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Hollywood responds to deadly school shooting

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"I do think that it's important when we have the opportunity to talk about violence and not just kind of have it as entertainment, but connect it to the wrongs, the injustices, the social ills," Kerry Washington said at a promotion for upcoming release, "Django Unchained," Saturday in New York.

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Hollywood has responded to the rampage at a Connecticut elementary school by pulling back on its offerings, and one star says the entertainment industry should take some responsibility for such violence. Jamie Foxx, one of the industry's biggest stars, said Saturday as he promoted Quentin Tarantino's upcoming ultra-violent film about slavery, "Django Unchained," that actors can't ignore the fact that movie violence can influence people.