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Photos: ESSENCE Celebrates Shondaland's TGIT Lineup

The hottest celebs gathered this weekend to celebrate Shondaland with Essence, Entertainment Weekly, and People magazines. Check out all the fabulousness now!
By · Updated October 27, 2020
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Shonda Rhimes and Viola Davis

Ellie Duque, Shonda Rhimes, Viola Davis, Ellen Pompeo, Jackie Cuddeback, Betsy Beers, Haydn Wright and Peter Nowalk attend the Celebration of ABC’s TGIT Line-up presented by Toyota and co-hosted by ABC and Time Inc.’s Entertainment Weekly, Essence and People at Gracias Madre in West Hollywood.

Photos: ESSENCE Celebrates Shondaland’s TGIT Lineup
Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Entertainment Weekly
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Aja Naomi King

Aja Naomi King attends the Celebration of ABC’s TGIT Line-up presented by Toyota and co-hosted by ABC and Time Inc.’s Entertainment Weekly, Essence and People at Gracias Madre in West Hollywood. 

Photos: ESSENCE Celebrates Shondaland’s TGIT Lineup
Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Entertainment Weekly
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Jerrika Hinton

Jerrika Hinton attends the Celebration of ABC’s TGIT Line-up presented by Toyota and co-hosted by ABC and Time Inc.’s Entertainment Weekly, Essence and People at Gracias Madre in West Hollywood. 

Photos: ESSENCE Celebrates Shondaland’s TGIT Lineup
Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Entertainment Weekly
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Jerrika Hinton, Caterina Scorsone, and Kelly McCreary

Jerrika Hinton, Caterina Scorsone, and Kelly McCreary attend the Celebration of ABC’s TGIT Line-up presented by Toyota and co-hosted by ABC and Time Inc.’s Entertainment Weekly, Essence and People at Gracias Madre in West Hollywood. 

Photos: ESSENCE Celebrates Shondaland’s TGIT Lineup
Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Entertainment Weekly
05
Cornelius Smith Jr.

Cornelius Smith Jr. attends the Celebration of ABC’s TGIT Line-up presented by Toyota and co-hosted by ABC and Time Inc.’s Entertainment Weekly, Essence and People at Gracias Madre in West Hollywood. 

Photos: ESSENCE Celebrates Shondaland’s TGIT Lineup
Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Entertainment Weekly
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Kelly McCreary

Kelly McCreary attends the Celebration of ABC’s TGIT Line-up presented by Toyota and co-hosted by ABC and Time Inc.’s Entertainment Weekly, Essence and People at Gracias Madre in West Hollywood. 

Photos: ESSENCE Celebrates Shondaland’s TGIT Lineup
Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Entertainment Weekly
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Joe Morton

Joe Morton attends the Celebration of ABC’s TGIT Line-up presented by Toyota and co-hosted by ABC and Time Inc.’s Entertainment Weekly, Essence and People at Gracias Madre in West Hollywood. 

Photos: ESSENCE Celebrates Shondaland’s TGIT Lineup
Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Entertainment Weekly
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Jason George

Jason George attends the Celebration of ABC’s TGIT Line-up presented by Toyota and co-hosted by ABC and Time Inc.’s Entertainment Weekly, Essence and People at Gracias Madre in West Hollywood. 

Photos: ESSENCE Celebrates Shondaland’s TGIT Lineup
Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Entertainment Weekly
09
Viola Davis and Julius Tennon

Viola Davis and Julius Tennon attend the Celebration of ABC’s TGIT Line-up presented by Toyota and co-hosted by ABC and Time Inc.’s Entertainment Weekly, Essence and People at Gracias Madre in West Hollywood. 

Photos: ESSENCE Celebrates Shondaland’s TGIT Lineup
Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Entertainment Weekly
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Billy Brown

Billy Brown attends the Celebration of ABC’s TGIT Line-up presented by Toyota and co-hosted by ABC and Time Inc.’s Entertainment Weekly, Essence and People at Gracias Madre in West Hollywood. 

Photos: ESSENCE Celebrates Shondaland’s TGIT Lineup
Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Entertainment Weekly
11
Shonda Rhimes

Shonda Rhimes attends the Celebration of ABC’s TGIT Line-up presented by Toyota and co-hosted by ABC and Time Inc.’s Entertainment Weekly, Essence and People at Gracias Madre in West Hollywood. 

Photos: ESSENCE Celebrates Shondaland’s TGIT Lineup
Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Entertainment Weekly
12
Chandra Wilson

Chandra Wilson attends the Celebration of ABC’s TGIT Line-up presented by Toyota and co-hosted by ABC and Time Inc.’s Entertainment Weekly, Essence and People at Gracias Madre in West Hollywood. 

Photos: ESSENCE Celebrates Shondaland’s TGIT Lineup
Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Entertainment Weekly
13
Viola Davis, Shonda Rhimes, and Ellen Pompeo

Viola Davis, Shonda Rhimes, and Ellen Pompeo attend the Celebration of ABC’s TGIT Line-up presented by Toyota and co-hosted by ABC and Time Inc.’s Entertainment Weekly, Essence and People at Gracias Madre in West Hollywood.

