--- title: Celebrities Voice Support for Hillary Clinton in New Ad description: “Talk about a power lineup" canonical: https://time.com/4255249/hillary-clinton-shonda-rhimes-ad/ author: Entertainment Weekly article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-03-11T08:04:29.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T15:49:31.732Z article:section: Politics og:title: Watch Celebrities Voice Support for Hillary Clinton in New Ad og:description: Shonda Rhimes, Kerry Washington, Ellen Pompeo and Viola Davis show their support og:url: https://time.com/4255249/hillary-clinton-shonda-rhimes-ad/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd11713c8d9d041b6/69888aa0196cf4868e03ab41/gettyimages-508779130.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: 47th NAACP Image Awards - Arrivals og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Celebrities Voice Support for Hillary Clinton in New Ad twitter:description: Shonda Rhimes, Kerry Washington, Ellen Pompeo and Viola Davis show their support twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd11713c8d9d041b6/69888aa0196cf4868e03ab41/gettyimages-508779130.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Watch Celebrities Voice Support for Hillary Clinton in New Ad by [Jessica Derschowitz / Entertainment Weekly](https://time.com/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Jessica Derschowitz / Entertainment Weekly Mar 11, 2016 8:04 AM UTC  Producer Shonda Rhimes attends the 47th NAACP Image Awards at Pasadena Civic Auditorium on February 5, 2016 in Pasadena, California. Producer Shonda Rhimes attends the 47th NAACP Image Awards at Pasadena Civic Auditorium on February 5, 2016 in Pasadena, California.Jason LaVeris—FilmMagic/Getty Images by [Jessica Derschowitz / Entertainment Weekly](https://time.com/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Jessica Derschowitz / Entertainment Weekly Mar 11, 2016 8:04 AM UTC Shonda Rhimes and the stars of her TGIT lineup are voicing their support for Hillary Clinton in a new video released by the presidential candidate. The ad features Rhimes alongside [_Scandal_](http://www.ew.com/topic/scandal)’s Kerry Washington, [_Grey’s Anatomy_](http://www.ew.com/topic/greys-anatomy)’s Ellen Pompeo, and [_How to Get Away With Murder_](http://www.ew.com/topic/how-get-away-murder)’s Viola Davis. It was directed by Washington’s _Scandal_ costar Tony Goldwyn. In the clip, the [Shondaland](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/09/03/this-weeks-cover-shondaland-shonda-rhimes-ew) leading ladies describe the characters they play as “brilliant,” “complex” women who fight for justice and give voice “to the voiceless.” “Our characters are on television,” Washington says. She and the others then add, “The real world has Hillary Clinton.” Rhimes, Davis, Pompeo, and Washington each take turns speaking as they praise Clinton as “a bonafide, rolls up her sleeves, fights for what’s right, in it for you, won’t back down champion for all of us.” “So proud that I am with her because she is with US,” Rhimes [tweeted](https://twitter.com/shondarhimes/status/708105213484269568) Thursday night, sharing a link to the ad. Clinton [replied](https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton/status/708105958363422721), “Talk about a power lineup. Thank you for being on this team!” > [](https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton/status/708105958363422721) An ABC spokesperson issued a statement on the ad Thursday night, saying, “This was a paid political advertisement placed on a number of stations. Broadcasters are required by the FCC to carry these ads.” Watch the full video above. 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