Holly Marie Combs, 50, claimed Alyssa Milano, 51, is the rationale Shannen Doherty, 52, was fired from their hit present Charmed, in a brand new interview. The actress appeared on Shannen’s Let’s Be Clear podcast this week when she revealed that she discovered the information when she went to indicate producer Jonathan Levin within the early 2000s to search out out herself why Shannen was let go.
“He said, ‘We didn’t mean to — but we’ve been backed into this corner — we’re basically in this position where it’s one or the other,’” Holly stated within the episode. “‘We were told [by Alyssa] it’s her or [Shannen] and Alyssa has threatened to sue us for a hostile workplace environment.’”
Holly, who was on Charmed from 1998 till 2006, additionally stated hinted that Alyssa had allegedly constructed a case in opposition to her and Shannen and “documented every time she felt uncomfortable on set.” She stated she was caught off guard as a result of she by no means witnessed any “harsh words” being exchanged or public “brawls” occurring. She went on to confess that there was friction between the three of them behind the scenes that wasn’t seen by crew or particular visitor stars.
“There are actually people who behave badly and get away with it,” Holly continued. “I don’t think people understand that never happened here.”
Holly claimed Jonathan threatened to sue her if she give up and it felt like “blackmail” to her. Shannen was quickly changed by Rose McGowan after her character was killed off the present on the finish of season 3 in 2001. Shannen additionally opened up about how the firing made her really feel.
“I lived a year after that sort of replaying everything in my brain and really trying to find those moments [of alleged bad behavior on set] — and i couldn’t find them,” she defined. “I don’t ever remember being mean to her on set. I remember an episode I directed where she did something on the Christmas break and they asked me to work around some things with her and I had no problem with it. I couldn’t have been more kind and understanding.”
Shannen additionally revealed she needs she had been “older and wiser” when she was let go from Charmed. “I definitely would’ve sued and I would’ve been honest about the situation because the rumors followed me regardless,” she stated.
As far as forgiveness goes, Shannen has realized to just accept what occurred, however that doesn’t essentially imply she’s forgiven these allegedly concerned with the firing. “As you get older, you accept that a situation happened. Acceptance and moving on with your life does not equate to forgiveness,” she defined. “You just learn a lesson and look at somebody differently and move on.”
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