Photos: ESSENCE Celebrates Shondaland’s TGIT Lineup
Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Entertainment Weekly
14
Alfred Enoch

Alfred Enoch attends the Celebration of ABC’s TGIT Line-up presented by Toyota and co-hosted by ABC and Time Inc.’s Entertainment Weekly, Essence and People at Gracias Madre in West Hollywood. 

Photos: ESSENCE Celebrates Shondaland’s TGIT Lineup
Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Entertainment Weekly
15
DJ Gabriel Diggs

DJ Gabriel Diggs performs at the Celebration of ABC’s TGIT Line-up presented by Toyota and co-hosted by ABC and Time Inc.’s Entertainment Weekly, Essence and People at Gracias Madre in West Hollywood. 

Photos: ESSENCE Celebrates Shondaland’s TGIT Lineup
Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Entertainment Weekly
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On the Scene

“Bittersweet Murder” drinks being passed during the Celebration of ABC’s TGIT Line-up presented by Toyota and co-hosted by ABC and Time Inc.’s Entertainment Weekly, Essence and People at Gracias Madre in West Hollywood. 

Photos: ESSENCE Celebrates Shondaland’s TGIT Lineup
Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Entertainment Weekly
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On the Scene

October Shondaland covers on display at being passed during the Celebration of ABC’s TGIT Line-up presented by Toyota and co-hosted by ABC and Time Inc.’s Entertainment Weekly, Essence and People at Gracias Madre in West Hollywood. 

Photos: ESSENCE Celebrates Shondaland’s TGIT Lineup
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Jason George and Cornelius Smith Jr.

Jason George and Cornelius Smith Jr. pose during the Celebration of ABC’s TGIT Line-up presented by Toyota and co-hosted by ABC and Time Inc.’s Entertainment Weekly, Essence and People at Gracias Madre in West Hollywood. 

Photos: ESSENCE Celebrates Shondaland’s TGIT Lineup
ABC/Image Group LA
19
James Pickens Jr. and Ellen Pompeo

James Pickens Jr. and Ellen Pompeo pose during the Celebration of ABC’s TGIT Line-up presented by Toyota and co-hosted by ABC and Time Inc.’s Entertainment Weekly, Essence and People at Gracias Madre in West Hollywood. 

Photos: ESSENCE Celebrates Shondaland’s TGIT Lineup
ABC/Image Group LA
20
Aja Naomi King, Viola Davis, Kelly McCreary and Cornelius Smith Jr.

Aja Naomi King, Viola Davis, Kelly McCreary and Cornelius Smith Jr. pose during the Celebration of ABC’s TGIT Line-up presented by Toyota and co-hosted by ABC and Time Inc.’s Entertainment Weekly, Essence and People at Gracias Madre in West Hollywood. 

Photos: ESSENCE Celebrates Shondaland’s TGIT Lineup
ABC/Image Group LA
21
Charlie Weber, Karla Souza and Alfred Enoch

Charlie Weber, Karla Souza and Alfred Enoch pose during the Celebration of ABC’s TGIT Line-up presented by Toyota and co-hosted by ABC and Time Inc.’s Entertainment Weekly, Essence and People at Gracias Madre in West Hollywood. 

Photos: ESSENCE Celebrates Shondaland’s TGIT Lineup
ABC/Image Group LA
22
Jerrika Hinton and Chandra Wilson

Jerrika Hinton and Chandra Wilson pose during the Celebration of ABC’s TGIT Line-up presented by Toyota and co-hosted by ABC and Time Inc.’s Entertainment Weekly, Essence and People at Gracias Madre in West Hollywood. 

Photos: ESSENCE Celebrates Shondaland’s TGIT Lineup
ABC/Image Group LA
23
Shonda Rhimes

Shonda Rhimes has some fun during the Celebration of ABC’s TGIT Line-up presented by Toyota and co-hosted by ABC and Time Inc.’s Entertainment Weekly, Essence and People at Gracias Madre in West Hollywood. 

Photos: ESSENCE Celebrates Shondaland’s TGIT Lineup
Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Entertainment Weekly
24
Cornelius Smith Jr., Karla Souza, and Kendrick Sampson

Cornelius Smith Jr., Karla Souza, and Kendrick Sampson pose during the Celebration of ABC’s TGIT Line-up presented by Toyota and co-hosted by ABC and Time Inc.’s Entertainment Weekly, Essence and People at Gracias Madre in West Hollywood. 

Photos: ESSENCE Celebrates Shondaland’s TGIT Lineup
Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Entertainment Weekly
25
Kelly McCreary, Sarah Drew and Aja Naomi King

Kelly McCreary, Sarah Drew and Aja Naomi King have fun during the Celebration of ABC’s TGIT Line-up presented by Toyota and co-hosted by ABC and Time Inc.’s Entertainment Weekly, Essence and People at Gracias Madre in West Hollywood. 

