Anthony Hemingway defended “All’s Honest” and its embattled star, Kim Kardashian, after the authorized drama was slammed by critics and saddled with a dismal 6% score on Rotten Tomatoes.

The director, who helmed 4 episodes of the Ryan Murphy-produced sequence, addressed the backlash in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, saying, “You’re not going to please everyone.”

The present, which additionally stars Sarah Paulson, Naomi Watts and Niecy Nash-Betts, has been extensively panned regardless of its high-profile solid. Nonetheless, Hemingway stood by the challenge, emphasizing that private style performs a significant position in how viewers reply to content material.

“You’ll have sure criticisms, whereas there are one million others who find it irresistible. I feel the present holds a mirror as much as every one that watches it,” he mentioned. “It’s nearly: Are you able to connect with it or relate to it, and see your self? It could be out of your league, it might not be something you’ll be able to connect with, and I feel that goes for something that will get offered on display.”

Hemingway, who additionally served as an government producer alongside Murphy, Kim Kardashian and Kris Jenner, acknowledged the present won’t resonate with everybody.

“It might not be for you, and that’s OK, however I personally benefit from the present,” he mentioned. “I had quite a lot of enjoyable referring to it in my very own manner. Not all the things is for everyone, and you may’t additionally count on one individual to outline one thing and for that be the totality of what it’s — I don’t agree with that.”

Drawing from his personal expertise, Hemingway pointed to the slow-burning success of The Wire, the acclaimed HBO sequence he labored on within the early 2000s.

“I additionally assume generally issues could take time,” he mentioned. “I did The Wire. Nobody appreciated the present when it was out. They hated it. They didn’t watch it. Two folks watched it each week. However it acquired to some extent the place it discovered a second.”

He clarified that he wasn’t immediately evaluating the 2 exhibits however used The Wire for instance of how public opinion can shift over time.

“It turns into one thing completely totally different in one other time,” he added.

All’s Honest premiered in 2025 and has struggled to realize traction with each viewers and critics.

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