Simpson: American Crime Story.

I really wanted to, Paul admits to EW.

Eventually the pair were connected through a mutual friend and had dinner.

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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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