Ryan Murphy has never been afraid of getting topical, but he appears to have hit his limit with Donald Trump. The show-runners upcoming FX series, Pose, a drama set in 1980s-era New York, was supposed to feature the current president as one of its many characters. But a lengthy profile of Murphy in The New Yorker reveals that Trump has been written out and replaced by a coked-up Trump Organization executive, played by James Van Der Beek.
So, why did Murphy exile Trump from the series? “Nobody wants to see that fuckhead,” he explained in the profile—while “swatting his hand as if brushing off a fly,” writer Emily Nussbaum notes. Perhaps Murphy hit his Trump limit with American Horror Story: Cult, which featured a politically charged plotline—including a scene in which the shows characters react to Trumps win on election night.
With Pose—a drama about that largely revolves around drag ball culture—Murphy is offering something fresh and electric. Per The New Yorker, the show has 108 trans cast and crew members and 31 L.G.B.T.Q. characters, as well as several trans directors. In addition, Murphy is giving his profits from the show to causes that benefit trans communities. “Its television as advocacy,” he said. “I want to put my money where my mouth is.”
In the profile, Murphy also speaks about other projects hes considering bringing to television—including, most provocatively, a potential series inspired by the #MeToo movement titled Consent, which Nussbaum describes as a Black Mirror-style show that would tackle different things each episode: there would be one about the Weinstein Company, one about Kevin Spacey, one about “an ambiguous he-said-she-said encounter,” she writes. Such a series would be one of the most pointed and controversial works to come out of the #MeToo movement—which, though it was created by activist Tarana Burkein 2007, only went mainstream a few months ago in the wake of the sexual misconduct reckoning in Hollywood.
That said, Consent is still just a concept, as Murphy is currently in limbo—his long-running FX deal is coming to an end, and his upcoming $300 million Netflix deal, one of the biggest in TV history, has yet to begin. Murphy does already have two projects in the works for the streaming platform—Ratched, inspired by the One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest nurse, and the musical series The Politician—and he outlined a few more ideas for The New Yorker, particularly an “aspirational” and soapy L.G.B.T.Q. series in the vein of The L Word. Hes also in talks with Julianne Moore about a potential movie, and has considered working with Gwyneth Paltrow on a documentary about wellness. “I would watch an entire hour about adrenal collapse,” Murphy says.
Such is the power of Murphy that well probably all be saying that when Adrenal Collapse becomes an Oscar-winning documentary in a few years time. The New Yorker profile also reveals that Murphys deal comes with a neat little perk: hell be getting his very own row on the Netflix homepage, indicating what we all knew already: that Ryan Murphy is a genre unto himself.
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November 29, 1934
This Westminster Abbey wedding—between the Queens uncle, Prince George, Duke of Kent, and Princess Marina, daughter of Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark—is where she and the eventual Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, met. She was 8, and he was 14.Photo: From Haynes Archive/Popperfoto/Getty Images.
May 6, 1960
Queen Elizabeths sister, Princess Margaret, married photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones at Westminster Abbey. (She didnt serve as a bridesmaid; queens are not other peoples attendants.) It was the first British royal wedding to be televised, and for the occasion, royal designer Norman Hartnell made her a turquoise gown with a bolero jacket to match.Photo: By Derek Berwin/Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images.
June 8, 1961
The Queen wore a deep blush dress with matching hat and duster to the wedding of her cousin, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, and Katharine, Duchess of Kent, at York Minster.Photo: From Popperfoto/Getty Images.
April 24, 1963
The popular Princess Alexandra of Kent is the Queens first cousin and served as a bridesmaid in Her Majestys wedding when she was 10. (And before Princess Elizabeth became Queen, the two were bridesmaids together in the wedding of Captain Lord Brabourne and Patricia Mountbatten.) Alexandra married the Honorable Angus Ogilvy at Westminster Abbey.Photo: From Popperfoto/Getty Images.
April 29, 2011
Angela Kelly and team designed the Queens pale yellow, crepe-wool dress and matching hat for Kate Middleton and Prince Williams wedding. A particularly great feature is the pleats that resemble sunrays emanating from the collar, so Elizabeth looked like some kind of sun Queen.Photo: By Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images.
July 30, 2011
The Queen chose the rare pale-pink look for her granddaughter Zara Phillipss wedding to the English rugby player Mike Tindall in Edinburgh.Photo: By David Hartley/Rupert Hartley/REX/Shutterstock.
June 25, 2016
And yet, she chose a similar look thats subtly different for the wedding of Alexandra Knatchbull, great-granddaughter of the Queens cousin, Earl Mountbatten, and Thomas Hooper. Congratulations to the couple and to the Queens many successes as a very important wedding guest.Photo: By David Hartley/REX/Shutterstock.PreviousNext
November 29, 1934
This Westminster Abbey wedding—between the Queens uncle, Prince George, Duke of Kent, and Princess Marina, daughter of Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark—is where she and the eventual Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, met. She was 8, and he was 14.From Haynes Archive/Popperfoto/Getty Images.
May 6, 1960
Queen Elizabeths sister, Princess Margaret, married photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones at Westminster Abbey. (She didnt serve as a bridesmaid; queens are not other peoples attendants.) It was the first British royal wedding to be televised, and for the occasion, royal designer Norman Hartnell made her a turquoise gown with a bolero jacket to match.By Derek Berwin/Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images.
June 8, 1961
The Queen wore a deep blush dress with matching hat and duster to the wedding of her cousin, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, and Katharine, Duchess of Kent, at York Minster.From Popperfoto/Getty Images.
April 24, 1963
The popular Princess Alexandra of Kent is the Queens first cousin and served as a bridesmaid in Her Majestys wedding when she was 10. (And before Princess Elizabeth became Queen, the two were bridesmaids together in the wedding of Captain Lord Brabourne and Patricia Mountbatten.) Alexandra married the Honorable Angus Ogilvy at Westminster Abbey.From Popperfoto/Getty Images.
November 14, 1973
The Queen plays mother of the bride at the wedding of her only daughter, Princess Anne, to Captain Mark Anthony Peter Phillips at Westminster Abbey. Her Majesty wore a royal-blue number with diamond-shaped details from—guess who?—Sir Norman Hartnell.By Anwar Hussein/Getty Images.
October 20, 1979
She put a pin in her typical matching outfit to do a color-blocked coat and turban for the wedding of Prince Charless Gordonstoun classmate Norton Knatchbull at Romsey Abbey.By Tim Graham/Getty Images.
July 29, 1981
The Queens mother-of-the-groom outfit for Prince Charles and Dianas wedding featured one of her favorite brooches. The 23.6-carat pink diamond in the middle was a wedding gift from Dr. John Williamson, a Canadian who owned the Tanzanian mine where the diamond was found. She had Cartier design and make the brooch in 1953, and has worn it for special occasions, including several more weddings, ever since.From Uncredited/AP/REX/Shutterstock.
July 23, 1986
Once again, the Queen plays mother of the groom for Prince Andrews wedding to Sarah Ferguson at Westminster Abbey, this time in lilac and pearls.From Historia/REX/Shutterstock.
July 30, 1988
Her Majesty wears the rare patterned coat and dress to the wedding of James Ogilvy—son of the Queens cousin Princess Alexandra of Kent, the Honorable Lady Ogilvy—and Julia Rawlinson at St. Mary the Virgin Church. Though shes a guest at someone elses wedding, Queen Elizabeth is bound to stand out. As Caroline de Guitaut, the curator at the Royal Collection Trust, told The New York Times in 2016, “The Queen has always been aware that she needs to stand out from the crowd, and it is for this reason that millinery has always played an important role in her wardrobe.” She added that the hats, like the one above, are strategic, and made to ensure that “her face is fully visible, but also framed in a range of styles over the years that were often considered very avant-garde for their day.”By Jayne Fincher/Princess Diana Archive/Getty Images.
December 12, 1992
The Queen may have had only one daughter, but she had two chances to be M.O.B. Anne re-married in the 90s to Vice Admiral Sir Timothy James Hamilton Laurence at Crathie Kirk. For the occasion, the Queen matched the tartan in head-to-knees emerald.From RA/REX/NRE/REX/Shutterstock.
