Simpson: American Crime Story.
I really wanted to, Paul admits to EW.
Eventually the pair were connected through a mutual friend and had dinner.

Credit: FX
It was a very extraordinary thing, remembers the actress.
It felt like I was meeting Meryl Streep or something.
I had a great deal of sympathy for her.
When I first saw her, I just sort of started to squeal and I hid my face.
I thought I was gonna start to cry or something.
We had a lovely meal.
It was a very wild thing.
And the blazers Im sorry about the blazers.
I actually like these blazers.
I love a shoulder pad!
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