My Publicist Note Book

TV's ‎most powerful showrunner talks candidly about the role of race and gender " that pisses me off." ....Now " Write about that" She is at the top of her game, creating huge hits such as Grey's Anatomy, Scandal, and the recently premiered How To Get Away With Murder. Now, Shonda Rhimes has spoken out about some people being unable to separate her race and gender when it comes to the discussion of her sky-rocketing career. In a profile by The Hollywood Reporter, the 44-year-old Hollywood powerhouse remarked upon seeing her name listed as 'the most powerful black female showrunner in Hollywood' for an event, saying:  'They wouldn't say that someone is "the most powerful white male showrunner in Hollywood.' " Opening up: Shonda Rhimes opened up about her role as a hit-making executive producer in Hollywood, and how gender and race still factor into the discussion of her career 'I find race and g...

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - ABC's fall slate includes new series about black, Asian-American and Hispanic families. But calling the network's choices a case study in diversity is to miss the point, said Paul Lee, ABC Entertainment Group president. "It is a mission statement to reflect America," Lee told the Television Critics Association recently. "That's not so much diversity as authenticity when you reflect America." The network has the advantage of strong storytellers, including Shonda Rhimes, the force behind ABC's "Grey's Anatomy" and "Scandal." She's going for a Thursday-night trifecta with "How to Get Away with Murder." The new drama stars Viola Davis as a hard- charging law professor and criminal defense attorney, giving the African-American actress the kind of starring role that TV doesn't often accord minorities. ABC, the home of white-oriented comedies "Modern Family" and ...