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“POSE” writer, director and executive producer Janet Mock served up a fiery speech during the FX drama’s finale red carpet premiere in New York. And let’s just say sis had A LOT to get off her chest and she aired out ALL of her frustrations which ranged from the unequal pay for the show to infidelity. Get it all inside…
Last week,
“POSE” held it’s third and final season red carpet premiere at the Rose Theater at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York. And to say ish went totally left would be an understatement.
In an explosive rant that reportedly left colleagues and bosses scorched,
Pose writer Janet Mock tore into Hollywood for its treatment of trans talent.
Mock, who also served as the director and executive producer of the iconic FX drama, launched into a 15-minute-long speech at the premiere party for Pose season three Thursday night (29 April).
Careening off script, the 38-year-old ignited tinderbox issues of pay, authentic representation in the media and even infidelity. Questioning why the network isn’t paying her more as well as dragging the episodes of the series written by men.
Rattling off her list of grievances, the outspoken bestselling author also alleged that she has slept with someone in the show’s crew and pleaded for her partner
Ahead of
Pose season three, Lil’ Papi star Angel Bismark Curiel opened up about the education he received during his time on the show, and how he hopes it can inspire young cis boys like him.
Curiel, who plays Lil’ Papi Evangelista, admitted that he was oblivious about trans lives before he joined
Pose, which returns this weekend for its third and final season.
“For me, before I even stepped foot on set, I didn’t know what trans meant,” he said. “I didn’t even know the vocabulary definition of it and let alone the complexities and the traumas that follow very soon after that word.”