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Los Angeles Times
Entertainment
Kristina Garcia

Viola Davis says criticism of her Michelle Obama portrayal is ‘incredibly hurtful’

Viola Davis would like critics to remember there’s a person behind any performance — including her recent portrayal of former First Lady Michelle Obama.

It is “incredibly hurtful when people say negative things about your work,” Davis told BBC News in an interview published Monday.

Davis had her fair share of detractors who derided her performance — particularly her pursed lips that verged on “duck face” — in Showtime’s new miniseries “The First Lady.”

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