Angelica Ross isn’t holding back. After revealing earlier this week that Emma Roberts intentionally misgendered her on the set of “American Horror Story: 1984″ — to which she later apologized for during a phone call — Ross is further disclosing Roberts’ behind-the-scenes behaviour and is now calling out powerful show creator, Ryan Murphy.
Opening up about a falling out with Murphy, the transgender actress told The Hollywood Reporter in a new interview — published today — that she thought the controversial showrunner — whom she worked with on “Pose” and “AHS” — “was going to be my champion.” “I thought he understood,” she said of diversity, especially since Murphy knows she’s an advocate for transgender rights.” READ MORE: Angelica Ross Addresses Her ‘Pose’ Emmy Snub On Instagram Live “All the people who are part of all of this know exactly what I’m talking about.
They know how I showed up on set [of ‘Pose’]… There would be so much chaos going on because on a Ryan Murphy set, there is sure to be chaos,” she said. “That’s just something that people know from ‘Glee’.
We’ve heard about that on ‘American Horror Story’, ‘Scream Queens’ and so on.” Though it appears Murphy did champion Ross for putting her in “Pose” and bringing her to “AHS”, the actress explained what really occurred. “Going over to ‘American Horror Story’, the truth is I rejected their offer.
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