Jessica Lange fuels debate over bold American Horror Story admission
Hollywood A-lister Jessica Lange has sparked a heated debate over her divisive American Horror Story admission.
The 77-year-old actress currently stars in AHS 13, marking her first appearance on the hit Ryan Murphy programme since 2018's AHS: Apocalypse.
Speaking during a panel at PaleyFest, Lange revealed that she and her fellow co-stars had to drive themselves home after shooting well into the early morning hours.
"We had to drive ourselves," the Oscar-winning actress said via Entertainment Weekly.
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"We would drive ourselves home at like 4 or 5 in the morning, park on some street in the French Quarter, and find our way home."
She added that the situation was 'still a bone of contention for her' as co-star Sarah Paulson laughed beside her.
Lange fired shots at AHS network FX for being 'too ****ing cheap' to provide cars or drivers for the cast during shooting.
Lange's remarks have since kicked off an intense discussion amongst fans, many of whom have since rushed to social media to share their thoughts.
Defending the actress, one Reddit user highlighted: "I feel like every time this has come up, there are people who are like 'who cares, they’re rich celebs'…..but the studios are even richer?
"They should absolutely be making sure that their employees are getting home safely at that hour and are not a road hazard to regular folks. Also, if they’re not paying for Jessica Lange, they’re probably also not paying for the lowly crew members who might have to work similar hours?"
A second outlined: "If your lead actor/actress ends up in a car accident & is out of commission, every single person involved in the production is going to be impacted by the delay to filming (or complete stoppage). Huge financial losses & dozens, if not low hundreds, of people reworking their plans for the next several weeks/months.
"If I end up in the hospital tomorrow, my coworkers would probably absorb most of my work & they'd have to hire a replacement, because I am replaceable. Jessica Lange & her face mid-filming are very irreplaceable."
And a third echoed: "Except that most productions of the size of AHS would offer transportation to people who don't feel safe driving home. Whether it's an actor or a PA.
"Lighting up Jessica Lange because she complained that they didn't do that is not actually addressing the problem."
"I worked on a lot of Hallmark movies at the beginning of my career. Our leads would get crew transport to and from set if they asked for it - it blows my mind that these big shows cheap out on this," revealed a fourth.
"Safety aside (it’s very important!), it saves so many production headaches. You know that your actor is going to be in the hair and make-up chair on time if your driver is outside their door and ready to knock if they slept through their alarm."
And a fifth defended: "Honestly, I don't think this is an out-of-touch rich celebrity thing. There's supposed to be drivers on set because of the long ass days, and it is a safety concern."
Others, however, couldn't have disagreed more.
"I think part of the disconnect is that there are millions of Americans who work hours that are just as long, at jobs that are just as tiring, and those companies don’t ever pay for cars or rides home for their employees," wrote a fourth Reddit user.
"I’m struggling to come up with a reason that the production should pay for a car for Jessica Lange but shouldn’t pay for a car for Best Boy Grip #2, other than 'one is famous and the other is not.'"
And a final Reddit user added: "Am I going crazy? I also work long hours, and nobody worries about the fact that I have to drive."
Tyla has reached out to FX for comment.
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Rhiannon Ingle