Emmy nominee and American Horror Story alum Billy Eichner has been cast as Matt Drudge in Ryan Murphy’s American Crime Story: Impeachment.
Can finally share this with the world. Truly an honor to join @MsSarahPaulson, @BeanieFeldstein, Clive Owen and more in American Crime Story: Impeachment. https://t.co/fsJfmk3QdY
— billy eichner (@billyeichner) January 22, 2020
Set during the Bill Clinton-Monica Lewinsky sex scandal of 1998, Eichner will portray Matt Drudge, the founder of The Drudge Report and the famed journalist responsible for initially breaking the news of the White House scandal.
Alongside fellow American Horror Story alum Sarah Paulson as Linda Tripp, Eichner will be joined by Clive Owen as Bill Clinton and Beanie Feldstein as Monica Lewinsky.
American Crime Story: Impeachment is set to start filming this March. Stay tuned to find out when it will air on FX!