Alexandra Jacobs

Right.

I think it's quite audacious.

It shows his irreverence.

I mean, it's like grotesquely disrespectful.

I think Ryan Murphy is starting out of a different gate.

He's just not even engaging on the same level.

He's saying something that will stir up...

But intentionally or not, he's saying something that will stir up the dialogue.

And even though I side with Jack Schlossberg on this, I'm also team Murphy in the sense that I believe he, you know, should have the freedom to do this, which might bring us to Daryl Hannah's opinion piece.

I mean, I think it's a valid critique.

Legally, Ryan Murphy's absolutely fine.

Creators, producers, directors, writers have tremendous latitude with public figures.

But so she wrote an article about it.

This is one of the most popular articles, I think, on the New York Times site for a couple of days.

And the comments reflect, readers agree that

Many readers say we're refusing to watch.

You know, I can't account for the many, many, many others who are gobbling up the performance.

Some people think this is the price you pay for being famous.

You know, I have this old boss, this editor, the New York Observer, he'd say, if you run into a celebrity on the street, just interview them.

Interview them.