Halle Berry addresses shock exit from Kim Kardashian’s legal drama

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Halle Berry insists “things happen for a reason” after quitting Ryan Murphy’s new legal drama. The 57-year-old Hollywood legend was set for a leading role in the ‘American Horror Story’ creator’s upcoming Hulu show ‘All’s Fair’ - which also stars Kim Kardashian and Glenn Close - before it was revealed last month she had decided to step down from the role.

Reflecting on her departure, she told Entertainment Tonight: “You know, things happen for a reason. [But] I would have loved to have been there with those ladies, and I know it’s gonna be great. “[It’s] Ryan Murphy ! I mean, you know, duh! But next time!” Last month, Variety reported she had “bowed out of the show due to a scheduling conflict”.

She had also been attached to executive produce, but will no longer be attached to the show in any capacity. The series is set to focus on an all-female law firm in Los Angeles, while specific details regarding Halle’s planned character had been kept under wraps. Ryan will write, direct and executive produce the project, which is the first of his series announced under his new Disney deal after his Netflix agreement came to an end.

Kim and Glenn are both executive producers, along with Kris Jenner, Alexis Martin Woodall, Scott Robertson and Eric Kovtun. Kim made her acting debut as publicist Siobhan Corbyn in ‘American Horror Story: Delicate’, and the spooky anthology show’s creator was delighted with the praise for her performance.

In a recent episode of ‘The Kardashians’, Ryan told her: “You were good to the point where they called me and were like, ‘Do you think Kim would want to do her show?’ “ In a confessional after the chat, Kim joked she wasn’t should what she “got herself into”, and wondered if she could “really pull this off”. Ryan - who also created the likes of ‘Glee’, ‘Nip/ Tuck’, ‘Ratched’ and more - then revealed his pitch for Kim’s potential series.