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Transgender people go through issues and struggles that only people of that community would understand. Only transgender people know what it is like to experience life both as a man and as a woman. There is a lot of confusion and uncertainty surrounding the transgender community. But, Laverne Cox works towards normalising ideas surrounding transgender as she fights to bring it into mainstream media in an attempt to educate.

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This award winning author was criticised as she implied that transwomen were not "real women" - this is a threat to Laverne Cox and identity. As Cox fits within this category, these derogatory and untruthful accusations threaten both her and her star image.

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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the Nigerian novelist and feminist, has condemned a "language orthodoxy" on the political left after she endured a vitriolic backlash over comments about transgender women.

The author of Half of a Yellow Sun plunged into a row about identity politics when she suggested in an interview last week that the experiences of transgender women, who she said are born with the privileges the world accords to men, are distinct from those of women born female. She was criticised for implying that trans women are not "real women".

But Adichie defended her comments during a public appearance in Washington on Monday night. "This is fundamentally about language orthodoxy," she told a sellout event organised by the bookshop Politics & Prose. "There's a part of me that resists this sort of thing because I don't think it's helpful to insist that unless you want to use the exact language I want you to use, I will not listen to what you're saying.

"From the very beginning, I think it's been quite clear that there's no way I could possibly say that trans women are not women. It's the sort of thing to me that's obvious, so I start from that obvious premise. Of course they are women but in talking about feminism and gender and all of that, it's important for us to acknowledge the differences in experence of gender. That's really what my point is."

The controversy erupted after a Channel 4 interview broadcast on 10 March in which Adichie argued gender is about experiences, not anatomy, and a person who has lived as a man - with the privileges according by society to men - before transitioning has experiences that cannot be equated with those of someone born female. In the face of a number of angry responses, Adichie followed up with a Facebook post on 12 March but described it as a clarification rather than an apology.

"I didn't apologise because I don't think I have anything to apologise for," she said on Monday. "What's interesting to me is this is in many ways about language and I think it also illustrates the less pleasant aspects of the American left, that there sometimes is a kind of language orthodoxy that you're supposed to participate in, and when you don't there's a kind of backlash that gets very personal and very hostile and very closed to debate.

"Had I said, 'a cis woman is a cis woman, and a trans woman is a trans woman', I don't think I would get all the crap that I'm getting, but that's actually really what I was saying.

"But because 'cis' is not a part of my vocabulary - it just isn't - it really becomes about language and the reason I find that troubling is to insist that you have to speak in a certain way and use certain expressions, otherwise we cannot have a conversation, can close up debate. And if we can't have conversations, we can't have progress."

Adichie distanced herself from academic feminism and said her new book, Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions, is careful to avoid jargon. "I don't really partake in that kind of language orthodoxy and there's a part of me that really resists it. So I resist to be coopted into it."

A campaigner for LGBTQ rights in Nigeria, Adichie is a star of the progressive left and not accustomed to finding herself on the receiving end of its ire. She said: "It was unpleasant, and I think it was unpleasant not because of the sort of criticism and vitriol and hostility - which I'm used to, because I think if you make the choice to label yourself feminist publicly it just comes with the baggage - but in this case it came from my tribe, my tribe being women who believe in equality.

"But really, my position remains: I think gender is about what we experience, gender is about how the world treats us, and I think a lot of the outrage and anger comes from the idea that in order to be inclusive, we sometimes have to deny difference. I think that because human difference for so long, in all its various forms, has been the root of so much oppression, sometimes there's the impulse to say let's deny the difference, as though by wishing away the difference we can then wish away the oppression."

This echoes over-optimistic claims of a post-racial society, the award-winning author continued. "In some ways it's like the idea of colour-blindness, which is, I think, just a really hollow idea that if we say we don't see colour, then somehow all the oppressions will disappear. That's not the case ...

"I think there were people who felt I was somehow making a point about the Oppression Olympics: you haven't suffered enough. It's not at all that. It's simply to see that if we can acknowledge there are differences, then we can better honestly talk about things."

Adichie gave violence against transgender women, reproductive rights, participation in sport and the debate around same-sex schools as examples where such acknowledgement would broaden the feminist conversation. She insisted that she has always stood up for the rights of trans women and would continue to do so.

During a question and answer session, Adichie was asked about issues of "intersectionality", the overlap of social identities such as race, gender and sexuality. She remained sceptical: "Speaking of language, even the word 'intersectionality' comes from a certain kind of academic discourse that sometimes I don't know what it means."

Feminism was a useful word to rally around despite understandable reservations, she added. "I think the history of western feminism is one that is fraught with racism, and I think it's important to acknowledge that, and at the same time to say that feminism is not the western invention, that my great-grandmother in what is now south-western Nigeria is feminist ...

"I think white women need to wake up and say, 'Not all women are white', three times in front of the mirror."

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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the Nigerian novelist and feminist, has condemned a "language orthodoxy" on the political left after she endured a vitriolic backlash over comments about transgender women.

