differently than she did in the original version,” Paul explained.

He added, “There was discussion with the network about the creative direction of the show. And so in the context of that, I ended up rewriting things. We also decided, just in the nature of the chemistry, that we would recast.”

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Lea Michele, Zach Braff, & Jenna Fischer Bring Their New Shows to ABC Upfronts

Lea Michele joins tons of stars as they bring their new shows to the 2017 ABC Upfronts on Tuesday night (May 16) in New York City.

The 30-year-old actress was joined at the event by her The Mayor co-stars Bernard David Jones, Brandon Micheal Hall, Yvette Nicole Brown and Marcel Spears along with show creator Hamilton‘s Daveed Diggs.

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coupled up with her Splitting Up Together co-star Oliver Hudson as Zach Braff brought his new show Alex, Inc. to the Upfronts as well.

Also in attendance at the event included For the People co-stars Ben Rappaport, Wesam Keesh, and Hope Davis along with The Good Doctor‘s Freddie Highmore.

Jack Cutmore-Scott and his co-star Ilfenesh Hadera brought their new show Deception to the event as Ten Days in the Valley star Kyra Sedgwick looked pretty in a pink dress.

Steve Zahn and Natalie Martinez brought their new show The Crossing to the event while Jason Ritter represented his show The Gospel of Kevin.

FYI: Lea is wearing a J Mendel dress, Loriblu shoes, and Jennifer Meyer jewelry.

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Kerry Washington & 'Scandal' Cast Celebrate the Series at ABC Upfronts Presentation

Kerry Washington said a tearful goodbye to Scandal during the 2017 ABC Upfronts.

The 40-year-old actress took to the stage to discuss the show’s upcoming seventh and final season.

“We are extraordinarily proud of what we’ve created with Scandal at ABC. We are also engaged in one of the most creatively fulfilling experiences of our whole life,” Kerry said on stage.

She was also joined by her co-stars Bellamy Young, Darby Stanchfield, George Newbern, Joe Morton, Katie Lowes, Guillermo Díaz, Jeff Perry, Tony Goldwyn, Scott Foley, Joshua Malina, and Cornelius Smith Jr.

Other attendees included the cast of Shonda Rhimes‘s new series For the PeopleBen Rappaport, Susannah Flood, Wesam Keesh, Ben Shenkman, Hope Davis, Vondie Curtis-Hall, and Anna Deavere Smith.

Jack Falahee and Matt McGorry from How To Get Away With Murder were also in attendance.

FYI: Kerry is wearing a Fausto Puglisi dress, a Proenza Schouler clutch, and Sophia Webster sandals. Bellamy is wearing a Gauri and Nainika dress, Schutz pumps, an Edie Parker clutch, and EF Collection jewelry. Katie is wearing a Stella Nolasco dress, Dune London shoes, a Swarovski clutch, and Dana Rebecca earrings.

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