(NewsNation) — There are more than a few heads being scratched in Hollywood this week after Ryan Murphy dropped not only his trailer for the new Hulu show, “All’s Fair,” but the promos for the show as well.
”What the hell is going on?” a Hollywood insider asked. “Kim Kardashian is getting top billing on a show that also stars Oscar-nominated actresses? How is this even possible?”
Indeed, Kardashian is the top-billed name over Oscar-nominated actresses Glenn Close and Naomi Watts. The other actresses, Sarah Paulson and Niecy Nash, are also veterans who one would expect to be higher on the credential list than Kardashian, known mostly for her work in reality shows and fashion, not acting.
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Kim Kardashian reportedly brought idea to Ryan Murphy
To put the sting out of the slight, all veteran actresses as well as Kardashian are named as executive producers, but one reason Kardashian — who is said to be working on a law degree — may have gotten top billing is she is said to have brought the idea of an all-female divorce law firm to Murphy to begin with.
Murphy and Kardashian became friendly after he hired her to act in “American Horror Story: Delicate” several years ago.
FILE – Glenn Close attends the premiere of the Apple TV+ series “The New Look” on Feb. 12, 2024, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File) 
Ryan Murphy on a panel at the FYC red carpet event For FX’s “FEUD: Capote Vs. The Swans” at DGA Theater Complex on May 29, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. 
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JUNE 16: Sarah Paulson accepts the Best Leading Actress in a Play award for “Appropriate” onstage during The 77th Annual Tony Awards at David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center on June 16, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions) 
FILE – Kim Kardashian arrives to the Serena Williams fashion show during Fashion Week in New York, Sept. 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
But still, it is odd.
“I am in shock that [the veteran actresses’ agents] would allow this to happen,” my insider said.