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Cox is accused of not being a 'real' woman throughout the episode. She is beaten up, called a 'heshe' and is asked if she still has a penis. While the fellow inmates question her gender, people of society also question transgender people

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His music video aims to embrace all body types and different types of beauty

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John Legend - You & I (Nobody in the World) (Official Music Video)

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Ellen’s new digital series sees body activist Ashley Graham introduce Rickey to Laverne Cox. Rickey has never met a trans person before and Laverne Cox surprises him. Comments from the public read:

Ellie - “Laverne Cox being the first trans person you’ve ever met in real life. Talk about iconic”
The use of the word ‘iconic’ shows what level of impact Cox has had on the community.

Rickey’s reaction when meeting Cox showed how much it meant to him

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‘Fearless’: Laverne Cox Surprises Transgender Man Who’s Never Met Another Trans Person

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(2020) - Documentary series recounting historic events within the LGBT community. Cox speaks on camera about her story

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Ellen DeGeneres poses with the Carol Burnett Award at this year's Golden Globe Awards. On the documentary series Visible: Out on Television, she talks about her career's rise, fall and rise again after she came out as gay. (AP)

Ryan White was worried.

The filmmaker was about to put out in the world his latest documentary series, Visible: Out on Television, a look at queer culture's intersection with TV, streaming on Apple TV Plus, and he had one nagging concern: that his history-laden documentary series would be viewed as too dry and academic.

White need not have worried. The Emmy-nominated director ( The Case Against 8) and his childhood best friend, producing partner Jessica Hargrave, have pulled off an intimate, inspirational epic that radiates with emotion. The five-part series covers 50 years of LGBTQ history and tackles such unavoidable themes as homophobia, coming out in the TV industry, and the good and bad ways the power of television has affected the LGBTQ movement.

The secret behind the success of Visible, beyond its meticulous crafting, is the old adage that there's safety in numbers. Almost 100 people, many of them household names to regular TV viewers, agreed to be interviewed for the series. Onscreen, they appear uniformly unguarded as they talk about their often-painful experiences of trying to stay true to who they are -- sometimes at great risk to their careers.

The interviews often come off as a therapeutic experience for the subjects, and likewise for the audience.

Take the era-defining story of Ellen DeGeneres, who lost her popular ABC sitcom in 1998 after coming out, only to eventually become one of America's most popular talk show hosts.

"I was doing all this meditation and deep soul searching about the shame I was carrying around because I was gay and thought if anyone knew, that I would lose my career and they wouldn't like me anymore," DeGeneres says in the series.

Her rise and fall and rise are television lore, but it's still a revelation to watch her somber recounting of her well-publicized imbroglio. After all these years, she clearly has no regrets about coming out, but that doesn't mean she doesn't have scars. "Having a hit show and being a moneymaker for a studio, I was important to them, and suddenly I was poison to them," she says.

Similarly, Wilson Cruz (an executive producer on Visible) revisits his adventure of being cast on the cult '90s TV classic My So-Called Life, where he became the first openly gay actor on American television to portray an openly gay person in a leading role. But his father, learning that his son was gay, threw him out of the house, forcing Cruz to live in a car. Cruz bares his soul as he discusses his coming-out rejection, and then how his true-to-life TV role helped him reconcile with his father.

The series isn't just focused on the decades past, though.

In a remarkable act of candor, Transparent creator Jill Soloway second-guesses the decision to cast Jeffrey Tambor in the lead role of Maura, the trans matriarch of the Pfefferman family. Soloway rues that the casting move unwittingly reinforced untruths about trans women that were weaponized as "bathroom bills" to curtail LGBTQ rights.

Wanda Sykes (another executive producer) employs a dose of humor, and her speculation about TV characters who were purportedly lesbian -- Sabrina on Charlie's Angels and both detectives on Cagney & Lacey, for example -- is laugh-out-loud funny. But beneath that humor is a fear about the insidious nature of the closet, which dictated in the early years of television that lesbian characters had to be murderers and that gay characters had to commit suicide.

Straight allies weigh in on their experiences, too.

In one of the most memorable interviews of the documentary series, Hal Holbrook fights off tears as he describes his life-changing decision to accept the gay role of Doug Salter in That Certain Summer (1972), the first made-for-TV movie that dealt with homosexuality in a positive light.

"I turned it down," Holbrook said of the role, a part that Cliff Robertson had also rejected. "But then I started to describe the story to my wife ... and she said, 'Holbrook, are you nuts? I said, 'Yeah.' She said, 'When we get to the house, you go to the phone and you call and see if [they] haven't cast the role, and say, 'Yes!'"

A role that was considered by many to be career poison ended up garnering Holbrook an Emmy nomination.

Those who speak on camera include Caitlyn Jenner, Ryan Phillippe, Armistead Maupin, Oprah Winfrey, Laverne Cox, Billy Crystal, Anderson Cooper, George Takei, Janet Mock and Billy Porter, just to name a few.

What gives these interviews even more of a cathartic feel is the fact that White and Hargrave put their subjects' personal stories in a historical context, helping us understand that these intimate moments didn't happen in a vacuum.

For instance, around the same time that DeGeneres was going through her travails, Matthew Shepard was murdered in Wyoming and Will & Grace premiered on network television. It's edifying to see all these events put on a timeline, complete with rarely seen television clips and archival footage of historical milestones in the LGBTQ civil rights movement.

