{"id":253623,"date":"2025-10-27T00:37:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T00:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/253623\/"},"modified":"2025-10-27T00:37:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T00:37:07","slug":"allison-janney-says-she-wouldnt-work-with-former-mystery-co-star-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/253623\/","title":{"rendered":"Allison Janney says she wouldn&#8217;t work with former mystery co-star again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Allison Janney\u00a0kept her lips sealed when speaking about her former co-stars.<\/p>\n<p>During a recent appearance on \u201cWatch What Happens Live!,\u201d the 65-year-old actress answered a few shady questions while playing \u201cAgree or Disagree\u201d with her <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/10\/18\/entertainment\/the-diplomat-star-keri-russell-reveals-worst-thing-about-being-an-actress\/?utm_campaign=nypost&amp;utm_medium=referral#!\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">co-star and fellow guest, Keri Russell<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the game, host Andy Cohen asks a question and, based on their answers, guests will hold up a sign that either says agree or disagree. When Cohen asked if there was a former co-star the two \u201crefuse to work with again,\u201d both held up the agree sign. He then said they would get \u201cextra points\u201d if they named the celebrity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, mine is no longer with us, so I really can\u2019t \u2014 I really couldn\u2019t work with them again, even if I wanted to,\u201d Janney said, before being prompted by Russell and Cohen to reveal who the actor is. \u201cNo, I\u2019m not saying it. I will not be lulled into a false sense of safety being in this small little club.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Russell later reminded her of her mom\u2019s rule when it came to \u201ctalk[ing] s\u2014 about people,\u201d after which Janney shared, \u201cMy mom would say \u2018In the car, windows up, out of the driveway.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Allison Janney\u00a0didn\u2019t reveal the co-star she doesn\u2019t want to work with again on \u201cWatch What Happens Live!\u201d with Andy Cohen. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Janney and Russell star alongside each other in the Netflix drama \u201cThe Diplomat.\u201d In the show, Janney plays the fictional president of the United States, Grace Penn, and Russell portrays the U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo, I\u2019m not saying it. I will not be lulled into a false sense of safety being in this small little club.\u201d\u2014 Allison Janney<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe relationship between us is one of the best relationship dynamics I\u2019ve ever gotten to play,\u201d Janney told\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/10\/16\/nx-s1-5506039\/keri-russell-and-allison-janney-say-dynamic-in-the-diplomat-is-a-career-favorite\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">NPR<\/a>\u00a0in October. \u201cAnd they\u2019ve had to fight extra hard to be where they are. So, the decisions that they make, especially Grace makes, she\u2019s judged much harshly for.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, mine is no longer with us, so I really can\u2019t \u2014 I really couldn\u2019t work with them again, even if I wanted to,\u201d Janney said on the show. \u201cNo, I\u2019m not saying it. I will not be lulled into a false sense of safety being in this small little club.\u201d Getty Images for Searchlight Pictures<\/p>\n<p>Janney plays the fictional president of the United States, Grace Penn, in the Netflix drama \u201cThe Diplomat,\u201d with actor Bradley Whitford as her husband. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>This season introduced actor Bradley Whitford as the husband of Janney\u2019s character. Fans were excited to see the actor cast in the show because he and Janney starred alongside each other on the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/09\/15\/entertainment\/west-wing-cast-reunion-at-emmys-2024-encourages-voter-registration\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">hit show \u201cThe West Wing.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>When speaking with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/bradley-whitford-surprised-by-how-comfortable-playing-allison-janney-husband-the-diplomat-season-3-exclusive-11829934\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">People magazine<\/a>, Janney said \u201cit was so easy and comfortable\u201d working with Whitford again due to their history together.<\/p>\n<p>Janney and Whitford starred alongside each other on the hit show \u201cThe West Wing.\u201d Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it would\u2019ve been more difficult with someone I didn\u2019t know. It was surprisingly really easy and really fun,\u201d she explained. \u201cI was just excited for everyone on \u2018Diplomat\u2019 to get to meet Brad and experience everything that is Brad, which is fabulous and joyful and just \u2014 he\u2019s the dream.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During her time on \u201cThe West Wing,\u201d Janney won four Emmy Awards for her portrayal of C.J. Cregg, the White House press secretary. She captured four more for her roles in \u201cMasters of Sex\u201d and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/02\/17\/cbs-sitcom-mom-to-end-with-season-8\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the sitcom \u201cMom.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with all you need to know\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMorning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>She later won her first and only Academy Award in 2018 for her supporting role in \u201cI, Tonya,\u201d which told the true story behind the infamous incident involving Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan. The film mainly focused on Harding, her backstory and her involvement in the attack on Kerrigan, with Janney portraying her mother, LaVona.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLaVona Harding\u00a0is one of the cruelest people I\u2019ve ever played,\u201d Janney said in a behind-the-scenes clip from the Blu-Ray\/DVD release of the film. \u201cThey weren\u2019t living in the high life by any stretch, and I think she saw her daughter as a way out of her life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe saw endorsement deals, she saw escape. And she had a lot riding in this relationship with her daughter, and she wanted her daughter to take her out of the trailer park.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Allison Janney\u00a0kept her lips sealed when speaking about her former co-stars. 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