{"id":63586,"date":"2026-09-24T09:51:50","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T08:51:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/?p=63586"},"modified":"2026-09-24T09:51:50","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T08:51:50","slug":"drag-races-alyssa-edwards-has-responded-to-texas-ag-ken-paxton-in-an-open-letter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/09\/24\/drag-races-alyssa-edwards-has-responded-to-texas-ag-ken-paxton-in-an-open-letter\/","title":{"rendered":"Drag Race&#8217;s Alyssa Edwards has responded to Texas AG Ken Paxton in an open letter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/07\/10\/meet-the-rupauls-drag-race-queen-entering-the-big-brother-season-28-house-jason-de-puy\/\">RuPaul&#8217;s Drag Race<\/a> star <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2025\/08\/06\/after-six-years-trinity-the-tuck-finally-shares-the-real-reason-alyssa-edwards-punched-her\/\">Alyssa Edwards<\/a> has now responded to Texas politician Ken Paxton in an open letter. She&#8217;s angry at him for calling her a &#8220;groomer&#8221; and made her a focal point in his US Senate Campaign, hitting out at James Talarico for calling her his fave drag queen.<\/p>\n<p>Ken wrote an X post saying, &#8220;\ud83d\udea8VIEWER WARNING\ud83d\udea8&nbsp; Meet Alyssa Edwards: James Talarico\u2019s favourite sick and twisted drag queen,&#8221; sharing a video of James performing in front of children. The video ended with: &#8220;James Talarico: Too Weird, Too Radical for Texas.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">What normal person can name their favorite drag queen this quickly?<\/p>\n<p>When James Talarico isn\u2019t advocating for children to dress in drag, he\u2019s watching drag performances and saying that Texas produces the best drag queens.<\/p>\n<p>James Talarico is too weird and too radical for Texas.\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Attorney General Ken Paxton (@KenPaxtonTX) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KenPaxtonTX\/status\/2099601107630592220?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 14, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> In response, Alyssa has written a two-page letter to Ken, telling him, &#8220;I&#8217;m not sure I fully understand your motive or intention in attempting to disparage my name, character or reputation. The way we choose to speak about others says more about their character.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The drag queen ended the letter with: &#8220;My life may look different from yours, but difference does not diminish faith, character, service, or a person&#8217;s ability to contribute positively to their community. Ultimately, I&#8217;m proud of who I am. I know who I am. I know what I stand for.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"reddit-embed-bq\" style=\"height:500px\" ><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/rupaulsdragrace\/comments\/1wokvmq\/alyssa_edwards_responds_to_ken_paxton\/\">Alyssa Edwards responds to Ken Paxton<\/a><br \/> by<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/Mammoth-Composer-740\/\">u\/Mammoth-Composer-740<\/a> in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/rupaulsdragrace\/\">rupaulsdragrace<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.reddit.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Alyssa&#8217;s rep has responded to the politician with: &#8220;Alyssa&#8217;s name is being used as political ammunition in a U.S.-centered race she isn&#8217;t running in. Tate goes on to explain his responsibility as a public relations agent, and what he called &#8220;the part of PR nobody really sees.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Sometimes I write a statement and sometimes I make the phone call, sometimes I tell a client we&#8217;re not touching this,&#8221; said Tate. &#8220;And sometimes I watch the same politician repeatedly use my client&#8217;s name to get attention, and there&#8217;s really only one word for it. Desperate.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><i>For all the latest reality TV cast member news, scandals, gossip and updates \u2013 like <\/i><i><span draggable=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reality Shrine<\/a><\/span><\/i><i> on <\/i><i><span draggable=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/realityshrineofficial?rdid=TzQu2kEd2cUqU4rD&amp;share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2F14zX5cKubf%2F#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/span><\/i><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;I am proud of who I 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