Ryan Murphy Denies Allegations That ‘American Horror Story’ Crew Will Be ‘Blackballed’ if They Don’t Cross Picket Lines
variety.comJoe Otterson TV Reporter As WGA pickets continue to mobilize at the remaining TV shows in both New York and Los Angeles, at least one Ryan Murphy-produced show was the focus of striking writers’ efforts on Wednesday: “American Horror Story: Delicate.” The show is currently shooting on 52nd street in Manhattan, according to several WGA East member Twitter feeds — including one person who posted video of star Kim Kardashian entering the production. “It doesn’t appear that @KimKardashian is a friend of the labor movement.
She just now crossed our picket line to work on Ryan Murphy’s @AHSFX Hamptons, shooting here on 52nd in NYC,” wrote “The Blacklist” exec producer and WGA strike captain T Cooper on his Twitter account.
Cooper’s Tweet came hours after former “Law & Order: SVU” exec producer (and WGA strike captain) Warren Leight also alleged that “American Horror Story” crewmembers had told them that “they’ll be blackballed in Murphy-land” if they respect the picket and don’t cross the line. (In early May, it was reported that production on “AHS” had been delayed or temporarily halted at Silvercup Studios due to WGA pickets.) A spokesperson for Murphy, however, called Leight’s allegations “absolute nonsense.
Categorically false.” Leight later removed the original Tweet, but has retweeted others’ reactions to it, as well as Cooper’s report from outside the “AHS” set.
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