Julia Louis-Dreyfus Reveals The Awkward Letter She Received From (Alleged) ‘Veep’ Fan Hillary Clinton

Two things we know to be true beyond a scintilla of a doubt: One, Veep is great. Two, politics are bad. So, with those two undeniable truths in mind, as well as the fact that Veep being great often highlights how bad politics are, it’s not exactly a surprise that they cross paths sometimes. One such path-crossing involved Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Hillary Clinton, a fan letter, and a telltale email. And it’s kind of perfect.

Louis-Dreyfus tells the story in a new profile of her in The Hollywood Reporter. The setup goes like this: In 2013, she received a fan letter from Clinton that read, “Dear Julia, Hope you get everything you want as Veep — gun control, immigration and education reform.” Which was sweet. And it was a nice little feather in the cap for the show, a kind of sign that Washington was watching and taking the ribbing in stride. One little problem, though. Years later, when Clinton’s emails were released as part of the public/private political brouhaha, a message from her to an aide popped up, dated around the same time.

“A friend wants me to sign something for Julia Lewis-Dreyfus for Veep. Any ideas?” Clinton wrote, her question (and mangling of the star’s name) suggesting unfamiliarity with the series. Russo responded: “Let me brainstorm on this one/do some research. I confess I haven’t seen the show!”

Whooooops.

Louis-Dreyfus, for her part, took it very well, hanging the two letters next to each other and telling THR, “I mean, it’s perfect — just perfect,” as it reads almost exactly like a hypothetical Veep plot. (Like, picture Selina Meyer forcing Gary to insomnia binge-watch five seasons of a show in a single weekend so he can fill her in before she meets the star at a fundraiser.) And to think, the whole thing could have been remedied so easily. All it would have taken is one call to the White House to get the contact information of Obama’s guy at HBO, and she could have had the screeners sent over lickety-split. Problem solved.

(Via The Hollywood Reporter)

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