{"id":2139527,"date":"2025-11-06T19:09:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T19:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2139527"},"modified":"2025-11-06T19:09:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T19:09:14","slug":"alls-fair-director-defends-kim-kardashian-show-after-terrible-reviews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/alls-fair-director-defends-kim-kardashian-show-after-terrible-reviews\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018All\u2019s Fair\u2019 director defends Kim Kardashian show after terrible reviews"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"3FMIA6FPNFEAVMZXHZJSXBPY7M\">\u201cAll\u2019s Fair,\u201d the latest series from television mogul Ryan Murphy, is getting positively panned by critics. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"25GQVDB7YFCKLHCWQZLMVKBX5E\">With a 6 percent score on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/tv\/alls_fair_2025\/s01\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/tv\/alls_fair_2025\/s01\">Rotten Tomatoes<\/a>, \u201cAll\u2019s Fair\u201d has been called \u201cfascinatingly, existentially terrible\u201d (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/tv-and-radio\/2025\/nov\/04\/alls-fair-review-kim-kardashian-divorce-drama-is-fascinatingly-existentially-terrible\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/tv-and-radio\/2025\/nov\/04\/alls-fair-review-kim-kardashian-divorce-drama-is-fascinatingly-existentially-terrible\">The Guardian<\/a>), \u201cunforgivably dull\u201d (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/hulu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/hulu\">The Hollywood Reporter<\/a>), and even \u201cthe worst TV show of the year\u201d (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/tv\/2025\/11\/04\/alls-fair-hulu-ryan-murphy-kim-kardashian-review\/86991523007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/tv\/2025\/11\/04\/alls-fair-hulu-ryan-murphy-kim-kardashian-review\/86991523007\/\">USA TODAY<\/a>). <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"D5TRLMC5RNG2HGOM77UHCBRJNU\">After all the bad press, the show\u2019s director, Anthony Hemingway, encouraged audiences not to \u201ccome at [\u2018All\u2019s Fair\u2019] with such a critical or literal frame of mind.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"NYVIKI343VA7PHP5YAMGJSW3BE\">During an interview with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-features\/alls-fair-reviews-director-defends-kim-kardashian-1236419126\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-features\/alls-fair-reviews-director-defends-kim-kardashian-1236419126\/\">The Hollywood Reporter<\/a> published on Wednesday, Nov. 5, Hemingway said that series creator Murphy wanted \u201cAll\u2019s Fair\u201d to be a form of escapism.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"B4XHY7OHQJGXFHOQK7GCOBPBJ4\">\u201cSomething that was important to Ryan was fulfilling fantasies. [He was] wanting people to see what they may not be able to obtain, but can escape into and live out through an entertainment space,\u201d Hemingway explained. \u201c[He wanted to] give some wish fulfillment and light to this world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"IKRSZIGR6BDLFBI3SFIWUJJIRY\">Hemingway, whose previous directing credits include \u201cTrue Blood\u201d and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/-\">\u201cShameless,\u201d<\/a> also teased that \u201cAll\u2019s Fair\u201d will \u201cevolve over time\u201d and \u201cget more human.\u201d The first three episodes hit Hulu on Wednesday, but the remaining episodes will drop weekly. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"VECXPIOYBFHU7ICQOJPYOR3UEM\">\u201cHopefully opinions will change. But if they don\u2019t, then they don\u2019t. What we are all doing excites us, and we stand by it,\u201d Hemingway said. \u201cI think the show holds a mirror up to each person who watches it. It\u2019s just about: Can you connect to it or relate to it, and see yourself? It may be out of your league, it may not be anything you can connect to, and I think that goes for anything that gets presented on screen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"ALDE5FKDPNDSBHDHSS6IPOHT4Q\"><b>READ MORE: <\/b><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/entertainment\/2025\/10\/nasa-reacts-to-kim-kardashians-moon-landing-conspiracy-theory.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/entertainment\/2025\/10\/nasa-reacts-to-kim-kardashians-moon-landing-conspiracy-theory.html\"><b>NASA reacts to Kim Kardashian\u2019s moon landing conspiracy theory<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"YQATWMEJGBCSXNDJMLHO36XNZ4\">\u201cAll\u2019s Fair\u201d follows a group of high-powered female divorce attorneys. The all-star cast includes Kim Kardashian (Allura Grant), Naomi Watts (Liberty Ronson), Niecy Nash-Betts (Emerald Greene), Teyana Taylor (Milan), Sarah Paulson (Carrington Lane), and Glenn Close (Dina Standish).<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"RPBDXIEZZ5BYDDMAMTDZGLGHZQ\">Kardashian, known more as a reality TV star than an actress, has unsurprisingly gotten her fair share of negative criticism for \u201cAll\u2019s Fair.\u201d The Hollywood Reporter\u2019s Angie Han described her as \u201cstiff and affectless without a single authentic note,\u201d while USA Today said Kardashian\u2019s \u201ccomplete lack of acting skill\u201d might be to blame for the rest of the cast\u2019s \u201cdetached\u201d performances.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"YC2IO2K5BJFM7DE6WTDWIVCZKU\">Hemingway defended the \u201cKardashians\u201d star during his interview with the Hollywood Reporter, calling her an \u201cexceptional\u201d person.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__image\">\n<div class=\"article__image-wrapper\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 500px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/resizer\/v2\/CKJPJZCALVAH5L2EPILV6453IE.jpg?auth=eb43540ab9c9eaaf27590dcbd117e25537c2a53676038d88549ff10e3bd4981b&amp;width=500&amp;smart=true&amp;quality=90 500w\" sizes=\"100vw\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 800px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/resizer\/v2\/CKJPJZCALVAH5L2EPILV6453IE.jpg?auth=eb43540ab9c9eaaf27590dcbd117e25537c2a53676038d88549ff10e3bd4981b&amp;width=800&amp;smart=true&amp;quality=90 800w\" sizes=\"80vw\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/resizer\/v2\/CKJPJZCALVAH5L2EPILV6453IE.jpg?auth=eb43540ab9c9eaaf27590dcbd117e25537c2a53676038d88549ff10e3bd4981b&amp;width=1280&amp;smart=true&amp;quality=90 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, (max-width: 800px) 80vw, 60vw\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"low\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"KIM KARDASHIAN, NAOMI WATTS\" class=\"hero-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/resizer\/v2\/CKJPJZCALVAH5L2EPILV6453IE.jpg?auth=eb43540ab9c9eaaf27590dcbd117e25537c2a53676038d88549ff10e3bd4981b&amp;width=1280&amp;smart=true&amp;quality=90\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"article__image-caption\"><span class=\"article__mm-image-caption-text\">Kim Kardashian and Naomi Watts in &#8220;All&#8217;s Fair.&#8221;<span class=\"article__mm-image-credit\">Disney<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"D4HEORJRIRGNTBNU3O2X5XHC4Y\">\u201cI love Kim Kardashian, I\u2019m just going to say that,\u201d he said. \u201cShe wasn\u2019t as experienced of an actor as everyone else. She came in knowing that, but she came in so open and wanting to deliver a great job, and that\u2019s [the person] I met daily.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"XLPREAS4HBALRPOU3EMRDABWLM\">Hemingway added that Kardashian consistently showed up to set with all her lines memorized, ready to work.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"FGL64VOA45BNFHOKV6OL2GPU5A\">\u201cIt was phenomenal to observe and watch. She\u2019s just a fun human being,\u201d he said. \u201cWe found fun in doing the work, and that was, to me, a reflection of who she is as a human being.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"FESLJZWZ2NAYNHP7MVZN7PSBLQ\"><i><b>New episodes of \u201cAll\u2019s Fair\u201d <\/b><\/i><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/65e808bd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/65e808bd\"><i><b>premiere on Hulu<\/b><\/i><\/a><i><b> on Tuesdays at 3 a.m. ET. <\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<section class=\"Stories-By-Section-Tag-module_wrapper__69Ed7 Stories-By-Section-Tag-module_nj__RFbQx\" data-gaid=\"\u00abR3e9b8m\u00bb\"\/><\/div>\n<p>If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.<span> By using this site, you consent to our <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.advancelocal.com\/advancelocalUserAgreement\/user-agreement.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">User Agreement<\/a> and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded, and\/or stored by us and social media and other third-party partners in accordance with our <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.advancelocal.com\/advancelocalUserAgreement\/privacy-policy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Privacy Policy.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.nj.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cAll\u2019s Fair,\u201d the latest series from television mogul Ryan Murphy, is getting positively panned by critics. With a 6 percent score on Rotten Tomatoes, \u201cAll\u2019s Fair\u201d has been called \u201cfascinatingly, existentially terrible\u201d (The Guardian), \u201cunforgivably dull\u201d (The Hollywood Reporter), and even \u201cthe worst TV show of the year\u201d (USA TODAY). 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