All of these triumphant steps forward, and sometimes devastating lurches backward, have occurred during the television era, so it makes sense to chronicle LGBTQ history -- from the Stonewall uprising and the AIDS epidemic to the Orlando, Fla., nightclub massacre -- through the prism of TV. Although television has been a powerful force in making LGBTQ people more visible to the public, that power has carried a double-edged sword, allowing some people to exploit the medium for their own hateful purposes or anti-gay agendas.

In many ways, Visible is television's answer to The Celluloid Closet, a seminal 1995 documentary that looked at how cinema dealt with LGBTQ people over the decades. But Visible points out that television, in some ways, is a more intimate medium, in the sense that viewers often watch within the confines of their personal living spaces, and frequently with family members. Furthermore, television, unlike the movies, often documents real life in real time, whether on talk shows (which over the years have had a huge influence on suburban women) or news programs (which brought concerns such as AIDS, same-sex marriage and transgender rights into the nation's living rooms).

One of television's biggest contributions to the LGBTQ movement was making AIDS front and center in the American consciousness. This happened, in part, because savvy ACT UP protesters understood the power of the medium, staging visually arresting protests that appeared on nightly news shows everywhere. The activists' protests were so effective that AIDS research tripled under two Republican administrations.

Though Visible is clearly meant to inspire and serve as a tribute to the role of television in the LGBTQ movement, the documentary series makes clear that even groundbreaking shows of the past reinforced stereotypes and myths that are cringe-worthy in retrospect. The program is a cautionary tale, too. This is evident in the increasing violence against trans people, and the murders at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando.
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Documentary series 'Visible' recounts history of LGBTQ depictions on television

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Ryan White was worried. The filmmaker was about to put out in the world his latest documentary series, Visible: Out on Television, a look at queer culture's intersection with TV, streaming on Apple TV Plus, and he had one nagging concern: that his history-laden documentary series would be viewed as too dry and academic.

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Someone has taken time out to draw their version of Laverne Cox. In this particular image, she is portrayed as a superhero - someone who is strong, determined and intelligent. This adds to her star image as it shows what fans/audiences/consumers think of her

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Cox’s relationship with her fans goes beyond the realm of entertainment. Laverne Cox sets out to inspire

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A personal and public appearance by Cox as she tells her own story, her views on race, class and gender. Only open to black QT members.

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A cultural sign of equal rights, and is vocal about her political stance and aligns herself with Clinton

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Being yourself is an important aspect of star image because it is important to audience value - personality becomes TRANSPARENT

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As a transgender inmate, Burset was the victim of a lot of verbal and physical abuse - a lot of this was due to her gender orientation. She was placed in solitary confinement at points in the show where she was without her hormones. As a result, she suffered from suicidal thoughts as she wasn't her authentic self.

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A means of sexualisation

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Stars are sometimes somewhat forced into 'telling their own stories' before the media/the press have chance. By choosing to do her transition in private, she was able to reveal her personal life on her own terms. Therefore, this reduces the gap between the Laverne Cox and her fans. Once exposed, their private life becomes part of their public life and a significant part of their persona (Shingler 2012)

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Throughout this interview, Laverne claims that she had low self esteem and little confidence. But this is a contrast to the "Laverne Cox" we see in the media: in the media she is fierce but before her transition she lacked in confidence and as an audience, we wouldn't really know this because she transitioned privately 

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Throughout this interview, Laverne claims that she had low self esteem and little confidence. But this is a contrast to the "Laverne Cox" we see in the media: in the media she is fierce but before her transition she lacked in confidence and as an audience, we wouldn't really know this because she transitioned privately 

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Maria Menounos also calls Cox a trailblazer

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When Cox transitioned she felt "liberated" and she said that "telling the truth to myself, to myself, is awesome"

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When Cox transitioned she felt "liberated" and she said that "telling the truth to myself, to myself, is awesome"

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Laverne's move to New York changed her life because for the first time, she met transgender women

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A famous quote from Laverne asserting that as long as you're true to yourself, nothing else matters.

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Laverne Cox is transgressive, she challenges the social ‘norms’ by expressing her individuality in numerous ways - such as statement fashion pieces as she walks the red carpet among cisgender women. She carves her own path

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Chat shows somewhat normalise a celebrity

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Laverne Cox‘s fans are different from Sophia’s fans. People may like the character Cox plays, and may adore her for being an actress. But her bigger fan club comes from the LGBT community. Laverne Cox appeals to a wide audience

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When Windy City Times asked if Cox would tell them a secret she replied...

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When Windy City Times asked if Cox would tell them a secret she replied...

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…"If I haven't talked about it publicly, I probably can't or won't"

This shows that Cox only provides the information to the media that she wants people to know.

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How does "Laverne Cox" talk about Laverne Cox?

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How does "Laverne Cox" talk about Laverne Cox?

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Cox claims that she doesn't usually think about that sort of stuff but then describes herself as an "ARTIST". Cox says that when she is 'uncertain' about her life, something artistic seems to put her back on track. Cox also claims that her career is a "miracle" because she never thought that a TWOC could be so successful

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She was fired from her job for being transgender - this case was sent to the Supreme Court to decide if that is legal or not.

