{"id":69223,"date":"2026-03-08T14:58:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T14:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/viola-davis-and-her-latest-co-star-author-james-patterson\/"},"modified":"2026-03-08T14:58:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T14:58:14","slug":"viola-davis-and-her-latest-co-star-author-james-patterson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/viola-davis-and-her-latest-co-star-author-james-patterson\/","title":{"rendered":"Viola Davis and her latest co-star, author James Patterson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>On yet another sunny winter day in southern California, Viola Davis is home, and happy to be here. She says she&#8217;s a homebody: &#8220;Homebody, totally. I&#8217;m total introvert,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>What does she like about being at home? &#8220;I like just <em>being<\/em>,&#8221; she said. &#8220;I just like to be regular. I don&#8217;t want to put on makeup. I don&#8217;t want to try to be anyone else, other than myself.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>But when she does leave home, she Davis a tendency to make magic. She can light up a red carpet, turn bad guys into superheroes, and in &#8220;Air,&#8221; even make us believe she helped negotiate Michael Jordan&#8217;s shoe deal.<\/p>\n<p>And now she&#8217;s stepped into the publishing world with a new novel, &#8220;Judge Stone,&#8221; that she co-wrote with superstar author James Patterson, who knows a thing or two about collaboration, having co-written books with President Bill Clinton (<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/book-excerpt-the-first-gentleman-by-bill-clinton-and-james-patterson\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">&#8220;The First Gentleman&#8221;<\/a><\/span>) and singer Dolly Parton (<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/dolly-parton-james-patterson-run-rose-run-book-excerpt\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">&#8220;Run, Rose, Run&#8221;<\/a><\/span>). <\/p>\n<p>Davis said she and Petterson couldn&#8217;t be any more different: &#8220;And yet, meeting, writing this book, I just liked him. We just connected.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>So, magic happened? &#8220;I think magic can happen a lot, if people would just stay open,&#8221; Patterson said. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-large\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/03\/05\/b93693d0-7d88-4fbe-996a-8e4eae74c089\/thumbnail\/620x349\/f53f465cc44e767a393c21803386a766\/viola-davis-and-james-patterson-int-a.jpg#\" alt=\"viola-davis-and-james-patterson-int-a.jpg \" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/03\/05\/b93693d0-7d88-4fbe-996a-8e4eae74c089\/thumbnail\/620x349\/f53f465cc44e767a393c21803386a766\/viola-davis-and-james-patterson-int-a.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/03\/05\/b93693d0-7d88-4fbe-996a-8e4eae74c089\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/c3c1a69fa198b8a00856237b5020c0e5\/viola-davis-and-james-patterson-int-a.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Co-writers Viola Davis and James Patterson discuss their new novel, &#8220;Judge Stone.&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                CBS News<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;Judge Stone&#8221; is a legal thriller about a respected Black female circuit judge in a small Alabama town, who presides over a highly controversial case when a teenage girl named Nova is raped and has an illegal abortion.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed__float-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-left embed--size-small\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/03\/07\/2f1c560f-e6fb-4ad9-aac7-ce338c01a4e8\/thumbnail\/620x962\/bac59fb7bd996e0ad0f2169b1fdb5011\/judge-stone-cover-little-brown-900.jpg#\" alt=\"judge-stone-cover-little-brown-900.jpg \" height=\"962\" width=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/03\/07\/2f1c560f-e6fb-4ad9-aac7-ce338c01a4e8\/thumbnail\/620x962\/bac59fb7bd996e0ad0f2169b1fdb5011\/judge-stone-cover-little-brown-900.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/03\/07\/2f1c560f-e6fb-4ad9-aac7-ce338c01a4e8\/thumbnail\/1240x1924\/b315f49afd46a2042fb50ee9298d1480\/judge-stone-cover-little-brown-900.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Little, Brown &amp; Co.<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Why touch on the subject of abortion, when it&#8217;s a lightning rod for some people? &#8220;That&#8217;s why. That&#8217;s exactly why,&#8221; Patterson replied. &#8220;To make it so it&#8217;s <em>not<\/em> a lightning rod. And I think that&#8217;s why this story is so good, why it&#8217;s so powerful, because we&#8217;re going into areas that people aren&#8217;t [talking about]. We need to talk about it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>To help flesh out the character of the victim, Davis says she drew on her own experience with sexual assault. &#8220;I felt a responsibility to women who have been sexually assaulted and raped, especially children, as I am one of them,&#8221; she said. &#8220;And what they also deserve is the truth of how it made them feel.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The new book comes out tomorrow, and Patterson says he has high hopes: &#8220;You know, every book you start, you want it to be great. And sometimes, you have to settle for not so good, or very good. And in this case, I think we settled for great.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>They both know all about &#8220;great.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Viola Davis played an agonized mother in the 2008 film &#8220;Doubt&#8221; opposite Meryl Streep, who became a close friend during filming. &#8220;Miss Meryl Streep! I think we clicked on &#8216;Doubt&#8217; over a lot of chocolate,&#8221; Davis said. &#8220;Oh man, we ate the hell out of that chocolate, let me tell you!&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-youtube-video embed--float-none embed--size-large embed--type-video\">\n<p>\n    <iframe class=\"embed__content\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/ThsZ8wfhJpk?autoplay=0&amp;rel=1&amp;enablejsapi=1&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com&amp;playsinline=1\" height=\"113\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" title=\"Doubt - Meryl Streep and Viola Davis\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n  <\/p><figcaption>\n    <span class=\"embed__caption\"><br \/>\n      <cite><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ThsZ8wfhJpk\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Doubt &#8211; Meryl Streep and Viola Davis<\/a><\/cite> by<br \/>\n      <cite><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@MiramaxFilms\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">MiramaxFilms<\/a><\/cite> on<br \/>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">YouTube<\/a><br \/>\n    <\/span><br \/>\n  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Davis was only on screen for eight minutes, but her performance was so riveting it earned her an Oscar nomination. It&#8217;s not all that surprising when you hear about the work she puts in before the cameras roll, writing biographies for her characters. &#8220;We&#8217;re trying to figure out who they are,&#8221; she said. &#8220;And so, you write, and you write, and you write, and you write. And somewhere in there, something clicks.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In fact, Davis wanted to write long before she wanted to act, even as a little girl growing up in Central Falls, Rhode Island. &#8220;I wanted to be a writer when I was nine years old; it was my fantasy,&#8221; she said. &#8220;I don&#8217;t know why, maybe because I loved the Bobbsey Twins books. I was like, &#8216;Oh. I could make a life of that.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Her new book centers around an impoverished young girl struggling with her own self-worth, and to Davis that&#8217;s familiar ground. She says her own story influenced her characters: &#8220;All of it. Every single bit of my story influenced all of these characters. I feel that it is my duty to honor six-year-old Viola. I can&#8217;t sort of think about her dimples without thinking about the fact that she always felt ugly.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Davis says she carries the pain she felt as a six-year-old into every role, from her TV series &#8220;How to Get Away With Murder,&#8221; to her performance in &#8220;Fences,&#8221; turning her personal insecurity into dramatic power \u2013     and Oscar Gold. She even made an Oscar-worthy acceptance speech: &#8220;To my husband and my daughter, I&#8217;m so glad you are the foundation of my life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of her husband and daughter, she still shares a house with both &#8230; plus one very pampered pup, Bailey. &#8220;It was my daughter who desperately wanted a dog,&#8221; Davis said. &#8220;And guess who never walks a dog now? I mean, she <em>does<\/em> walk the dog, but you know how kids are.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>So it seems that Viola Davis is one of the most decorated dog walkers in the world, with her EGOT status (having earned an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony). And now, she&#8217;s sure to add &#8220;bestselling author&#8221; to those accolades. <\/p>\n<p>Asked if &#8220;Judge Stone&#8221; represents the start of another career for her, Davis replied, &#8220;Perhaps. I don&#8217;t know. I don&#8217;t. I don&#8217;t know what this chapter in my life is about, you know? Maybe a little bit more writing, or maybe travel, you know? Maybe just being a regular person. I think I&#8217;ve earned that, you know? EGOT is not gonna be on my gravestone, just put it that way. I don&#8217;t think there&#8217;s enough space, but &#8216;Beloved,&#8217; there&#8217;s enough space for &#8216;Beloved,&#8217; you know?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>WEB EXCLUSIVE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/video\/extended-interview-viola-davis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Watch an extended interview with Viola Davis (Video)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-video embed--type-content_video is-video embed--float-left embed--size-medium\"><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n                              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/video\/extended-interview-viola-davis\/\" class=\"embed__headline-link\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>          <span class=\"embed__icon\"><br \/>\n            <svg viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n              <use xlink:href=\"#icon-video\"\/>\n            <\/svg><br \/>\n          <\/span><\/p>\n<p>          <span class=\"embed__headline\">Extended interview: Viola Davis<\/span><\/p>\n<p>          <span class=\"embed__video-duration\">37:51<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                      <\/a><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<br \/>READ AN EXCERPT:\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/book-excerpt-judge-stone-by-viola-davis-james-patterson\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">&#8220;Judge Stone&#8221; by Viola Davis &amp; James Patterson<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<br \/>For more info:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<br \/>Story produced by John D&#8217;Amelio. 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