Laverne Cox, Danielle Brooks, Uzo Aduba.Photo:Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty; VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty; Frazer Harrison/Getty
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Laverne Coxreunited with formerOrange Is the New BlackcostarsDanielle BrooksandUzo Adubaat the2024 SAG Awards.
Cox, 51, who co-hosted E!’s red carpet show Saturday, first interviewed two-time nominee Brooks, 34, a star ofThe Color Purple. The two both starred on Netflix’s prison series from 2013 to 2019 along with Aduba, 43.
InOrange, Cox played Sophia Burset, a prisoner who worked in the salon at the fictional Litchfield Penitentiary. Brooks played Tasha “Taystee” Jefferson, an outspoken inmate. Aduba was a breakout as Suzanne “Crazy Eyes” Warren.
On the red carpet, Cox introduced Brooks to viewers as “my friend, my sister.”
“We are here. This makes me emotional because every time I’ve been here, it’s been with you inOrange Is the New Black, so now this moment, it means a lot,” Brooks replied.
Danielle Brooks and Laverne Cox in ‘Orange Is the New Black’.Netflix
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The red carpet host praised her former costar, who has been nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for playing Sofia inThe Color Purple. “I’m so proud of you, Dani. I’m so happy for you.”
Laverne Cox.David Fisher/Shutterstock
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“And there was a few of us who were singled out and there are a lot more of us who should’ve been singled out and for years. I was grateful to be one of them, but she did so well and she did so well and you killed it every season. So this feels so overdue but it feels right on time,” Cox continued of Brooks.
“Right on time,” agreed Brooks. “At that moment, I don’t know if I would’ve been ready for it, so you really have to just live in the moment and let God move the way he does. And now to have my first individual nomination it means so much to me.”
Uzo Aduba in ‘Orange Is the New Black’.Netflix
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Though they didn’t reminisce aboutOrange Is the New Black, the friends discussed Uzo’s daughter Adaiba Lee Nonyem, whom shewelcomed last year with husband Robert Sweeting.
“She’s 4 months old now, she’s adorable. I love her so much. She’s a gift to my life, we’re just truly happy, she’s the best,” said Aduba.
The2024 SAG Awardsare being held at the Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall in Los Angeles on Saturday, and streaming live on Netflix.
source: people.com
