Ashlee Simpson and Colin Egglesfield Fired From Melrose Place

by Amy Judd | October 22, 2009 at 02:18 pm
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Ashlee Simpson-Wentz and Colin Egglesfield, Violet and Augie, have been fired from Melrose Place, the popular new show on the CW Network.

The show is two months in to its run, but clearly the producers and directors felt the need to shake things up a bit, and with the return of favorite Heather Locklear and other new characters to be introduced, there just seemed to be no room for these two anymore. 

The characters of Violet and Augie were central to the Sydney murder mystery and since that is being wrapped up in December, they will vacate soon after that. 

Executive producers Todd Slavkin and Darren Swimmer explained:

What was behind the decision to let Ashlee and Colin go?
TODD SLAVKIN:
Well, we always knew that this murder mystery would end in episode 12. And we always knew that [Ashlee's] character of Violet would be instrumental in that as a suspect, and [Colin's character of] Augie as well. And once that murder mystery was solved, she would go on her way. That was the original plan going into the development of the show.

So it was always the plan for Ashlee to leave after episode 12?
SLAVKIN:
Yes. Because we felt that once the murder mystery was resolved, the tone of the show was going to shift into a much more fun, romantic, sexy upbeat kind of show, and [her] character would move on.


People are going to look at these changes and assume it’s a direct result of the show’s disappointing ratings.
SLAVKIN:
Well, I understand that perspective. None of us foresaw the ratings; there’s nothing we can do about that. All we can do is write and produce the best show we know how. It’s fine to speculate, but in the end there was always a plan.
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Barry Artiste

WELL!!!!!!!!!!, I'm just beside myself in disbelief! My Stars,how cruel!  Now where did I put my Chocolate eatin spoon, ooooh thar it is under mah trailer!

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