2 weeks ago, it was announced that Patti LaBelle had joined the cast of "American Horror Story: Freak Show," in a recurring role, playing the mother of Gabourey Sidibe's character - a character we've now learned will be quite opposite to the character she played last season; next season, in "Freak Show," Sidibe will play a well-off, impeccably-dressed art school graduate who comes back to town to deal with a family matter. LaBelle, as her mother, will be a local townsperson who begins to unravel the murderous secrets of "Twisty the clown killer." LaBelle joins the returning Sidibe, as well as Angela Bassett, Jessica Lange, Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters,...
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