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Viola Davis poses backstage with Denzel Washington after accepting the Hollywood Legacy Award during BET’s American Black Film Festival Honors on Friday (February 18) in Beverly Hills, Calif.

The actors were joined at the event by their Fences co-stars Jovan Adepo and Saniyya Sidney.

Other stars who attended the event included Viola‘s How to Get Away with Murder mom Cicely Tyson, Queen Latifah, Common, Pitch‘s Kylie Bunbury, Insecure‘s Issa Rae and Jay Ellis, Empire‘s Grace Gealey and Trai Byers, True Blood‘s Rutina Wesley, Famous in Love‘s Keith Powers, The Flash‘s Candice Patton, Grey’s Anatomy‘s Isaiah Washington, Roots‘ Anika Noni Rose, Hidden Figures‘ Aldis Hodge, Beaches‘ Nia Long, Dope‘s Kiersey Clemons, and When the Bough Breaks‘ Regina Hall.

FYI: Viola is wearing a Michael Kors Collection gown. Queen is wearing a Randi Rahm dress. Kylie is wearing a Solace London dress.

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So many celebrity guests were in attendance to support the 2017 Rock4EB! event presented by Alex and Ani founder Carolyn Rafaelian to benefit rare disease Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) on Saturday (January 14) at a private residence in Malibu, Calif.

Sting and Chris Cornell performed, while Zach Galifianakis acted as host. Seen stepping out for the huge annual event were Charlie Hunnam, Elizabeth Olsen, Brad Pitt, Kaley Cuoco, Garrett Hedlund, Rami Malek, Courteney Cox, Heidi Klum, Cindy Crawford and husband Rande Gerber, David Spade, Insecure‘s Jay Ellis, Kevin Nealon, and many more.

Some of the celebs got to meet Hollywood agent Andrea Pett-Joseph‘s son Brandon, who suffers from the disease.

EB is a rare and life threatening disease of the skin. The disease causes blister formation after minor trauma to the skin, including scarring and disfiguring of the skin and internal organs.