Kerry Washington marked Tony Goldwyn’s 66th birthday with playful “Olitz” shoutouts across Instagram and Threads, sparking renewed chatter from Scandal fans who can’t separate friendship from something more.
Tony Goldwyn turned 66 on Wednesday, May 20 — and Kerry Washington made sure the Scandal fandom felt it.
On Instagram. Washington shared five throwback photos from what appears to be time filming ‘Scandal.’ The images are full of warmth and goofiness. and the caption turned the moment into an “Olitz” nod: “To the ‘Itz’ in our beloved ‘Olitz’. Happy Birthday @tonygoldwyn!!!!!. ❤️ P.S. maybe one day we’ll take a normal picture together…😂😜😍”.
Tony responded in the comments with a grin of his own: “Who needs normal?? Love you KW!! ❤️❤️❤️”.
The birthday love didn’t stop there. Kerry Washington and Tony Goldwyn reposted the same photo set on their Instagram Stories. Goldwyn added three red heart emojis to his repost. Then, on Threads, Washington kept the teasing going with a different clip and caption.
In the Threads post. she shared a video of herself “fake singing” behind Tony as he gives her no reactions — at least for most of the clip. About halfway through, he breaks character and smiles. Her caption read: “Thank you for being my friend, and pretend love of my life, @tonygoldwyn ❤️ HAPPY BIRTHDAY 🎊”.
Fans poured into the comment energy immediately, with “roommates” in full agreement about one thing: the birthday posts made their on-screen chemistry impossible to ignore — and hard to label as purely platonic.
They also point to the fact that Kerry Washington and Tony Goldwyn have both said their chemistry is grounded in friendship and collaboration. Still, the online speculation keeps rolling, especially as the posts double down on the “pretend love” framing.
The chatter takes on an even sharper edge when fans remember their real-life lives are not mirrored by their TV roles. Washington has been married to former NFL player Nnamdi Asomugha since 2013. They have two children together — a daughter and a son — and Asomugha also has a daughter from a previous relationship.
Goldwyn, meanwhile, has been married to Jane Musky, a production designer, since 1987. The couple celebrated their 39th wedding anniversary on April 18. They have two daughters together. In 2019. Goldwyn said on the ‘TODAY’ show that Musky is “the most incredible human being” he knows. adding. “She is just a very salt of the earth person… I knew when I was 21 when I met her. I better hang on because I’ll never come across this again.”.
So while Kerry Washington’s birthday shoutouts playfully summon “Olitz,” the real takeaway for fans is this: the friendship-and-collaboration story may be the one both actors offer — but the way they keep choosing each other for the spotlight is exactly what keeps the debate alive.
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Olitz is real tho, like come on lol
I didn’t even know people still watched Scandal like that but the caption “pretend love of my life” seems kinda sus?? Like friends don’t usually say that, unless they’re trying to be funny I guess. Also Tony Goldwyn is 66 already?? My brain is confused.
Wait are they saying Tony Goldwyn is married to the girl from the show or something? Because the article talks about his wife Jane Musky but then everyone is like “chemistry impossible to ignore.” That’s basically just acting though right? Idk I feel like people are projecting their own “more than friends” story onto it.
“Maybe one day we’ll take a normal picture together” makes it sound like they’ve been told to not act too close in public or whatever. But then it’s literally just birthday posts, which is the most normal thing ever. Still, Threads + Instagram + “Olitz”?? That’s like 3 red flags for my feed lol. Also Kerry Washington is married so why is everybody acting like this is a scandal scandal.