Kim Kardashian has sparked backlash over her ‘blasphemous’ move against two Oscar nominated stars in the new trailer for legal drama, All’s Fair.
The reality star, 44, takes on her first leading role as a ruthless divorce lawyer in the new Ryan Murphy drama – and landed top billing over Oscar nominees Glenn Close and Naomi Watts, as well as established stars Niecy Nash, Sarah Paulson and Teyana Taylor.
All’s Fair follows a team of high-powered female attorneys who leave their firm to start their own company – with American Horror Story: Delicate star Kardashian taking on the role of Allura Grant.
The trailer opens with Kardashian saying: ‘Deep breath. Tell us your story ‘ to a client played by Showgirls icon Elizabeth Berkley.
Berkley says: ‘Sorry it’s a lot’ with Watts responding: ‘No, no, we don’t meet with sorry people.’
Close then confronts Kardashian, saying: ‘Get mad, get hot, get revenge!’
Kim Kardashian has sparked backlash over her ‘blasphemous’ move against two Oscar nominated stars in the new trailer for legal drama, All’s Fair
T he reality star, 44, takes on her first leading role as a ruthless divorce lawyer in the new Ryan Murphy drama – and landed top billing over Oscar nominees Glenn Close and Naomi Watts, as well as established stars Niecy Nash (pictured), Sarah Paulson and Teyana Taylor
All’s Fair follows a team of high-powered female attorneys who leave their firm to start their own company – with American Horror Story: Delicate star Kardashian taking on the role of Allura Grant
Kardashian’s Grant then dresses down a cheating husband saying: ‘You’re right, everything we’re gonna show you today, you should be intimately familiar with
A lingerie clad Kardashian is seen injecting herself in the thigh with apparent drugs before collapsing in a toilet cubicle – before a steamy scene shows her straddling hunky co-star Matthew Noszka, 32.
Amid her own divorce from Eric Johnson, Jessica Simpson makes a surprise cameo in one scene, throwing a drink in an mystery person’s face.
Offended fans took to social media to lambast Kardashian – for whom All’s Fair was created for by Murphy – for taking top billing, forcing acclaimed actors to play ‘second fiddle’ to the novice actress.
One fan wrote: ‘In what world is Naomi Watts playing second fiddle in this hot mess?
Others penned: Looks trashy, but no wonder if we can see KK first credit. And that’s sad with so many talented actresses in supporting roles.
‘Why do they keep on trying to make KK an actress?
‘Kim Kardashian sharing screen space with such established actors and getting a role that is somehow more important than them is just not right.
All’s Fair follows a team of high-powered female attorneys who leave their firm to start their own company – with American Horror Story: Delicate star Kardashian taking on the role of Allura Grant
The trailer opens with Kardashian saying: ‘Deep breath. Tell us your story ‘ to a client played by Showgirls icon Elizabeth Berkley
Close then confronts Kardashian, saying: ‘Get mad, get hot, get revenge!’
Kardashian shows off her acting chops in a tense scene
The star takes on the lead role over Oscar nominee Watts and Emmy winner Nash
A tense scene sees Sarah Paulson’s character Carrington Lane trying to attack Nash’s Emerald Greene
Kardashian straddles co-star Matthew Noszka in another scene
Teyana Taylor also stars as Milan
Kardashian’s character is seen injecting drugs in a toilet cubicle
Kardashian lands top billing over a list of Hollywood stars
Fans took to social media to lambast Kardashian – for whom All’s Fair was created for by Murphy – for taking top billing, forcing acclaimed actors to play ‘second fiddle’ to the novice actress.
‘This looks horrible….make it stop…
‘Must be embarassing for the liked of Glenn Close and Naomi Watts to be standing behind a Kardashian.
‘The fact that Glenn Close is standing behind Kim Kardashian is blasphemous.
‘Imagine having decades of experience in your field and accolades to show for it and now having to play second fiddle to an amateur.
‘No shade but why is Kim K at the front shouldn’t a REAL actress be standing there?’
Others took aim at Kardashian playing a high-powered lawyer on screen while not yet completing her own studies to become an attorney.
‘Did she give up on becoming a real lawyer?
‘So she decided to just play one on tv?
Others praised the trailer writing: ‘the budget on the casting alone… it’s drama, it’s camp, it’s what I just need! we need a release date HULU !
‘THE CAST !!! THE FASHION !!!!! THE SCANDALS !!! LETS GO AHEAD AND MAKE 5 MORE SEAONS NOW !!!!!’
No official premiere date has been revealed, but the show is set to launch in the fall on Hulu in the US and Disney+ internationally.
The synopsis reads: ‘A team of female divorce attorneys leave a male-dominated firm to open their own powerhouse practice. Fierce, brilliant, and emotionally complicated, they navigate high-stakes breakups, scandalous secrets, and shifting allegiances—both in the courtroom and within their own ranks. In a world where money talks and love is a battleground, these women don’t just play the game—they change it.’
Amid her own divorce from Eric Johnson, Jessica Simpson makes a surprise cameo in one scene, throwing a drink in an mystery person’s face
The trailer dropped the same day Kardashian was due in court in Paris to testify in the 2016 robbery trial
The star is front and center for the promo poster
The trailer comes as Kardashian is in Paris as she prepares to testify at the trial of a gang accused of robbing her at gunpoint in her Paris hotel room in 2016.
The influencer, 44, was joined by her mother Kris Jenner as she made her way into the courtroom on Tuesday afternoon.
Kardashian – who was dressed in a black blazer, skirt and sunglasses – waved at onlookers and press before pulling her mother aside for a brief chat.
It marks the first time Kardashian will confront the suspected ‘grandpa gang’ of Paris robbers who are accused of stealing jewellery worth millions of dollars from her.
Following her performance in AHS, Kim signed on for Murphy’s upcoming project, described as a high-end, glossy and sexy adult procedural called All’s Fair.
All’s Fair was first announced in December, the first series under Murphy’s new overall deal at Disney.
All’s Fair is created by Jon Robin Baitz (Brothers & Sisters, Feud: Capote Vs. The Swans) and Joe Baken.
It’s reportedly partly inspired by Kardashian’s actual lawyer, Laura Wasser, who represented her in divorce proceedings with Kanye West and Kris Humphries.
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Halle Berry was forced to drop out of the show’s A-list cast due to a scheduling conflict just days after her addition was confirmed. Berry was also expected to take on an executive producer role for the show.
Kardashian, her mother and manager Kris Jenner, and Ryan Murphy will join Baitz and Baken as executive producers, with Jamie Pachino, Laura Greene, and Richard Levine also contributing as writers and executive producers.
Close will join them as an executive producer alongside Alexis Martin Woodall, Eric Kovtun, and Scott Robertson.
Kardashian is currently pursuing a legal career in real life, having passed the baby bar exam last year and now preparing for the full bar exam.
Kim’s advocacy for criminal justice reform began in 2017, when she helped champion the cause of Alice Johnson, a woman serving a life sentence for a non-violent drug trafficking offense.
Initially, Kardashian reached out to Ivanka Trump to raise awareness about Johnson’s case.
This led to a meeting with former President Donald Trump, where Kim passionately campaigned for Johnson’s clemency.
Her efforts paid off in June 2018, when Johnson was granted a pardon and released from prison after over 20 years.
Since then, Kardashian has expanded her advocacy to others like Kevin Cooper, who has been on death row for over three decades, and Julius Jones, wrongfully convicted of murder.