Fans shade Viola Davis’ ‘cringey’ Michelle Obama portrayal in ‘The First Lady’

Michelle Obama kicks off the Mother’s Day holiday with the “Opening the White House” exhibit at the Obama Presidential Center Museum. Mrs.

Viola Davis’ Amanda Waller is the latest DC Comics character getting the small screen treatment.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterViola Davis is eyeing a return to the role of Amanda Waller in her own spinoff series currently in the works at HBO Max, Variety has learned from sources.Exact plot details are mostly under wraps at this point, but sources say the show will build off of Waller’s appearance at the end of the “Suicide Squad” spinoff series “Peacemaker.”SPOILER ALERT: In the Season 1 finale of “Peacemaker,” Waller’s daughter and spy Adebayo (Danielle Brooks) outs her mother publicly for her work with Task Force X and the Suicide Squad. Davis made brief cameo appearances in the first and last episodes of the show.Davis would executive produce the series in addition to starring.

 premieres its first three episodes today on Friday, April 29.  is an eight-episode drama series that stars Emmy-winning Elisabeth Moss as Kirby, a newspaper archivist working at the Chicago Sun-Times in the early '90s. After being brutally assaulted and hearing of a murder with details far too similar to Kirby's own attack, she teams with a colleague to track down the killer. Her pursuit to uncover her assailant takes audiences on a wild, reality-blurring ride you won't want to miss.Watch NowProduced by Leonardo DiCaprio, the Apple TV+ series is rounded out with a star-studded cast, featuring Jamie Bell, Philippa Soo, Wagner Moura, and Amy Brenneman.You can stream the first three episodes of the chilling series now, which the multi-talented Moss not only stars in, but also executive produces. Keep reading to find out how and where you can watch the new streaming series, The eight-episode series is only available on Apple TV+. premieres April 29 with the first three episodes.

SportsCenter co-anchor Sage Steele has sued ESPN and corporate parent The Walt Disney Co. for allegedly violating both her contract and her free speech rights, according to multiple reports.

Viola Davis is opening up about how she felt after reading some harsh criticism, in reference to her portrayal of Michelle Obama in the television series ‘The First Lady.’During her recent interview with BBC News, the legendary actress said that she felt “incredibly hurtful” after seeing media outlets and online users posting “negative things about” her work, however she understands it is an “occupational hazard” of her acting career.“How do you move on from the hurt, from failure?” Viola said, “But you have to. Not everything is going to be an awards-worthy performance.”One person tweeted, “They set Viola Davis up by allowing her keep her mouth that way throughout the filming.

Viola Davis is speaking out about the criticism she's been facing recently. In an interview with the BBC’s  program, the 56-year-old Oscar winner addressed recent critiques about her portrayal of former first lady Michelle Obama, calling them «incredibly hurtful.»Davis stars in the first season of Showtime's new scripted anthology series, alongside Michelle Pfeiffer and Gillian Anderson, who star as Betty Ford and Eleanor Roosevelt, respectively. O-T Fagbenle portrays former President Barack Obama.The actress has specifically come under fire for the facial expressions and poses she holds while portraying the Harvard Law School grad. Still, Davis acknowledged that criticism was an «occupational hazard» of acting.«How do you move on from the hurt, from failure?» she asked.

Viola Davis isn't holding anything back in her newly released memoir, .The 56-year-old actress bares it all in the emotional book; looking back on a traumatic childhood filled with poverty, abuse and heartbreak. The Tony, Oscar and Emmy winner recounts living in a condemned building, vicious bullying by boys who threw rocks at her for being Black, enduring more racism as she made her mark within the predominantly white entertainment industry and eventually finding joy in the life she built with her husband, Julius Tennon.Speaking with ET's Kevin Frazier, Davis admitted that reliving her past for the book was «ultimately very cathartic» and it helped her understand herself from a new perspective.«I felt like I was in the middle of a really weird existential crisis during the pandemic, a crisis of meaning,» she shared.

