Doug Jones' victory over Roy Moore in the U.S. Senate race has director Ava DuVernay pondering a sequel to the movie "Selma" and has nearly restored actress and author Chelsea Handler's faith in God.

Alyssa Milano, who campaigned in Georgia for Jon Ossoff (who lost to Karen Handel in the special election to fill Tom Price's former Congressional seat) is among the celebs exulting in Jones' win.

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Lt. Gov. Burt Jones — pictured at an August rally in Peachtree City that also featured Vice President JD Vance — appears to have scored another legal victory over gubernatorial rival Attorney General Chris Carr in their battle over campaign finance issues. (Arvin Temkar/AJC 2025)

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