Sarah Paulson rants about fandom & love on Twitter: weird or makes sense?
Sarah Paulson has led an unusual career. She’s been a working actress for two decades and has mostly managed to fly under the radar. She’s sporadically hit upon a few successful tv shows like Deadwood and American Gothic but nothing major. Until American Horror Story, which has a huge following. I’m not knocking Sarah’s career record. I’m only pointing out that she hasn’t been hit with a massive following until now. AHS fans are very passionate, and they’re excited about the upcoming Freak Show season. The huge wave of excitement may be unsettling to her.
This season, Sarah shall play conjoined twins Bette and Dot. Ryan Murphy revealed that each scene with the twins took about 12 hours to film. The effects are supposed to be very realistic looking. People are really excited about this character (er, these characters), and the fandom got out of hand on Twitter. I guess some fans were proclaiming their love for Sarah and asking why she didn’t reciprocate. She went off on a bit of a rant about how “love” isn’t something that she says to strangers:
(1) Why is it so hard to understand that although I do LOVE having you as fans, and I REALLY do, I only say I love you to people with whom
(2) I share real intimacy. It’s not personal, nor is it an insult to your kindness or your deeply appreciated fondness for little ol’ me.
(3) So, no, I won’t tell you I love you, cause I don’t know you. But I do LOVE that you have passion for the show and for me as a performer.
(4) I am very grateful to each and every one of you. Without you all, there would be no show and I would be out of the job that has brought such
(5) Joy. Make sense?
[From Sarah Paulson on Twitter]
Strange, right? I feel like Sarah should have ignored the weirdoes. But she has a right to speak out if it makes her feel uncomfortable. It does sound a little pompous for her to lecture fans. I mean, most fans realize the difference between admiration for a celebrity and real love on a personal level. Not all fans get it, but most of them do.
That wasn’t the end of the story. People started calling Sarah out for a Vine video where she said, “I love every. single. one. of you American Horror Story fans! You guys are the best.” Sarah’s response to this video? She tweeted, “@DisorderedRose I was obviously drunk.” Hey, at least she admitted to being drunk. That’s pretty funny.
Speaking of a freak show …. aaargh, it’s the bedbug dress.
Photos courtesy of WENN
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