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Laverne Cox to Co-Star as Transgender Attorney In CBS Pilot "Doubt"

By: Maggie Loyal | Staff Writer

Laverne Cox has been cast in the new CBS pilot DOUBT.  The courtroom drama follows a smart, successful defense lawyer at a smaller firm who becomes romantically involved with one of her clients who might be guilty of a terrible crime. Cox is set to play Cameron Wirth, a funny, competitive transgender Ivy-League attorney.  The series comes from Tony Phelan and Joan Rater (Grey’s Anatomy), Timberman/Beverly, and CBS TV Studios.

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"Battlestar Galactica" Alum Michael Trucco Joining "Scandal"

by: Maggie Loyal

Michael Trucco of Battlestar Galactica fame is joining the cast of SCANDAL as Charles Putney, the previously unseen and abusive ex-husband of Abby Whelan (Darby Stanchfield), the White House press secretary. Though he hasn’t yet appeared on screen, Charles was married to Abby for four years in a political arranged union before he attacked and physically assaulted her. With help from Olivia (Kerry Washington), Abby successfully filed for divorce from Charles.  His return is exactly the kind of scandal this show is known for.

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