The actress discusses her new show, why she thinks Ilene Chaiken didn't renew her contract on The L Word and how her Fairly Legal character would mediate Sharmen's relationship.
News on the lesbian character and Cynthia Nixon's role on The Big C, Kate Moennig on Dexter and Ilene Chaiken and The Real L Word cast talk about visibility and an upcoming "epic" episode.
At the BlogHer conference in Chicago over the weekend, the creator of the Showtime series discussed her new projects, including a big-screen version of the lesbian series.
Ellen brings her wife to the stage to accept an award, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus wins for kissing Megan Mullally in an episode of The New Adventures of Old Christine.
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