Kerry Washington, displeased with her image on the cover of “ADWEEK,” called out the magazine on April 5 for altering her image to a point where she could barely recognize herself.
I have to be honest…I was taken aback by the cover.
— Kerry Washington
“I have to be honest…I was taken aback by the cover,” said Washington in a captioned photo of the cover in question on Instagram. “It felt strange to look at a picture of myself that is so different from what I look like when I look in the mirror. It’s an unfortunate feeling.”
A photo posted by Kerry Washington (@kerrywashington) on
As did the editor of “Glamour” magazine to Schumer, the editorial director of “ADWEEK” responded to Washington.
Editorial director James Cooper posted on Twitter that he was saddened by Washington’s response to the cover. According to Cooper, he “added volume to hair for dramatic effect” and meant “no disrespect.”
This isn’t the first time the “Scandal” star was deemed unrecognizable on a magazine cover. In the 2013 December/January edition of “Lucky” magazine, Washington’s facial features appeared different—narrower eyes and lighter skin.