Angelica Ross Claims Emma Roberts Apologised After Accusing Former Co-Star Of Misgendering Her

The Pose star worked with Emma on the ninth season of American Horror Story, subtitled 1984.
American Horror Story actors Angelica Ross and Emma Roberts
American Horror Story actors Angelica Ross and Emma Roberts
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Pose actor Angelica Ross said she has received an apology from Emma Roberts after accusing her one-time American Horror Story co-star of misgendering her.

Angelica and Emma worked together on the ninth season of the anthology horror series, subtitled 1984, which was released in 2019.

On Tuesday, the former Broadway performer – who is trans – alleged during an Instagram live that Emma misgendered her on set, claiming that when director John J. Gray told the two women “OK, ladies… let’s get back to work”, Emma responded: “Don’t you mean lady?”

Angelica continued: “My blood [was] boiling because I’m like, if I say something, it’s gonna be me that’s the problem.”

Angelica Ross says that Emma Roberts misgendered her and created an unwelcome working environment on the set of ‘AMERICAN HORROR STORY: 1984’.

She adds that she didn’t report it because one person who did speak up got repercussions for doing so. pic.twitter.com/xQDVqoVa8q

— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) September 20, 2023

Angelica went on to say that she didn’t speak to Emma directly for the rest of their time working together following the alleged incident.

After this, the award-winning star shared a post on X (formerly known as Twitter). claiming that when she did an impression of co-star Cody Fern’s Australian accent on set, the former Scream Queens actor then imitated Angelica by “dropping [her voice] several octaves”.

“I was SHOOK,” she wrote. “She read me for blood with my own words. Of course I was self conscious about my voice on set after that.”

The funniest part? We’re all sitting around & I’m copying Cody’s accent. Didn’t know he had one. Emma then copies my voice & laugh and drops it several octaves. I was SHOOK. She read me for blood with my own words 😂 of course I was self conscious about my voice on set after…

— A N G E L I C A (@angelicaross) September 20, 2023

HuffPost UK contacted Emma’s representatives for comment on Wednesday but did not receive an immediate response.

Angelica later claimed on Wednesday evening that she’d received a phone call from Emma “apologising” and “recognising [her] behaviour was not that of an ally”.

“I will leave the line open to follow up on your desire to do better and support social justice causes with your platform,” Angelica added.

Thank you @RobertsEmma for calling and apologizing, recognizing your behavior was not that of an ally. I will leave the line open to follow up on your desire to do better and support social justice causes with your platform.

— A N G E L I C A (@angelicaross) September 20, 2023

After 1984, Angelica returned for the two-part 10th season of American Horror Story, playing “The Chemist” in Red Tide and Theta in Death Valley.

However, she did not appear in the 11th season, NYC, and has more recently spoken out against the show’s creator Ryan Murphy, claiming her American Horror Story contract meant she was unable to pursue other opportunities (including a potential project with Marvel) despite not being asked back for the new season.

More recently, she also accused Murphy of ghosting her after initially expressing interest in a new season of American Horror Story with a Black leading cast.

“So, as Nella considered why she distrusted Needles and Pins so much, she also considered what Jesse had said about white people who went out of their way to present “diversity” (1/2) @zakiya_harris #TheOtherBlackGirl pic.twitter.com/2wbJWh4KCb

— A N G E L I C A (@angelicaross) September 18, 2023

After not hearing back. After sending flowers and no response I sent one last email in Feb 2022 (it took about a year to film season 10 due to COVID) while still contractually in first position with the show. Mind you, marvel had called twice now. I haven’t heard from him… pic.twitter.com/s7HfeABd8j

— A N G E L I C A (@angelicaross) September 18, 2023

Ryan Murphy has not addressed Angelia’s claims publicly, but HuffPost UK has contacted his publicist for comment. We have also contacted representatives for FX, the company behind American Horror Story.

American Horror Story returned for its 12th season, Delicate, on Wednesday night.

The show saw Emma Roberts returning to the franchise, alongside co-stars Cara Delevingne, Pose alumna Michaela Jáe Rodriguez and, perhaps most notably, Kim Kardashian.

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