Jessica Lange airs her ‘bone of contention’ with ‘f–king cheap’ FX after ‘American Horror Story’ return

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At a PaleyFest event on Thursday, Jessica Lange criticized FX as "f–king cheap" for not providing transportation for the cast of "American Horror Story" Season 3, which led them to drive themselves late at night in New Orleans. The actress's comments were met with laughter from co-stars and audience members but did not receive an immediate response from FX representatives.
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At PaleyFest on Thursday, Jessica Lange criticized FX as "f–king cheap" during a panel discussion about the upcoming American Horror Story season. She recounted an experience from Season 3 in New Orleans, where she and her co-stars had to drive themselves home late at night after filming due to a lack of car service, noting they would park on some street in the French Quarter around 4:00 or 5:00 AM. Despite this issue, Lange expressed that she "had a good time" overall since New Orleans is a great place to shoot. Fellow cast member Sarah Paulson laughed at Lange's comments without directly addressing them. Social media users commended Lange for speaking out about the network’s budget constraints during filming.

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Riley Cardoza
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Lange PERSON · 4× Jessica Lange PERSON · 2× New Orleans GPE · 2× Paulson PERSON · 2× Billie Lourd PERSON · 1× Fiona Goode PERSON · 1× Gabourey Sidibe PERSON · 1× Page Six Daily ORG · 1× Page Six’s ORG · 1× Sarah Paulson PERSON · 1×

Narrative

Lange insisted on Thursday that she is done with the show despite wishing she was “able to do more than an episode here or an episode there” with “a couple of” her characters. “It was great fun,” the “King Kong” star said, “but I don’t see any future in it.
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🔮 The Oscar winner, who played Fiona Goode on the show’s “Coven” iteration in 2013, remembered, “We would drive ourselves home at like 4:00 or 5:00 in the morning, park on some street in the French Quarter [in New Orleans] and find our way home.

Claims (18 extracted, 1 hedged)

Jessica Lange blasted FX as “f–king cheap” for not providing a car service to the cast of “American Horror Story” Season 3. asserted
Lange → blast → Season
“We had to drive ourselves,” the actress, 77, declared while reflecting on the experience with co-stars Sarah Paulson, Billie Lourd, Gabourey Sidibe and more at PaleyFest on Thursday. asserted
actress → have → Thursday
She went on to give the network a sarcastic salute as audience members — and Paulson, 51 — laughed. asserted
members → go → salute
The Oscar winner, who played Fiona Goode on the show’s “Coven” iteration in 2013, remembered, “We would drive ourselves home at like 4:00 or 5:00 in the morning, park on some street in the French Quarter [in New Orleans] and find our way home. asserted
We → play → way
“Because they were too f–king cheap,” she continued, clarifying elsewhere in the conversation that she ultimately “had a good time” since “New Orleans is a good place to shoot.” asserted
Orleans → continue → time
While Paulson did not weigh in on the lack of drivers, she clapped and doubled over with laughter at Lange’s comments. asserted
she → weigh → comments
Social media users praised Lange for speaking out, calling it “kind of wild” that cast members did not have drivers. asserted
members → praise → drivers
One joked, “I wonder how many people were absolutely lit in the corner and swore up and down that they saw Jessica Lange walking down the street at 4 AM and no one believed them.” asserted
one → joke → them
Reps for FX did not immediately respond to Page Six’s request for comment. asserted
Reps → respond → comment
In addition to Season 3, the Tony winner has taken part in five other “AHS” seasons: “Murder House,” “Asylum,” “Freak Show,” “Apocalypse” and the latest greatest hits rendition. asserted
winner → take → seasons
Lange, who earned two Emmys for her roles in the horror anthology, explained Thursday why she agreed to return for Season 13 after eight years away. asserted
she → earn → years
“I said, ‘Well, I might consider if I can do all four characters that I had originated, and also work with all the rest of the actors,” the Golden Globe winner explained, per The Hollywood Reporter. uncertain
winner → say → Reporter
“Because we were a repertory company, … and I loved that part of it, really, really loved that part.” Ryan Murphy previously told Vogue in August that her one condition for returning was having a musical number. asserted
condition → love → number
Lange insisted on Thursday that she is done with the show despite wishing she was “able to do more than an episode here or an episode there” with “a couple of” her characters. “It was great fun,” the “King Kong” star said, “but I don’t see any future in it. asserted
I → insist → it
We’re not going to keep bringing these old bitches back. asserted
We → go → bitches
We’ve had enough!” asserted
We → have → enough
Your voice matters. asserted
voice → matter → ?
Discussions are moderated for civility. asserted
Discussions → moderate → civility
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