October 8, 1993
Speaking of hats that show off the Queens face, she wore this upturned salmon pink one by Philip Somerville to her nephew Viscount Linleys wedding to the Honorable Serena Stanhope. The brooch she wore to Dianas wedding makes another appearance.By Michael Floyd/Daily Mail /REX/Shutterstock.
July 14, 1994
One of the Queens clear favorites, Princess Margarets daughter and her niece, Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones, married Daniel Chatto at a small ceremony of only 200 at St. Stephen Walbrook. (The church, a small 17th-century building in London, was supposedly chosen to keep the wedding party intimate.)REX/From REX/Shutterstock.
July 1, 1995
On the opposite end of extravagance to Lady Sarahs wedding was the nuptials of Prince Pavlos to Marie-Chantal Miller. Nearly the entire royal family attended their ceremony at the Cathedral of St. Sophia in London. The pre-wedding dinner dance boasted 1,300 guests, and the reception involved a garden party with a tent that looked like the Acropolis. For the occasion, the queen wore lilac.By Tim Graham/Getty Images.
November 7, 1998
The Queen wore banana yellow to the wedding of Timothy Knatchbull and Isabella Norman, which she attended with Princess Margaret, who wore all green. She also chose a pearl and diamond brooch that once belonged to Queen Mary, and was passed down from Marys grandmother, Princess Augusta, Duchess of Cambridge. Yes, its the Duchess of Cambridge brooch. (No word yet if it will be passed on to its current namesake.) Queen Mary wore it as a necklace to Elizabeths christening, as well as to Charless christening in 1948.By Tim Rooke/REX/Shutterstock.
June 19, 1999
Once again the mother of the groom, Queen Elizabeth broke out of her suit habit and wore a lilac dress to the wedding of her youngest son, Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, to Sophie Helen Rhys-Jones at St. Georges Chapel in Windsor Castle. By now, she had been working with Angela Kelly, a dress maker and milliner, who became the personal assistant to the Queen in 2002, and has made, commissioned, or curated the Queens wardrobe ever since.By Tim Graham/Getty Images.
November 6, 2004
A royal purple for the wedding of Lady Tamara Grosvenor, daughter of the Duke of Westminster, and Edward van Cutsem. Edward is a friend of William, and Edwards dad, Hugh, was a friend of Prince Charles.By Tim Rooke/REX/Shutterstock.
April 9, 2005
Prince Charles and Camilla were married before this photo was taken, which is from the reception. The Queen skipped the ceremony, since both her son and Camilla were divorcées and she is the head of the Church of England.From ROTA-Pool/Getty Images.
May 17, 2008
Prince Harry kisses his grandmother on the cheek at her grandson Peter Phillipss wedding to Autumn Kelly at St. Georges Chapel in Windsor. The silk brocade coat and dress are by Angela Kelly, as is the thin crown of feathers. The headpiece is an unusual look for the Queen, but it abides by her main rules for headwear: out of her face and locked in, so her hands are free for waving.By Sang Tan/AFP/Getty Images.
April 29, 2011
Angela Kelly and team designed the Queens pale yellow, crepe-wool dress and matching hat for Kate Middleton and Prince Williams wedding. A particularly great feature is the pleats that resemble sunrays emanating from the collar, so Elizabeth looked like some kind of sun Queen.By Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images.
July 30, 2011
The Queen chose the rare pale-pink look for her granddaughter Zara Phillipss wedding to the English rugby player Mike Tindall in Edinburgh.By David Hartley/Rupert Hartley/REX/Shutterstock.
June 25, 2016
And yet, she chose a similar look thats subtly different for the wedding of Alexandra Knatchbull, great-granddaughter of the Queens cousin, Earl Mountbatten, and Thomas Hooper. Congratulations to the couple and to the Queens many successes as a very important wedding guest.By David Hartley/REX/Shutterstock.
Yohana DestaYohana Desta is a Hollywood writer for VanityFair.com.
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