A magazine has sort of apologized after "Scandal" star Kerry Washington said she was "taken aback" by the cover photo it ran of her.

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"I'm no stranger to Photoshopping," Kerry Washington said of this photo, but it left her "feeling weary."

Credit: Jennifer Brett

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Credit: Jennifer Brett

Washington, who appears soon as Anita Hill in HBO's "Confirmation," which was filmed in Atlanta, said she was proud of the article that Adweek ran, and liked the inside photos. It was the overly doctored cover shot that bothered her. Here's an open message she posted on her public, official Facebook page:

Here's what the magazine's editorial director posted in response: