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‘The Politician’ Serves Up a Big Megan Ellison Spoof in Season Two
Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterMild spoilers ahead for the first episode of “The Politician” season 2.Gwyneth Paltrow’s love interest in the second season of “The Politician” will seem quite familiar to Hollywood insiders and film fans — given the character is a direct send-up of Annapurna Pictures founder and Oracle heiress Megan Ellison.Created by Brad Falchuk and Ryan Murphy, season two of the Netflix series dropped Friday. The premiere finds Paltrow’s Santa Barbara matriarch Georgina Hobart as a candidate for governor of California, whose campaign is backed by a strong-willed, elusive billionaire movie mogul.In a phonetic wink, the character is called Alison Mendelsohn.