Putting it all out there. Viola Davis doesn’t have time for critics — especially when it comes to her portrayal of Michelle Obama on Showtime’s The First Lady.

BBC News, the actress noted that she’s fully aware that not every review of her work is going to be favorable — that just comes with the territory. She also pointed out: “Not everything is going to be an awards-worthy performance.” Criticisms of Davis’ latest work in “The First Lady” have been mostly targeted toward her physical portrayal of the former first lady — specifically, her lips.

Viola Davis doesn’t have time for social media trolls.

Manori Ravindran International EditorViola Davis has responded to critics of her portrayal of Michelle Obama in Showtime’s “The First Lady,” admitting that “not everything is going to be an awards-worthy performance.”In an interview with BBC News to promote her new memoir, “Finding Me,” the Oscar, Tony and Emmy-winning actor spoke candidly about her turn as the former First Lady, which drew barbs from audiences and critics for Davis’ take on Obama’s facial expressions and pursed lips.Davis said it was “incredibly hurtful when people say negative things about your work.”“How do you move on from the hurt, from failure?” she said. “But you have to.

Viola Davis is opening up about her traumatic past, celebrating her glorious present and looking toward her bright future. The Academy Award-winning actress gives it all to her fans — «the truth straight, no chaser» — and more in her upcoming memoir, . Speaking with ET's Kevin Frazier, Davis admitted that reliving her past for the book was «ultimately very cathartic» and it helped her understand herself from a new perspective.«I felt like I was in the middle of a really weird extensional crisis during the pandemic, a crisis of meaning,» she shared.

“Finding Me: A Memoir” by Viola Davis (HarperOne)Brutally honest and honestly brutal, actor Viola Davis looks back on her childhood like the victim of a disaster still dazed by the experience but remembering every terrible moment.Her alcoholic father routinely beat and bloodied her mother. Viola and her five siblings lived in a rat-filled house that lacked dependable heat and plumbing. Often unwashed, they attended school in dirty clothes.

Michelle Obama celebrated some wonderful family news on Friday and posted a photo which left fans amazed. The mom-of-two - who shares her daughters, Malia and Sasha, with husband, Barack Obama - took to Instagram to wish her big brother, Craig Robinson, a happy birthday and the resemblance between them was uncanny. MORE: Michelle Obama shares poignant family photo featuring daughters Malia and SashaIn the snapshot, Michelle and her sibling beamed for the camera and their kilowatt smile was the talk of social media. WATCH: Michelle Obama opens up about life without Malia and Sasha at home"Happy birthday, @CraigMalRob! I couldn't have asked for a better brother and friend," she wrote alongside the happy family photo. "Here's to celebrating 60."Fans were stunned at how much they look like one another and commented: "Those smiles," and, "you guys are identical," with another going as far as to say: "Looks like her face was photoshopped onto his.

Viola Davis’ latest honour is not for her acting, but for her writing. The Oscar winner’s upcoming memoir, Finding Me, is Oprah Winfrey’s new book club pick.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterDiscovery+ is set to launch a new docuseries focused on Black food history in America from producer Viola Davis, featuring scholar and cookbook author Caroline Randall Williams as host, Variety has learned exclusively.The four-episode show, titled “Hungry for Answers,” will follow Williams as she travels the country, “uncovering the fascinating, essential, and often untold Black stories behind some of America’s classic and emblematic food and spirits,” per the Warner Bros. Discovery-owned streamer.

NEW YORK -- Viola Davis' latest honor is not for her acting, but for her writing. The Oscar winner's upcoming memoir, “Finding Me,” is Oprah Winfrey's new book club pick.“Finding Me,” which comes out next Tuesday, traces Davis' journey from what she has called a “crumbling apartment in Central Falls, Rhode Island” to acclaim for her work on stage and screen.

Viola Davis told Oprah Winfrey she has God to thank for helping her meet her now-husband Julius Tennon.