Sarah Paulson says she regrets wearing a fat suit to play Linda Tripp amid Hollywood fat phobia backlash

Paulson was tapped to play the real-life White House staff member who blew the whistle on the affair between former President Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky

However, as soon as the show debuted its first trailer, Paulson was criticized on social media for wearing prosthetics to match the heavier body type of Tripp, who died in April of 2020 at age 70. Paulson was criticized for having to undergo extensive makeup and prosthetics to match a role that could have more easily gone to a plus-sized actress. Others lambasted her for contributing to a stigma against overweight people in Hollywood.  Speaking to the Los Angeles Times, Paulson addressed the issue head-on, noting that she was torn about wearing a fat suit for the role, and noted that she would likely not do it again for a future part.