Shonda Rhimes has a net worth of $60 million. The television writer must be getting a huge salary too. Shonda’s TV series with so many gay and lesbian romances have always interested people. Recently, her speech in the Human Rights Campaign has become the latest gossip of the town.

Despite criticism on her speech, she moved on to give the best

Famed for her outstanding TV programs, Shonda is well recognized for creating the medical drama Grey’s Anatomy, Private Practice and Scandal. Rhimes often create a story line based on the lesbian and gay character on her TV shows.

Due to this reason, Rhimes has been surpassing the usual media’s question of why she made the character portrayal of the same sex on her TV series. Also in the Human Rights Campaign Gala in Los Angeles in 2015, she made a speech which has made a sensation in the media.

In her speech, Rhimes said “A space for me to exist – Until I could find my people in the real world”. Rhimes denoted my people, whom she called them a tribe. The punch line “my people as a gay and lesbian” even raised a question on her sexuality by the media as she has never been encountered with any guy and is living a single life.

Besides these issues, she has been criticized for her gay-themed TV series, which showcased gay men sex scenes. One of the tweets criticizing her shows said: “The gay scenes in Scandal and How to Get Away With Murder are too much. There is no point and they add nothing in the plot”.

Rhimes replied to this tweet as “There are no GAY scenes. There are scenes with people in them. If you use the phrase “gay scenes”, u are not only late to the party but also not invited to the party.”

In the speech, Shonda focused on the equality of the people whether, they are straight or bisexual. Shonda portrayed the transgender character with their family living happily with someone they love so she could show the whole world that they are also the same as the straight people.

Rhimes speech highlighted the word human being, there are no such things like gay or lesbians, and they are the creator of human being. She later concluded her speech calling people a tribe, which includes all the human beings, not especially gay, lesbians or straight.

Besides all the media’s grip, she doesn’t care all the closed minded thinking instead, she works for the best to entertain her viewer with a new story line in her TV series.

Epic TV series has helped her garner a massive net worth and salary

Shonda Rhimes is widely known for her exceptional creativity in her TV shows. The award winning competent producer, director and writer, who created the blockbuster TV shows like Private Practice and Scandal.

Enlisted in the Time magazine’s 100 People Who Helped Shaped The World, Rhimes epic’s TV shows has poured her numerous accolades in her entire career journey.

The astounding career journey has blessed her with a massive net worth of $60 million. All credit goes to her ransom salary which has helped her garnered an immense net worth.