Horror Story Adds Joan Collins, Monica Lewinsky's Crime Story Scrapped 

scene stealer Joan Collins has joined the Season 8 cast of the FX anthology series in an as-yet specified role, franchise creator Ryan Murphy told 

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, is of course best known for her role as (the original) 

cast that already includes returning faves Kathy Bates, Sarah Paulson and Evan Peters.

Murphy has revealed little else about the eighth installment, save for the fact that it takes place in the future (where shoulder pads make a comeback?!).

Sarah Paulson In, Annette Bening Out in Crime Story Katrina Overhaul

news, Murphy has announced that an installment that was to be focused on President Bill Clinton’s affair with Monica Lewinsky is no longer in development. Murphy in January 2017 optioned Jeffrey Toobin’s 

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“I told [Monica], ‘Nobody should tell your story but you,\'” Murphy related to

. “‘If you want to produce it with me, I would love that…. [Y]ou should make all the goddamn money.\'”

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