Celebrity Angela Bassett Angela Bassett Made a Case for Barely-There Denim Cut-Offs An artfully tattered take on the summer staple. By Kimberly Truong Kimberly Truong Kim Truong is a writer focusing on news, entertainment, and culture. She is a graduate of Fordham University. Her work has appeared on The Cut, Self, Refinery29, and BBC America. InStyle's editorial guidelines Published on August 10, 2021 Pin Share Tweet Email Denim cut-off shorts are essentially a summer staple, but somehow, Angela Bassett managed to breathe new life into the classic trend on a recent outing. Bassett was photographed wearing a pair of white denim cut-offs, artfully tattered so as to be almost see-through across the front. She wore a mustard yellow T-shirt from Legendary Rootz reading "Black Women Glow Different" and accessorized with a matching yellow shoulder bag and a black protective face mask. Backgrid Bassett may have made history recently when she reportedly negotiated a salary "north of $450,000 an episode" for her role on 9-1-1 according to Deadline, which would make her the highest-paid actress of color in a broadcast drama series on television. Bassett is also involved in the development of the Fox show and serves as an executive producer on 9-1-1 as well as its spinoff, 9-1-1: Lone Star. Angela Bassett Has a Life-Size Sculpture of Her Hero, Sojourner Truth, in Her Backyard The actress, who starred in Black Panther as the titular hero's mother, also gave an update a few weeks ago about how the films will proceed following the death of star Chadwick Boseman. "Of course, with our dear king going on to glory, a lot of things had to be shifted and changed, so thankfully, [director] Ryan [Coogler] and [writer] Joe Robert Cole, they're just such masterful storytellers that they've found a way into this world and hopefully it will be satisfying, I think, for the fans and it will be honorable of our Chad," she told Entertainment Tonight. "We love our king." Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit