An “Actors On Actors” Producer Revealed How Chloë Sevigny Really Felt About Being Paired With Kim Kardashian At The Last Minute

“On social media, I’ll see people are like, ‘Why didn’t they pair this person and this person?’ And often, I’ve tried, and they just wouldn’t do it with each other.”.

Variety’s Co-Editor-in-Chief just pulled back the curtain on how the Actors on Actors pairings are actually decided — and it sounds more complicated than you may have thought.

As I’m sure you know, Variety has a long-running video series called Actors on Actors. In each episode, two performers come together for an extended conversation about their latest projects ahead of the TV and film award seasons.

Since its first season in 2014, the series has brought us some pretty iconic pairings, from Cillian Murphy and Margot Robbie to Robert Pattinson and Jennifer Lopez, which remain among the mo

However, there have also been a few pairings over the years that have left viewers scratching their heads for the wrong reasons. The latest instance was Chloë Sevigny and Kim Kardashian, who teamed up for an episode in the 20th season earlier this month.

From the moment the pairing was announced, people raised questions about why Kim — best known as an entrepreneur and reality star — was involved in the series in the first place, and why she’d been paired up with Chloë, an Oscar-nominated and Golden Globe-winning actor.

The two women share that they’ve both worked with Glee and American Horror Story creator Ryan Murphy. Kim starred in American Horror Story: Delicate last year, while Chloë previously appeared in Seasons 2 and 5 of the hit anthology show. More recently, she also starred in Ryan’s Feud: Capote Vs. The Swans.

Kim and Chloë also share strong ties to the fashion industry. However, fans of Actors on Actors still couldn’t help but feel it was a little unfair to pair Chloë — who’s been in Hollywood since the ‘90s — with someone with such incomparable acting experience.

After the episode dropped on June 5, the YouTube comments section was quickly flooded with people slamming the “dreadful” pairing. “Whoever paired these two together deserves therapy,” one user wrote, amassing over 2,600 likes.

“This is like pairing up a Astronaut and a kindergartener who plays with a toy rocket to talk about being an Astronaut,” added another.