ASHLEE-Simpson Wentz is set to join the unemployed masses — after being fired from TV show Melrose Place.
The singer/actress and her costar Colin Egglesfield have both been cut from the CW drama, according to Entertainment Weekly.
Simpson-Wentz will see her final Melrose Place episode air in January.
The decision to cut the two actors has been “the original plan going into the development of the show,” said executive producer Todd Slavkin. “We felt that once the murder mystery [involving their characters] was resolved, the tone of the show was going to shift … and [Simpson-Wentz's] character would move on.”
Ashlee has since released a statement.
“Having the chance to play Violet on Melrose Place has been a thrill,” she said. “Although I always knew her story would come to a final, insanely unpredictable end, playing a creepy, unstable character was something I always wanted to do, so I jumped at the chance.
“Thanks to the CW and the entire cast and crew of Melrose Place for allowing me this opportunity.”
Simpson-Wentz and Egglesfield took the news “like professionals,” says Slavkin. “Because they knew ahead of time [that leaving was a possibility], it wasn’t a complete shock.”
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