Kerry Washington Aces Halloween With Challengers-Inspired Costume

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Lionel Richie REACTS to Kerry Washington's Halloween Costume

Olivia Pope fixed it.

Kerry Washington embraced her interior Zendaya portion poking amusive astatine a celebrated fictional emotion triangle from her past.

The 47-year-old Photoshopped an representation of herself dressed arsenic Zendaya’s tennis pro quality Tashi Donaldson from her racy 2024 play Challengers, adjacent sporting Tashi’s “I Told Ya” garment from the film.

In the representation shared connected Halloween, Kerry is lasting successful betwixt her former Scandal costars Scott Foley and Tony Goldwyn, who were some decked retired successful tennis gear.

Expertly captioning the pic, “Challengers Accepted,” Kerry, who played fixer Olivia Pope successful the governmental drama, deed the expansive slam with the look, teasing the emotion triangle betwixt Olivia, Scott’s Jake Ballard and Tony’s President Fitz, portion besides giving a motion to the Challengers tangled romanticist web betwixt Zendaya’s Tashi, Josh O’Connor’s Patrick Zweig and Mike Faist’s Art Donaldson.

Of course, fans went chaotic successful the comments conception connected X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram.

With 1 X idiosyncratic writing, “y’all ate this up one can’t lie.”

Others teased the Scandal formed astir recreating a viral Challengers’ scene, writing, “Can you inquire Tony and Scott if we tin spot the KISS, oregon nah?”

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Another instrumentality connected Instagram commented, “It’s the information that she knows we’re each delulu capable to virtually beryllium obsessed with this.”

Despite the emotion and fanfare surrounding Scandal, which has continued adjacent six years aft it went disconnected the air, Kerry recently shared that she didn’t deliberation the Shonda Rhimes show would needfully get made today.

Noting that the amusement was described arsenic a “risk” for having a Black pistillate pb and calling the existent tv clime “risk averse,” Kerry said astatine the Bloomberg Screentime Conference connected Oct. 10, “I don’t cognize that it would person been greenlit with me, with a Black pistillate astatine the center.”

She besides discussed however she wasn’t the archetypal prime to play fixer Olivia Pope.

“Shonda Rhimes has talked astir this publicly,” Kerry said of the Scandal creator. “When they archetypal work the script, the executives were like, ‘This is simply a large relation for Connie Britton.’ And I emotion Connie, but the amusement is inspired by a existent pistillate named Judy Smith, who is simply a Black woman.”

She continued, “If it hadn’t been inspired by a existent pistillate who is simply a Black woman, past everybody would person said, ‘Let’s marque her white.’ You didn’t person the enactment to accidental that.”

For much stars who dressed up arsenic different celebrities for Halloween, work on.

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Shaun White and Nina Dobrev

The Olympian and Vampire Diaries alum were headed to the jungle arsenic Axl Rose and Slash from Guns N' Roses for Halloween 2023.

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Rosalía

The "Beso" vocalist channeled Björk and her infamous swan formal from the 73rd Academy Awards for Halloween 2023.

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Trisha Paytas and Moses Hacmon

The influencer and her hubby were feeling truthful precocious schoolhouse arsenic they dressed up arsenic Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce for Halloween 2023.

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Alix Earle

The influencer struck a station arsenic she dressed arsenic Madonna for Halloween 2023. 

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Kendall Jenner

The supermodel formal arsenic Marilyn Monroe for Halloween 2023.

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Jenna Bush Hager arsenic Celine Dion

Proving her emotion for the philharmonic fable volition spell connected and on, the TODAY big paid tribute during the greeting show's 2022 Halloween show. 

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Frankie Jonas & Anna Olson arsenic Joe Jonas & Taylor Swift

With the assistance of his girlfriend, the Jonas Brothers' lil' bro trolled his older member and his ex (who helium dated concisely successful 2008) for Halloween 2022.

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Megan Fox & Machine Gun Kelly arsenic Pamela Anderson & Tommy Lee

From 1 duplicate occurrence to another. Megan and her fiancé dressed up arsenic the erstwhile mates astatine the 2022 Casamigos Halloween party.

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Josh Duhamel & Audra Mari arsenic J. Howard Marshall & Anne Nicole Smith

The newlyweds dressed up arsenic the precocious mates astatine the 2022 Casamigos Halloween party.

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Bebe Rexha arsenic Anna Nicole Smith

The popular prima channeled the precocious Anna Nicole Smith for Halloween 2021, recreating the Playboy Playmate's infamous wedding successful 1994 erstwhile she joined 89-year-old billionaire businessman, J. Howard Marshall.

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Kourtney Kardashian & Travis Barker arsenic Sid Vicious & Nancy Spungen

Just days aft getting engaged successful 2021, Kravis decided to observe spooky play aboriginal by dressing up arsenic different iconic (though tragic) couple.

"Throw distant the key," Travis wrote connected Instagram aft revealing his outfit. Kourtney added, "Till decease bash america part."

Sid Vicious, whose existent sanction is Simon John Ritchie, was a subordinate of the punk set Sex Pistols, and Nancy was his girlfriend. In 1978, she died by stabbing, with Sid suspected of her murder. He died of an overdose successful 1979.

For the unforgettable look, the Blink-182 rocker opted for achromatic covering from head-to-toe with a cigaret for an accessory. As for Kourtney, she sported a black, mesh short-sleeve apical with a matching bra underneath. When it came down to glam, Kourtney's blond wig was perfected by hairstylist Glen Coco and Tonya Brewer created her constitution look for the night.

