Actress Gabourey Sidibe is gearing up to film the upcoming 13th season of FX’s “American Horror Story.” In the meantime, she recently appeared on a podcast and responded to the now-viral 2022 clip of “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star Kathy Hilton, apparently mistaking the actress for Lizzo after seeing a photo of the singer. This has led many fans who once considered the clip a lighthearted mistake to now view it as the now-66-year-old being mean to Sidibe. Others believe it’s all a misunderstanding.

Sidibe is reacting to the widely discussed clip of Hilton mistaking her for Lizzo.

Sidibe was on the One 54 podcast on February 4. During the episode, the “American Horror Story” actress discussed a range of topics, but one of the sticking points has been her reaction to Hilton’s confusion of her with Lizzo. This came during a part of the interview where the hosts asked, “Were you mistaken for Lizzo? I think that Paris Hilton’s mom…?”

She responded, “And that was weird because I have been to that lady’s house and had a meeting with her. I was like, ‘I know you, Kathy.’” The hosts then noted that “Lizzo’s tall.”

Sidibe added, “I’ve never met Lizzo, but Lizzo and I do different things. I’ve been confused for many a Black fat, like many, many, many women. And it’s always weird and tinged with racism. I did think that was weird, Kathy Hilton. Because I have been to that woman’s house and had a meeting with her, because she wanted to dress me. I was like, that’s so strange.”

From there, she mentioned that Hilton referred to her as “Precious” rather than by name. Notably, Sidibe played Precious in the 2009 film of the same name.

Hilton appeared on Bravo’s “Watch What Happens Live” in 2022 as a guest. While on, host Andy Cohen played a game in which he showed pictures of celebrities to Hiton, who would then identify them. One of the photos featured was of Lizzo. Upon being asked if she knew the singer, she said, “I feel like I do. Precious?”

Cohen replied, “No, that’s not…” Crystal Kung Minkoff, who was also on the show, tried to fix the situation, saying, “She is previous, though. Lizzo is precious.” This led Hilton to say, “That’s what I call her. Her nickname is Precious, to me.”

Following the clip of Sidibe making the rounds online, many social media users offered their opinions on what Hilton had said and how the actress responded. One person seemingly defending the now mother of two. They wrote on X, “But Kathy gets away with it as usual.” Someone else said, “And she has every reason to feel this way.”

However, some people defended Hilton, saying she mistook Sidibe for a model who goes by the name Precious. That person said, “I genuinely think she thought Lizzo was Precious Lee… Precious is a well-known plus-size model in the industry and runs in the same circles … I don’t see a world in which Kathy genuinely thought Lizzo was the fake character ‘Precious’ from a 2009 indie film.”

Someone else wrote, “It’s hilarious to me that anyone thinks Kathy even remembers a character from a movie that’s almost 20 years old. She confused Lizzo for Precious Lee.”

Sidibe has been married to internet personality Brandon Frankel since 2021. The couple welcomed twins Cooper and Maya in 2024, and in April 2025, she opened up to PEOPLE about what she’s learned about balancing it all. Notably, this came as her movie, “Give Me Back My Daughter,” was set to premiere on Lifetime. Sidibe said, “I would say take the time to — it feels stupid to say — hold space for yourself.”

Timothy Busfield is determined to “fight” the child sex abuse charges against him, as his attorney recently made clear after the actor-director was indicted by a New Mexico grand jury.

Weeks after he was granted release from jail pending trial, Busfield was officially indicted on Friday, February 6, stemming from charges that he had inappropriate contact with two minor boys on the set of Fox’s “The Cleaning Lady.”

Speaking exclusively with Deadline, Timothy Busfield’s attorney, Larry Stein, said that although the “indictment was not unexpected,” he and his client intend to vigorously “fight” the charges against the “Thirtysomething” star.

“As the saying goes, a grand jury will indict a ham sandwich,” Stein began. “What is deeply concerning is that the District Attorney is choosing to proceed on a case that is fundamentally unsound and cannot be proven at trial.”

“The detention hearing exposed fatal weaknesses in the State’s evidence — gaps that no amount of charging decisions can cure,” he continued. “This prosecution appears driven by something other than the facts or the law. Mr. Busfield will fight these charges at every stage and looks forward to testing the State’s case in open court — where evidence matters — not behind closed doors.”

Per PEOPLE, Busfield was indicted by the Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman on four counts of criminal sexual contact of a child, which are all classified as third-degree felonies.

“As with all criminal proceedings, Mr. Busfield is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law,” Bregman said via statement following the indictment announcement. “This case will proceed through the judicial process and is expected to move forward to trial.”

“The Bernalillo County District Attorney’s Office remains committed to doing everything possible to protect children and ensure justice for victims across New Mexico,” the statement said, according to the outlet.

On Jan. 20, Judge David A. Murray decided to grant Timothy Busfield release from jail after hearing statements from both the defense and the prosecution.

The conditions of his release included the following: Being present for all upcoming court hearings, prohibited from having any “unsupervised contact with any minor children in this case,” with instructions to “not to have any contact with the alleged victims or their families, and you’re also not to discuss the case with any witnesses.”

Judge Murray also addressed the prosecution’s claims of past sexual assault allegations against Busfield that never resulted in any charges against him.

“There are no similar allegations involving children in his past. There’s no evidence of non-compliance with prior court orders. Rather, this defendant self-surrendered and submitted himself to this Court’s jurisdiction demonstrating compliance with the court order for his arrest,” the judge said.

In an audio obtained by TMZ, the two male minor victims in the case were interviewed by police in November 2024 and asked directly if they were inappropriately touched by Busfield.

In the audio, a police officer can be heard asking the boys a series of questions, including: “So, you know what is right and wrong, right? You know no one can touch your private areas?”

One of the boys replied to the officer, saying, “Yeah, but he doesn’t touch those parts.” The other young boy added, “No, he’s never touched me… never.”

These statements in the audio will prove to be crucial to the defense’s case, as they also believe they contradict more recent claims against Busfield as well.