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"Social media is unique from other media forms in that it enables users to narrate one’s own experiences without the assistance of media professionals" pp. 346

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Cox has claimed that she is insecure about "everything" and her "critical approach to her physical appearance explains her insecurity" pp. 345

"By wearing blonde wigs and high heels, Cox gains the attention of the media in a way that is similar to other famous black women (e.g., Beyoncé, Rihanna, Nicki Minaj) and familiar to the public. As Cox understands that her relationship to womanhood is often contested, she consciously employs symbols of respectability in a way that would lead many women to identify with her, even if they approach her with some hesitation. In doing so, Cox’s nuanced and complicated negotiation with patriarchy and white supremacy lessens the likelihood that her narrative, identity, presence, and contributions will be erased or forgotten by the public while simultaneously critiquing systems of oppression in the United States. Further, this negotiation illustrates the way in which Cox and media outlets coproduce her respectable narrative. Engaging a narrative that employs respectability politics allows Cox (and Mock) to evade the subhuman representation of TWOC in media." pp. 346 ---> In wearing designer gear, Cox is inexplicitly associating herself, and contributing to the patriarchal gaze. She does not intentionally represent herself as a sexual object, she is merely expressing who she has suppressed for so long. She merely situates and displays her own femininity, and acts in a way that most females in the media industry do.

"Cox’s narratives in mass media educate the public about the plight of TWOC". pp.346

"Realness is not simply a concept or an ideal but a necessary skill that enables them [Cox] to avoid harassment, discrimination and violence" pp.348

pp 350-51 - Glover expresses the dangers that TWOC go through. He denotes that TWOC who are a part of the general public suffer more than those in the limelight, as they do not have the safety net. TWOC suffer far more discrimination, violence and hate when compared to 'stars'. TWOC face the harsh reality of people that are not accepting of the community. Glover discusses many cases whereby a TWOC has been targeted, and those without a role in the public eye suffer because they have employment battles, healthcare battles, among several other things. Laverne Cox attempts to use her platform to speak on behalf of these people, she wants to help those in need, and those who are not protected. Cox's character in OITNB is a victim of hate and violence, but according to scholars, this is nothing compared to what other TWOC go through on a daily basis. Cox's character (Sophia) offers a small insight into what these people go through.

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Laverne started taking dance classes in third grade, and that is when she knew that she wasn't the 'same as other boys' but her mum supported Laverne's artistic dreams. Cox claims she 'wouldn't be here' without her mum. This shows a very relatable side to the actress.

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Laverne is very close to her twin brother, and before her transition, they were identical. He play her character of Sophia before her transition in the hit series OITNB

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Fastest selling issue in the magazine's 104-year history

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Cox is set to play the role of life coach. Despite finding fame in 2012, Cox is still relevant and is still being selected for acting roles.

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Inventing Anna, the story of the rise and monumental fall of faux German heiress Anna Delvey might just be the most anticipated Netflix show of 2020.

The series - think Gossip Girl meets Gone Girl - will explore how a real-life Russian con artist duped the New York City socialite scene through lies, manipulation and Instagram.

And now we know Shonda Rhimes, the power-house responsible for Scandal and Grey's Anatomy, will be directing an all-star cast for a 10-part series about one of the most notorious grifters of all time, well the anticipation is growing by the hour.

From the plot and cast to its release date, here's everything you need to know about Inventing Anna:

Who is Anna Delvey?

In 2013, Russian-born 28-year-old Anna Sorokin moved to New York and created the persona of Anna Delvey- a billionaire German heiress who had a $60 million (£46 million) trust fund. New York Magazine reports that in reality, her father is a former trucker, who runs a heating-and-cooling business.

With her Gossip Girl-inspired image, Sorokin went on to hoax the upper echelons of New York's society into paying for her lavish lifestyle including hotel bills from Manhattan to Marrakech. According to court documents, she presented forged bank statements and would deposit bad cheques, then withdraw the money before they bounced.

At the trial's opening, defence lawyer Todd Spodek said of the con artist: 'Anna had to fake it until she could make it.'

Spodek described her as being 'easily seduced by glamour and glitz' when she saw how the illusion of wealth could bring unimaginable opportunities.

In 2019, a judge sentenced her to 4-12 years in prison for defrauding hotels, restaurants, a private jet company and banks out of more than $200,000 (£156,000).

'As proven at trial, Anna Sorokin committed real white-collar felonies over the course of her lengthy masquerade,' District Attorney Cyrus Vance said in a statement announcing the conviction.

Sorokin is currently serving time at Albion Correctional Facility in Albion, New York.

What is the 'Inventing Anna' plot?

Inventing Anna is based on an article in by journalist Jessica Pressler titled How Anna Delvey Tricked New York's Party People.

The piece was first published in May 2018 and told the story of a young woman called Anna Delvey and the huge web of lies she told in order to enter a world of the most elite in New York City.

The series will focus in on Delvey's relationship with journalist Pressler, who attempts to get the truth out of Delvey and follows her as she is placed on trial for her crimes.

Inventing Anna is actually the second piece of Pressler's work to be picked up and put on the screen. Her first was an article called The Hustlers At Scores which led to this year's box office hit staring Constance Wu and Jennifer Lopez.

The Netflix's description of the series reads:

In Inventing Anna, a journalist with a lot to prove investigates the case of Anna Delvey, the Instagram-legendary German heiress who stole the hearts of New York's social scene - and stole their money as well.

But is Anna New York's biggest con woman or is she simply the new portrait of the American dream? Anna and the reporter form a dark funny love-hate bond as Anna awaits trial and our reporter fights the clock to answer the biggest question in NYC: Who is Anna Delvey?

Who will star in 'InventingAnna'?

Ozark and Modern Love actress Julia Garner has been cast as Sorokin. The 25-year-old actor won an Emmy this year for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for Ozark so it's guaranteed she'll bring a lot to the role.

Meanwhile, Veep alumni and more famously Ada from My Girl Anna Chlumsky will play the character of Vivian (aka Pressler) who works on the story.

Orange Is the New Black's Laverne Cox is set to play the role of Kacy Duke. reports that the character is 'a celebrity trainer and life coach.

'Kacy gets sucked into the Anna whirlwind but is mature and centred enough to stay out of any real trouble. When she least expects it, in the wake of Anna's crimes, Kacy finds herself becoming a coach to more than just Anna.'

The Bold Type's Alexis Floyd will star as Neff, who we believe will be based on Neffatari Davis, who worked at Soho Hotel and became friends with Delvey.

And Scandal star Katie Lowes will play Rachel - likely based on real-life friend Rachel Williams, who was conned by Delvey out of thousands of dollars during a trip to Morocco and has since published a book titled My Friend Anna: The True Story of a Fake Heiress.

Who is producing 'Inventing Anna'?

Shonda Rhimes is the heavyweight producer behind the new series, which marks the first new show created by her company, Shondaland, since Scandal. Better yet, Rhimes will also be behind the series' script, while television producer Betsy Beers, has joined as the show's executive producer, the Hollywood Reporter reports.

When is the release date for 'Inventing Anna'?

Although the premiere date is yet to be released, we know the full 10-part series will be coming at some point in 2020.

Naturally, we can't wait.
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The Laverne Cox we see in mainstream media is very glamorous and very made up. However, her social media shows a stripped back, more authentic version of Cox. Instagram especially shows Cox in her 'natural' habitat, often make up free. This is not to say that Laverne doesn't use her social media to show her glam side, but through her Instagram, we do gain a different angle on Cox. Social media also shows visible metrics of success

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Cox presents different versions of herself throughout the music video - the dolled up, media 'star' and the stripped back, bare faced star - a more relatable and ordinary version of herself

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Granted the GLAAD STEPHEN F. KOLZAK AWARD in 2014. The award is given to those who fight for homophobia and AIDS-phobia within the entertainment industry. Other winners of this award include:
- Ellen DeGeneres
- Ruby Rose
- Wanda Sykes
- Janet Mock

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Starred as Dr. Frank-N-Furter, Sweet Transvestite. One of Cox's life long dreams - a black trans woman has never played this part before

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Some controversy over the casting - Frank-N-Furter's main song is "sweet transvestite". However, a transvestite is  someone who identifies as male, but wears female clothes, but do not identify as female. Whereas, Cox was born male but now identifies as a woman. Controversy that the trans-movement has gone backwards, as this casting created confusion. But, Cox claimed that she was ACTING and playing a ROLE.

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Laverne Cox is the first to admit that stepping into Tim Curry's high heels as Dr. Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show was intimidating. But today she's addressing that other casting kerfuffle: a transgender woman singing Frank-N-Furter's showstopper "Sweet Transvestite."

"Someone who is a transvestite is someone who identifies as male but wears women's clothes to turn themselves on or for pleasure, but they don't identify as female," Cox explains. As a trans woman, Cox was born male but identifies as a woman.

"To call a transwoman a transvestite in 2016 is really offensive," she says. "But as an actor I don't play roles based on politics."

Cox notes that on Orange Is the New Black, she plays an incarcerated woman who is a hairdresser with a son, none of which she's experienced firsthand. "This is just acting," she says.

"I think of all the male-identified actors who have played Dr. Frank-N-Furter onstage over the years. I don't think any of them identified as transvestites either."

As jarring as it might be to see a respected trans advocate play a flamboyantly kinky cross-dresser, Cox hopes the ambiguities raise questions for viewers. "I think the fear is that people might be confused," she says.

"People are confused about trans identity anyway. But hopefully we can have a discussion about it."
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Laverne Cox is the first to admit that stepping into Tim Curry's high heels as Dr. Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show was intimidating. But today she's addressing that other casting kerfuffle: a transgender woman singing Frank-N-Furter's showstopper "Sweet Transvestite."

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Documentary premiers - looks at how transgender people are portrayed in film and television

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'20 Sundance Film Festival - Documentary Premieres

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Founded by Robert Redford, Sundance Institute is a nonprofit organization that actively advances the work of independent storytellers in film and theatre.

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Uses Twitter to promote her beliefs, her advice and projects that she is involved in

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Cox joined the creative team in the creation of a documentary describing Trans lives. Cox was a producer of this documentary, where she educated people about the treatment of trans people in the media

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Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen A Film by Sam Feder and Amy Scholder

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DISCLOSURE is an unprecedented, eye-opening look at transgender depictions in film and television, revealing how Hollywood simultaneously reflects and manufactures ourdeepest anxieties about gender. Leading trans thinkers and creatives, including Laverne Cox, Lilly Wachowski, Yance Ford, Mj Rodriguez, Jamie Clayton, and Chaz Bono, share their reactions and resistance to some of Hollywood's most beloved moments. Grappling with films like A Florida Enchantment (1914), Dog Day Afternoon, The Crying Game, and Boys Don't Cry, and with shows like The Jeffersons, The L-Word, and Pose, they trace a history that is at once dehumanizing, yet also evolving, complex, and sometimes humorous. What emerges is a fascinating story of dynamic interplay between trans representation on screen, society's beliefs, and the reality of trans lives. Reframing familiar scenes and iconic characters in a new light, director Sam Feder invites viewers to confront unexamined assumptions, and shows how what once captured the American imagination now elicit new feelings. Disclosure provokes a startling revolution in how we see and understand trans people.

We are at a crossroads as social movements are in direct conversation with Hollywood. Disclosure is the manifestation of this moment for transgender people and their representation. The increasing visibility of transgender people is exhilarating, and signals the beginnings of positive social change.

Nevertheless, violence against trans people persists including the surge of efforts to constrain transgender civil rights. From current bathroom bills that paint trans women as male predators, to a Presidential military ban on trans service, there is an attempt to legislate trans people out of public life. Using history to illuminate the present, DISCLOSURE explores this fear.

DISCLOSURE shows audiences that decades-old stereotypes, memes, and tropes in the media both form and reflect our understanding of trans issues. They have shaped the cultural narrative about transgender people, and inform everything from dating and domestic violence, to school policy and national legislation. Since 80% of the population have never met a transgender person, all they know is rooted in media depictions, which are predominantly problematic and have rarely included participation by actual trans people. Disclosure is aimed at that 80%.

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ABOUT - Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen A Film by Sam Feder and Amy Scholder

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DISCLOSURE is an unprecedented, eye-opening look at transgender depictions in film and television, revealing how Hollywood simultaneously reflects and manufactures ourdeepest anxieties about gender. Leading trans thinkers and creatives, including Laverne Cox, Lilly Wachowski, Yance Ford, Mj Rodriguez, Jamie Clayton, and Chaz Bono, share their reactions and resistance to some of Hollywood's most beloved moments.

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Cox utilises her 'voice' and often promotes/enlightens her 687.4k (February 2020) Twitter followers about the LGBTQ Community

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Cox was nominated for a PRIMETIME EMMY AWARD FOR HER ROLE IN OITNB IN THE YEARS OF:
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The cultch bag of 2019 makes a powerful LGBT statement.

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The cultch bag of 2019 makes a powerful LGBT statement.

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Laverne Cox's choice of handbag at the Emmy Awards made a powerful statement about LGBT+ rights.

This year's Emmy Awards are taking place at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday 22 September.

Many of the biggest names in television have descended upon the City of Angels for the glamorous event, one of them being Orange Is The New Black star Cox.

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The actor graced the purple carpet ahead of the awards ceremony in a stunning black and lilac Monsoori gown, carrying a custom rainbow-coloured Edie Parker clutch in tow.

However, her clutch was far more than simply an accessory, as it referenced an upcoming date during which LGBT+ rights will be discussed in the US Supreme Court.​​​

The white lettering which adorns the eye-catching clutch reads: "Oct 8. Title VII. Supreme Court."

On Tuesday 8 October, the US Supreme Court will hear arguments regarding whether Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects against cases of anti-LGBT+ discrimination in the workplace.

"Title VII is a federal law that prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of sex, race, colour, religion or national origin," explains.

However, the US Justice Department argues that this does not apply to sexual orientation.

Cox attended the Emmy Awards alongside Chase Strangio, an American Civil Liberties Union staff attorney and transgender rights activist.

Prior to the awards ceremony, Strangio explained the significance of the Supreme Court hearing to television reporter Giuliana Rancic.

"October 8th, everyone should be aware that the administration is asking the Supreme Court to make it legal to fire workers just because they are LGBTQ," the attorney said.

"And this is actually going to transform the lives of LGBTQ people, and people who are not LGBTQ, anyone who departs from sex stereotypes, like all the fabulous people here, for example. So we really need to show up October 8th, and pay attention because our lives are really on the line."

To keep up-to-date with the Emmy Awards, follow The Independent's live coverage here.

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Laverne Cox's rainbow clutch makes powerful LGBT+ statement on Emmy Awards red carpet

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Laverne Cox's choice of handbag at the Emmy Awards made a powerful statement about LGBT+ rights. This year's Emmy Awards are taking place at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday 22 September. Many of the biggest names in television have descended upon the City of Angels for the glamorous event, one of them being Orange Is The New Black star Cox.

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6th January, Cox took to Instagram to debut her bright orange dress - #TRANSISBEAUTIFUL

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Cox has two SAG awards, as a result of OITNB. In 2019, she presented an award

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Represented the LGBT community in the mainstream media. If she can be herself, she can inspire other people to be themselves too

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Cox's transition process was very personal and very private - she told the media what she wanted them to know. She did not do it in the public domain. She kept her transition private. This shows that her star image started when she was her true self. There are very little traces of her life before she transitioned

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.@LaverneCox, you are fierce and fabulous! Your support means the world. Thank you for all that you do for the community. #TransIsBeautiful
— Caitlyn Jenner (@Caitlyn_Jenner) June 18, 2015

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At 8 years old, Cox was sure that she was a girl

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At 8 years old, Cox was sure that she was a girl

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Born 29th May 1984, raised by a single mother alongside identical twin brother M Lamar, Cox's birth middle name was Laverne

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Born 29th May 1984, raised by a single mother alongside identical twin brother M Lamar, Cox's birth middle name was Laverne

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Orange Is the New Black star among Meghan's choices for September's Vogue

Duchess of Sussex, 37, is guest-editing a special 'Forces for Change' issue

Will bring together 15 'trailblazers' including actors, politicians and activists

Actress and LGBTQ+ advocate Laverne told the duchess she was a huge Suits fan

Said becoming magazine's first transgender cover star is a 'dream come true'

Laverne Cox couldn't resist a 'fangirl' moment when she received a surprise phone call from the Duchess of Sussex last week.

Meghan, 37, phoned the Orange Is the New Black star, 47, to ask her if she would appear in the September issue of British Vogue, which she is guest-editing.

After agreeing to take part, Laverne told former actress Meghan she 'loved her' on Suits, the legal drama in which she starred as paralegal Rachel Zane before she married Prince Harry.

The 'Forces for Change' Vogue issue will bring together 15 'trailblazers' and 'changemakers' handpicked by the duchess, who will be the first royal to guest-edit the fashion bible.

Actress and LGBTQ+ advocate Laverne, from Alabama, was surprised to get the call, but said Meghan was 'so lovely' to speak to - and described appearing on the front of Vogue as a 'dream come true'.

Revealing she didn't find out she'd been chosen until last week, she told People: 'Edward Enninful [British Vogue's editor-in-chief] called me at 9:30 in the morning and he's like, "I have someone on the phone for you," and it was the Duchess of Sussex.'

Laverne added: 'She was so lovely... She just thanked me for being an inspiration and to keep it up.'

The star couldn't resist telling former actress Meghan that she had been a fan of Suits 'since the beginning'.

'I just loved her on the show,' Laverne explained. 'She just said, "Awww". She seemed surprised.'

Laverne, who shot to fame thanks to her role as Sophia Burset in the Netflix original series, became the first transgender person to receive a Primetime Emmy nomination for her performance.

She was also the first openly transgender person to appear on the cover of Cosmopolitan and to receive a wax figure in Madame Tussauds.

Laverne will be British Vogue's first ever transgender cover star, which she admitted has been one of her 'biggest dreams'.

The line-up of women joining her includes celebrities, politicians and activists known for championing issues such as diversity, body positivity and climate change.

There will also be a 16th 'mirrored' space in the centre of the cover to reflect the reader, which Laverne described as an 'exciting' idea.

'Yes, all these women are an amazing force for change, but it really has to start with each individual,' she told People.

'We need to come together as a human race and understand our shared humanity to save our planet and lift every voice and experience and every story. I believe that is the work.'

Laverne praised Meghan for being a 'huge inspiraton' as an African American member of the Royal Family and likened her to Prince Harry's mother, Princess Diana.

She added: '[Diana] wanted to help and be of service to the world - it feels like Prince Harry chose a partner who embodies so much of what his mother stood for.

'Certainly the duchess is her own person, but I think about what it means to be of service. I feel like that's what she feels called to do. And I think that's a beautiful thing.'

Insiders insist Meghan was not just a figurehead for the British Vogue project but a hands-on collaborator, involving herself in everything including artwork and layout.

Mr Enniful described her as a 'bi-racial powerhouse' while praising her 'hands-on' work ethic that motivated her to focus on her duties as the magazine's guest editor throughout her pregnancy.

Her edition includes actress Jane Fonda, 81, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, 39, and climate change campaigner Greta Thunberg, 16, among other famous faces.

The duchess will not feature on the cover as she believed it would be a 'boastful' thing for her to do, according to Mr Enninful.

One of the 15 influential women that Meghan Markle chose to spotlight during her guest-editor stint at British Vogue is body positivity campaigner Jameela Jamil - and the feeling of admiration between them is mutual.

Thrilled to have been singled out by the duchess, Jameela told the Today show: 'I b****y love her. I think she's fantastic.'

She went on: 'It was an incredible honor to get to talk to her over the phone.

'She's very gracious and kind and warm and intelligent. So I think I'll probably never forget this as long as I live.'

However, the front cover has attracted its fair share of criticism. Meghan was blasted for failing to include the Queen in the magazine and for ignoring nurses, doctors, lawyers and teachers on the cover.

Critics have also hit out at the duchess for 'involving herself in politics' and 'considering herself more of an A lister than a member of the royal family'.

Ingrid Seward of Majesty magazine told the Sun: 'The Duchess of Sussex has done a huge favour for the House of Conde Naste and rather less for the House of Windsor,' while Brexit MEP Ann Widdecombe warned: 'Royals have not only got to keep out of politics but they have got to be seen to keep out of politics.'

Royal commentator Rob Jobson told Sky News Meghan's cover was 'right on and ticks all the boxes', but warned against getting involved in politics by asking the New Zealand Prime Minister to take part.