The brace adjacent sported handcuffs from Enfants Riches Déprimés to re-create looks from the 1986 diagnostic film Sid and Nancy, which explored the doomed real-life relationship.

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Dorit Kemsley arsenic Paris Hilton

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills prima dressed up arsenic her co-star Kathy Hilton's celebrated girl for the 2021 premiere of Halloween Kills

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Emily Ratajkowski arsenic Demi Moore

The then-pregnant exemplary channeled Demi's infamous 1991 Vanity Fair nude gestation photograph shoot for her costume successful 2020. 

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Ciara & Russell Wilson arsenic Beyoncé & Jay-Z

The "Goodies" vocalist and Seattle Seahawks backmost went to large lengths for their 2019 costumes, taking up the eventual situation of dressing up arsenic Bey and Jay. 

Ciara and Russell shared photos and videos of themselves reacreating a circumstantial country from the powerfulness couple's "Ape Sh*t" euphony video wherever they're seen lasting successful beforehand of Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" astatine the Louvre Museum successful Paris.

But if you instrumentality a one, 2 measurement closer, you'll spot that alternatively of the Mona Lisa, the Wilsons are lasting successful beforehand of a representation of the erstwhile President of the United States Barack Obama and erstwhile First Lady Michelle Obama.

"From the Wilsons to the Carters to the Obamas... Much Love & Respect. We goin Ape $#!% #HappyHalloween," Ciara captioned 1 of her Instagram posts.

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Kaitlyn Bristowe & Jason Tartick arsenic Jennifer Aniston & Brad Pitt

The erstwhile Bachelor Nation mates dressed up arsenic the celebrated exes for Halloween 2020, reenacting the pair's virtual reunion astatine that year's Fast Times astatine Ridgemont High array work benefit.

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Kim Kardashian arsenic Aaliyah, Selena, Madonna & Cher

In 2017, the Keeping Up With the Kardashians prima decided to wage homage to respective icons, including Madonna channeling her Marilyn Monroe-like "Material Girl" look and the precocious Aaliyah from her 2000 euphony video "Try Again."

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Kim Kardashian & Jonathan Cheban arsenic Carole Baskin & Joe Exotic

Netflix's wildly fashionable docuseries Tiger King got a Kar-Jenner rotation successful 2020 acknowledgment to this feisty group. 

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Kylie Jenner arsenic Christina Aguilera

Kylie got down and "Dirrty" for the vacation successful 2016, paying tribute to the vocalist by wholly nailing her aboriginal 2000s look, including faux facial piercings, formation blonde and pitchy achromatic tresses and, of course, the leather chaps. And the costume was approved by the inspiration herself. 

"YAASSSSS".....Killin it @kyliejenner," Christina wrote connected Instagram. "Yes to dirrty 2016!! Get it girrrl!!!"

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Kylie Jenner & Kendall Jenner arsenic Their Younger Selves

They turn up truthful fast. For 1 of their 2020 looks, the sisters perfectly recreated their past Halloween costumes.

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Christie Brinkley arsenic Lisa Rinna

The exemplary channeled the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills prima for Halloween 2020. And yes, she wholly owned it.

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Jessica Biel arsenic Justin Timberlake

For Halloween successful 2019, the celebrated brace threw it backmost to J.T.'s *NSYNC days, but with a twist. Jessica dressed arsenic her hubby (permed wig and all), while Justin served arsenic her microphone and a radical of their friends dressed arsenic the remaining 4 lad banders.

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Ciara arsenic Cardi B

She likes it similar that! Ciara recreated Cardi's iconic Invasion of Privacy medium screen for Halloween 2020. 

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Normani arsenic Naomi Campbell

Normani served bawdy and face as she recreated an iconic Naomi Campbell manner lewk for the spooky vacation successful 2020. "Campbell - 1991," the popular prima captioned her Instagram photos of her fashionable get-up.

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David Burtka & Neil Patrick Harris arsenic Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen

It takes two...to propulsion disconnected a Halloween costume this epic. The duo alteration into the celebrated twins for Heidi Klum's yearly Halloween enactment successful 2019. 

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Brad Goreski arsenic Jennifer Lopez

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Stormi Webster arsenic Kylie Jenner

Like mother, similar daughter! The constitution mogul's then-20-month-old daughter, got each dolled up for the amusive and festive season, and recreated her mother's iconic 2019 Met Gala lewk.

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Tracee Ellis Ross arsenic DJ Quik

Quik is the name! The histrion paid tribute to the rapper with her Halloween costume successful 2019. "You cognize @djquik had to rotation done and amusement @gabunion immoderate #CaliforniaLove for her Birthday," the Little prima wrote.

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Amber Valletta arsenic Twiggy

Groovy! The exemplary and histrion channeled the legendary Twiggy successful 2019 with a colorful mod-style mini-dress and whimsical makeup.

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Kylie Jenner & Stassi Karanikolaou arsenic Madonna & Britney Spears

The Kylie Cosmetics laminitis and her BFF got into tone of Halloween successful 2019 by dressing up arsenic Madonna and Britney Spears from their iconic 2003 MTV VMAs.

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Lisa Rinna arsenic Jennifer Lopez

Rinna from the Block! The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills prima channeled the 1 and lone Jennifer Lopez for the 2019 Casamigos party.

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