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Kathy Bates Says Ryan Murphy Rejuvenated Her Career After 'Degrading' Pause


Kathy Bates recalled how a breast cancer battle and the cancellation of her show 'Harry’s Law' caused a humiliating period in her life

Kathy Bates in ‘Matlock’Sonja Flemming/CBSBates appeared on season 3 of American Horror Story as Delphine LaLaurie before returningfor three more installments of the anthology series. While it’s not hard to remember recurring favorites on American Horror Story like Evan Peters, Sarah Paulson and Jessica Lange, the same can’t be said for one season — or even one episode — guest stars, such as Adam Levine, Jenna Dewan and Naomi Campbell. The current suspects on Matty’s list include Olympia ( Skye P. Marshall), Julian ( Jason Ritter) and Senior ( Beau Bridges) — all of whom could have had access to documents that would have taken opioids off the streets before her daughter died from an overdose.

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