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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Washington, who appears soon as Anita Hill in HBO’s “Confirmation,” 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 Instagram page:

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

But many of her fans were not having that from Adweek. Some said it was obvious the magazine altered more than her hair.

With 2.5 million followers on Instagram and almost 4 million on Twitter, Washington is beloved and respected by her fans, and it shows: