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‘Emily in Paris’: Ashley Park on Why She Couldn’t Resist Joining the Darren Star Netflix Comedy

The new Netflix comedy Emily in Paris is an easy sell thanks to the charms of Lily Collins as the titular Emily, as well as the legacy of Darren Star, whose legacy as a creator of television is rich and deep, with perhaps the game-changing Sex and the City being his most memorable contribution to the medium. All of this was very obvious to Tony Award-nominated Ashley Park, who didn't hesitate to audition for the role of Mindy, a babysitter from a rich Chinese family who's living in Paris against her family's wishes, and who …