Keke Palmer recounted an incident in which Ryan Murphy, who co-created and produced Scream Queens, ‘teared’ her on set.
The actress, 31, detailed the experience in her upcoming memoir, Master Of Me: The Secret To Controlling Your Narrative, where she also shared a shocking racist incident that took place with an unnamed white co-star.
Palmer, who played Zayday Williams on the series for two seasons in 2015 and 2016, alleged that Murphy, 59, challenged her after she missed a day of filming.
“It was like I was in the dean’s office,” he said while speaking to the Los Angeles Times. “He said, ‘I’ve never seen you behave like that. “I can’t believe you, of all people, would do something like this.”
Palmer said she apologized to the television producer and thought everything was settled between them, but days later she spoke to one of her co-stars who didn’t have such a flattering interpretation of the conflict.
Keke Palmer, 31, recounted an incident in which Ryan Murphy, 59, who co-created and produced Scream Queens, ‘destroyed’ her for missing a day of filming; (L) Keke seen in 2021, (R) Murphy photographed in 2019
It all started when Keke had scheduled an unspecified “business obligation” for what was going to be a day off from her Scream Queens filming schedule.
However, Palmer was later told by series staff members, apparently at the last minute, that she had been rescheduled to film on what had previously been her day off.
Rather than cancel his plans, he skipped the day of filming and took over his previous obligation, although it is unclear if he communicated that decision to production.
That’s when Murphy called her and reprimanded her.
After apologizing, Keke told a co-star that she thought she and Murphy were “great,” but her co-star said the situation was still “bad,” which Palmer thought was an attempt to scare her.
Hollywood productions are famous for their long working hours: most actors and crew members can expect to work 10 to 12 hours a day, at a minimum, and it’s not uncommon for a single day of filming to last up to 14 or 16 hours, but it can also be erratic and changing shooting days is not unheard of.
The Nope star added that at the beginning of her time on Scream Queens she hoped to become one of Murphy’s regular stars, including Emma Roberts, Sarah Paulson, Jessica Lange and Billie Lourd.
However, after she skipped the rescheduled filming date to focus on other obligations, she feared that Murphy had blacklisted her and no longer cast her in other projects, although it is unclear if the conflict between the two occurred in the first or second season of Scream. Queens.
Palmer said he scheduled a ‘business obligation’ for his day off, but when the filming schedule changed, he opted to continue with his previous obligation instead of filming; (L to R) Palmer, Abigail Breslin, Emma Roberts, Billie Lourd and Lea Michele seen in Scream Queens
“It was like I was in the dean’s office,” he told the LA Times. ‘He said to me, “I’ve never seen you behave like this. I can’t believe you, of all people, would do something like this”‘; Murphy seen in September in New York
After skipping the rescheduled filming date to focus on other obligations, she feared that Murphy had blacklisted her and would no longer cast her for other projects; Murphy seen with Michele in 2022
The actress detailed the experience in her upcoming memoir, Master Of Me: The Secret To Controlling Your Narrative; seen in may
Palmer has not starred in any of Murphy’s projects since.
“I’m still not sure Ryan cared or understood, and that’s okay because he was just focusing on his business, which is not a problem for me,” Palmer wrote in her book.
“But what I do know is that even if he didn’t care, and even if I never work with him again, he knows that I see myself as a business, too.”
Murphy co-created the series with frequent collaborators Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan, as well as producing, writing and directing select episodes.
DailyMail.com has contacted representatives for Murphy and Fox Broadcasting for comment.
Murphy, through his publicist, declined a request for comment from the LA Times.
Elsewhere in the book, Keke alleged that a shocking racist incident occurred on the set of the slasher comedy and described a confrontation with a white co-star who is only referred to by a pseudonym.
The unnamed actress allegedly compared Keke to Martin Luther King Jr. during a tense exchange.
Palmer’s time on the series, which aired for two seasons on Fox from 2015 to 2016, seems particularly difficult, according to her book and new profile.
She starred in the horror comedy with a bevy of female stars including Emma Roberts, Lea Michele, Abigail Breslin, Billie Lourd and Jamie Lee Curtis, while Nasim Pedrad, Kirstie Alley, Ariana Grande and Cecily Strong also appeared in the one-off series season.
Elsewhere in the book, Keke alleged that a racist incident occurred on the set of the slasher comedy, when an unnamed white co-star compared her to Martin Luther King Jr.
Scream Queens aired for two seasons on Fox from 2015 to 2016; Advertising still from Scream Queens.
Palmer’s self-help memoir, Master Of Me: The Secret To Controlling Your Narrative, is out Nov. 19; seen in April in West Hollywood
She writes that one day the actress she refers to as Brenda was upset on set because of a conflict she was having with another colleague.
However, when Palmer attempted to comfort her co-star and told him that she hoped everyone on the show could “have fun and respect each other,” Brenda lashed out.
‘Keke, literally just don’t do it. Who do you think you are? Martin F… Luther King? The unnamed actress allegedly responded.
In her book, Palmer explained her decision not to name the woman, as she thought it would take away the power of her words and not make Brenda the center of the discussion.
‘I am not a victim. That’s not my story, honey. I don’t care what his ass said. “If I let what he said paralyze me, then it will,” he added defiantly.
The comment comparing her to Martin Luther King Jr. was ironic, as Palmer’s parents had ordered her to follow the Civil Rights Movement icon’s example when she was the victim of microaggressions in kindergarten at a private Catholic school. .
Palmer’s self-help memoir, Master Of Me: The Secret To Controlling Your Narrative, will be released on November 19.
