The White Lotus star Carrie Coon took the high road in her spat with Meghan McCain, telling The Hollywood Reporter in a new oral history about the hit HBO show’s third season that she understands why the political divide between her character Laurie and Leslie Bibb’s Kate is resonating with conservatives.

Actress Carrie Coon opened up about her The White Lotus character Laurie Duffy's hookup with Aleksei, played by Julian Kostov, on episode 7 of season 3, discussing how the corporate lawyer was mortified after finding out he was only after her money.

In a recent interview, Copley native Carrie Coon said a part of her corporate lawyer character's backstory was left on the cutting room floor. In a “Harper’s Bazaar” piece, Coon said that her character, Laurie, at one point discussed her daughter who was possibly non-binary or transgender.