Ashlee Simpson-Wentz's "acting" gig has thankfully come to a close on the redux of Melrose Place - though I don't expect this to be the last we'll hear from the Irish-jig loving lady. What will baby Bronx do? Mama is unemployed and daddy's band sucks! Details: The decision to cut the two actors has been "the original
plan going into the development of the show," executive producer Todd Slavkin
tells EW. "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."
In a statement released after the announcement,
Simpson-Wentz said, "Having the chance to play Violet on Melrose Place has been
a thrill. 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."]
Oh, she calls playing a "creepy, unstable character" acting? I thought she was playing herself! I jest - but one may recall her drunken smack-down with Michelle Trachtenburg and wonder how much she picked up from the cheesy nighttime soap opera!
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