He also commented on Meghan working on the guest edit while on maternity leave - when she did not meet the US President.

He added: 'She picked a conversation she had with Michelle Obama, this was done while she was on maternity leave, but she wasn't around for when Donald Trump was here for the state visit.

'You have got to be quite careful; if you want a voice, that is great. That is perfect if you are not necessarily a member of the Royal Family.

'But she has got to be very careful not to be partisan and I think that whilst you are using this for a force of good, you have just got to be a little bit careful on the politics side.'

In a statement, Meghan said: 'These last seven months have been a rewarding process, curating and collaborating with Edward Enninful to take the year's most-read fashion issue and steer its focus to the values, causes and people making impact in the world today.

'Through this lens I hope you'll feel the strength of the collective in the diverse selection of women chosen for the cover as well as the team of support I called upon within the issue to help bring this to light.

'I hope readers feel as inspired as I do, by the forces for change they'll find within these pages.'

Mr Enniful said: 'To have the country's most influential beacon of change guest edit British Vogue at this time has been an honor, a pleasure and a wonderful surprise.

'As you will see from her selections throughout this magazine, she is also willing to wade into more complex and nuanced areas, whether they concern female empowerment, mental health, race or privilege.

'From the very beginning, we talked about the cover - whether she would be on it or not. In the end, she felt that it would be in some ways a "boastful" thing to do for this particular project.'

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Orange Is the New Black star among Meghan's choices for September's Vogue Duchess of Sussex, 37, is guest-editing a special 'Forces for Change' issue Will bring together 15 'trailblazers' including actors, politicians and activists Actress and LGBTQ+ advocate Laverne told the duchess she was a huge Suits fan Said becoming magazine's first transgender cover star is a 'dream come true' Laverne Cox couldn't resist a 'fangirl' moment when she received a surprise phone call from the Duchess of Sussex last week.

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In her discussion, she described that at her time of death, she would have a piece of paper in her pocket, telling people to refer to her as a woman, as Laverne Cox - and not by any other name

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Laverne Cox has opened up about contemplating suicide.

The Orange is the New Black star took to social media following the ProPublica investigation which exposed transphobic practices in police investigations and the actress urged officers to do better when dealing with deaths of transwoman.

In her powerful Instagram post, Cox revealed she was very close to considering taking her life and said she was planning on carrying a note which would state her "name, preferred gender pronouns".

She wrote: "Many years ago when I was contemplating suicide, I was planning to have a note in my pocket at the time of my death and several other notes in my home which would state my name, preferred gender pronouns and that I should be referred to as a woman in my death.

"My note would be clear that I should not be referred to as Laverne Cox only not any other name. Being misgendered and deadnamed in my death felt like it would be the ultimate insult to the psychological and emotional injuries I was experiencing daily as a black trans woman in New York City, the injuries that made me want to take my own life.

"I used to share a lot more on social media about the murders of trans folks. I don't as much now because its retraumatizing for me to constantly live in this space of death, murder and the injustices that lead to these deaths.

"As I read this report from ProPublica I sobbed and wept for all the trans people who have been murdered and those experiencing direct, cultural and structural violence.

"I wept because I haven't been allowing myself to. I wept for all of the violence I have experienced in my own life.

"I am angered, saddened and enraged that the police in Jacksonville, Florida and other jurisdictions don't have policies in place to respect the gender identities of trans folks when they have been MURDERED.

"This misgendering and deadnaming also impedes the investigations into these murders. Injustice on top of injustice!

"I have been saying for years that misgendering a trans person is an act of violence. When I say that I am referring to cultural and structural violence.

"The police misgendering and deadnaming trans murder victims as a matter of policy feels like a really good example of that cultural and structural violence.

"Thank you ProPublica for this in-depth report on this issue. Please read and share and join with local trans organizations demanding that police do better on this issue and many others."

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An act that requires all government agencies to take gender identity and sexual orientation data in their surveys. There is no data showing the amount of trans people, LGBT members in the US because the government don't ask. Money is not spent on LGBT groups because the US Government do not know who they are.

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Cox makes it clear that in the real world, trans women are usually housed in prisons with males, unlike in OITNB. In Orange is the New Black, Sophia is placed in solitary confinement. However, in real life, trans women are placed in solitary confinement for their own protection, away from men, despite solitary confinement being mentally challenging.

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Noah calls her a trailblazer - and congratulates her on everything she has, is going to continue to achieve

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Laverne Cox - How “Orange Is the New Black” Approaches Trans Incarceration | The Daily Show

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The Obama's claim to love the show - this shows that the show has been a success and people of high power and importance have acknowledged that they're fans

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Rochelle Humes interviewed Cox about the fifth season of OITNB

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Rochelle Humes interviewed Cox about the fifth season of OITNB

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OITNB Star Laverne Cox Hates Giving Away Spoilers! | Lorraine

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Ellen thanks Cox for the work she has done for the trans community, before claiming that Cox herself is "awesome"

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A show produced by Kim Kardashian. A show hosted by Laverne Cox whereby beauty influencers compete to impress Cox, among others. Celebrating the art of make up.

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On the show, Cox wears her line of Merch - BEAT FOR THE GODS

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2018:

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Laverne Cox Dishes on Having Beyonce and Kim Kardashian West as Bosses