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Viola Davis says critics serve no purpose

Viola Davis isn’t winning friends with critics following her dull turn as Michelle Obama in The First Lady.

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Dan Barrett
Apr 26, 2022
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Viola Davis says critics serve no purpose

Viola Davis has faced some criticism for her role as Michelle Obama in new Showtime/Paramount+ series The First Lady. In an interview she hit back saying:

The thing about critics is they serve absolutely no purpose. And I’m not saying that to be nasty either.

Viola Davis' segments in The First Lady are by far the least interesting in that show. She is, to…

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