Emma Roberts accused of being transphobic by ‘American Horror Story’ co-star Angelica Ross
Speaking in an Instagram Live video Tuesday, Ross, who is transgender, detailed an alleged exchange with Roberts, 32, that she claims took place on the set of the show in 2019 and left her “blood boiling.”
“I’m standing in front of Emma, talking to her like this, and she’s in front of me, her back against the mirror,” the “Pose” alum recalled the alleged ordeal. “She goes, ‘John, Angelica‘s being mean.’”
While the “John” in question was not specified, Roberts could have been referring to director John J. Gray, who directed two episodes of “American Horror Story: 1984.”
“She’s just being whatever. And John is like, ‘OK, ladies, that’s enough. Let’s get back to work.’ And she then looks at me and she goes, ‘Don’t you mean lady? And she turns around like this and covers her mouth [with her shirt].”
“Like, ‘What the f–k did you just say?’ And I’m standing there looking her dead ass in the damn thing, and I’m like, trying to process [what] the f–k she just said.”