Photos: ESSENCE Celebrates Shondaland’s TGIT Lineup
ABC/Image Group LA
26
Jerrika Hinton and Cornelius Smith Jr.

Jerrika Hinton and Cornelius Smith Jr. pose in the Twitter Booth during the Celebration of ABC’s TGIT Line-up presented by Toyota and co-hosted by ABC and Time Inc.’s Entertainment Weekly, Essence and People at Gracias Madre in West Hollywood.

Photos: ESSENCE Celebrates Shondaland’s TGIT Lineup
27
Chandra Wilson

Chandra Wilson poses in the Twitter Booth during the Celebration of ABC’s TGIT Line-up presented by Toyota and co-hosted by ABC and Time Inc.’s Entertainment Weekly, Essence and People at Gracias Madre in West Hollywood.

Photos: ESSENCE Celebrates Shondaland’s TGIT Lineup
Marc Royce
28
Tom Verica

Tom Verica poses in the Twitter Booth during the Celebration of ABC’s TGIT Line-up presented by Toyota and co-hosted by ABC and Time Inc.’s Entertainment Weekly, Essence and People at Gracias Madre in West Hollywood.

Photos: ESSENCE Celebrates Shondaland’s TGIT Lineup
Marc Royce
29
Katie Lowes, Joe Morton and Guillermo Díaz

Katie Lowes, Joe Morton and Guillermo Díaz pose in the Twitter Booth during the Celebration of ABC’s TGIT Line-up presented by Toyota and co-hosted by ABC and Time Inc.’s Entertainment Weekly, Essence and People at Gracias Madre in West Hollywood.

Photos: ESSENCE Celebrates Shondaland’s TGIT Lineup
Marc Royce
30
Shonda Rhimes

Shonda Rhimes poses in the Twitter Booth during the Celebration of ABC’s TGIT Line-up presented by Toyota and co-hosted by ABC and Time Inc.’s Entertainment Weekly, Essence and People at Gracias Madre in West Hollywood.

Photos: ESSENCE Celebrates Shondaland’s TGIT Lineup
Marc Royce
31
Shonda Rhimes, Viola Davis and Kelly McCreary

Shonda Rhimes, Viola Davis and Kelly McCreary pose with Katie Lowes, Ellen Pompeo, Caterina Scorsone, Sarah Drew, Liza Weil, and Sarah Rodriguez in the Twitter Booth during the Celebration of ABC’s TGIT Line-up presented by Toyota and co-hosted by ABC and Time Inc.’s Entertainment Weekly, Essence and People at Gracias Madre in West Hollywood.

Photos: ESSENCE Celebrates Shondaland’s TGIT Lineup
Marc Royce
32
Kelly McCreary and Aja Naomi King

Kelly McCreary and Aja Naomi King pose in the Twitter Booth at the celebration of ABC’s #TGIT line-up hosted by ABC, Entertainment Weekly, Essence and People.

Photos: ESSENCE Celebrates Shondaland’s TGIT Lineup
Marc Royce
33
Kelly McCreary, Cornelius Smith Jr. and Aja Naomi King

Kelly McCreary, Cornelius Smith Jr. and Aja Naomi King pose with Giacomo Gianniotti and Sarah Drew in the Twitter Booth at the celebration of ABC’s #TGIT line-up hosted by ABC, Entertainment Weekly, Essence and People.

Photos: ESSENCE Celebrates Shondaland’s TGIT Lineup
Marc Royce
34
Aja Naomi King

Aja Naomi King poses with Jack Falahee in the Twitter Booth at the celebration of ABC’s #TGIT line-up hosted by ABC, Entertainment Weekly, Essence and People.

Photos: ESSENCE Celebrates Shondaland’s TGIT Lineup
Marc Royce
35
Joe Morton

Joe Morton poses with Katie Lowes and Guillermo Diaz in the Twitter Booth at the celebration of ABC’s #TGIT line-up hosted by ABC, Entertainment Weekly, Essence and People.

Photos: ESSENCE Celebrates Shondaland’s TGIT Lineup
Marc Royce
36
Jesse Williams and Jerrika Hinton

Jesse Williams and Jerrika Hinton pose in the Twitter Booth at the celebration of ABC’s #TGIT line-up hosted by ABC, Entertainment Weekly, Essence and People.

Photos: ESSENCE Celebrates Shondaland’s TGIT Lineup
Marc Royce
37
Jim Pickens

Jim Pickens poses with Jeff Perry in the Twitter Booth at the celebration of ABC’s #TGIT line-up hosted by ABC, Entertainment Weekly, Essence and People.

Photos: ESSENCE Celebrates Shondaland’s TGIT Lineup
Marc Royce
38
Kendrick Sampson

Kendrick Sampson poses with Amy Okuda in the Twitter Booth at the celebration of ABC’s #TGIT line-up hosted by ABC, Entertainment Weekly, Essence and People.

Photos: ESSENCE Celebrates Shondaland’s TGIT Lineup
Marc Royce
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