'Scandal' Season 3 Cut Short Likely Due To Kerry Washington's Pregnancy

'Scandal' Gets Cut Short, But Not For The Reasons You Might Think
SCANDAL - ABC's 'Scandal' stars Kerry Washington as Olivia Pope. (Photo by Craig Sjodin/ABC via Getty Images)
SCANDAL - ABC's 'Scandal' stars Kerry Washington as Olivia Pope. (Photo by Craig Sjodin/ABC via Getty Images)

The Gladiators are about to get a break from Olivia Pope, her crazy parents and Baby Huck's -- err -- issues.

TVLine's Michael Ausiello assumed that ABC cut the season short due to Kerry Washington's real-life pregnancy. "The actress’ spring due date would’ve made shooting those final four episodes next to impossible," he wrote.

When Washington announced her pregnancy, it was naturally assumed that Shonda Rhimes would not incorporate her baby bump into Olivia Pope's storyline. (Could you imagine?! Would it have been Fitz or Jake's?! Oh, the fan-fiction.)

After last night's violent, pulse-pounding episode, we're not sure how many more shocking "Scandal" twists we can take, even though we want them so, so bad. As Huck (and the kids) say, YOLO.

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