Variety’s Power of Women Honorees Call for Change at New York Event: ‘We Need Every Person to Use Their Voice’
variety.comEmily Longeretta It was a day of support and encouragement among women — peppered with some hope for change — at Variety‘s Power of Women, presented by Lifetime, on Thursday.
The event, which took place at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York City, honored Shonda Rhimes, Anitta, Mariska Hargitay and Amy Schumer, and was hosted by comedian Amber Ruffin.
Before the honorees took the stage, Denise, Dominique and Tanya Brown, the sisters of the late Nicole Brown Simpson, paid tribute to their sister following the debut of the trailer for Lifetime’s upcoming docuseries, “The Life and Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson.” The four-part special won’t linger on the crime or the “trial of the century,” in which Brown’s ex-husband, O.J.
Simpson, was accused and later acquitted of her murder. Instead, it will focus on Brown Simpson by those who knew her best. There are more than 50 participants in the docuseries, which airs June 1 and 2. “The work we do, because of Nicole’s tragedy, will never end… we stand up here today, all three of us, so proud to be here and I’m so proud that Nicole’s voice is finally being heard,” Denise Brown said during the event. “I am really happy to see men in this audience because I really do believe that domestic violence affects everyone.
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