Oct 23 2009Ashlee Simpson kicked off Melrose already
The show might have just started, but Ashlee Simpson is already off the CW's reboot of Melrose Place, according to People:
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."
The actors' departure comes just a few weeks after original Melrose alum Heather Locklear began filming scenes for upcoming episodes.
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."
So much for the acting careers of the Simpson sisters. Although I hear Papa Joe has written a few scripts with his daughters in mind. One's a re-imagining of Gone with the Wind where everyone's topless on a spaceship while the other's a western that already has a working title of "Tit Fight at the Simpson Corral."
Photos: Splash News
Reader Comments
1. Que - October 23, 2009 11:18 AM
Que so long.
2. Kathreen - October 23, 2009 11:19 AM
My boyfriend made a lower back tattoo with a pink flower! Something like this http://www.designs-tattoos.com/tattoo-designs/flower/flower-tribals-pink.html
IS TATTOOED ON HIS LOWERBACK. I’m crying and I’m mad. Is he a HIDDEN GAY?
3. NRitH - October 23, 2009 11:20 AM
That's OK. She needed more time to spend with me.
4. Bob - October 23, 2009 11:23 AM
Hey Kathreen are you Asian? Just asking.
5. O'Roughly factor - October 23, 2009 11:33 AM
GOOD! now if only this part would go to a real struggling actor...wishful thinking on my part!
6. Melissa - October 23, 2009 11:35 AM
Ashley's and Pete's child is ADORABLE!
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8. monica - October 23, 2009 12:11 PM
i'm just happy dude cut off his gay hair already. i mean gay as in stupid not gay as in homosexual. well no, i mean both. i'm happy he cut his stupid homosexual hair off. no offense to gay peeps, much love.
9. in the sack - October 23, 2009 12:13 PM
you can polish a turd, but at the end No matter how hard you try, a turd is a turd.
10. wtf - October 23, 2009 12:41 PM
what up with those hips girl!!!!!!! she looks really awkward in the first pic!!
11. wtf - October 23, 2009 12:42 PM
what up with those hips girl!!!!!!! she looks really awkward in the first pic!! TOO SKINNY
12. wtf - October 23, 2009 12:42 PM
what up with those hips girl!!!!!!! she looks really awkward in the first pic!! TOO SKINNY
13. spicycy - October 23, 2009 12:56 PM
someone should have told her how revolting that outfit was.
14. cc - October 23, 2009 1:36 PM
Geez, someone figured out that she is completely and utterly talentless? About fuckin' time. Now if they can just come to the same conclusion about her sister, I will be thrilled.
15. Adam - October 23, 2009 1:45 PM
That's Joe Simpson's baby.
16. KMB - October 23, 2009 1:53 PM
Aww, they wear the same size jeans. Cute. ::barf::
17. Dude - October 23, 2009 2:23 PM
Where did her rockin tits go? Didn't this woman used to be pretty and stacked?
18. Lloyd Johnson - October 23, 2009 5:07 PM
Lol @17 That's exactly what I was about to type!
19. Heywood U. Blowme - October 23, 2009 5:14 PM
I don't like her, but she probably has a sweet vag.
20. All Women Stalker - October 23, 2009 5:44 PM
Oh, I thought this was a long-term deal. But I'm guessing her skills weren't good enough. Even for a show like this.
-meream
21. Narcissist - October 23, 2009 6:25 PM
Yeah, her legs look all distorted and warped in that main pic.
22. Jamie Lynn's Uterus - October 23, 2009 7:17 PM
We know she cannot sing, and now it is proven she can't act. It was frickin' Melrose Place, not Shakespeare In The Park - if she couldn't act on MP.....yikes....
Joe Simpson is one hell of an Agent though, he keeps getting these no talent twats jobs in the entertainment industry.
23. webcam - October 23, 2009 11:30 PM
she looks like some kind of anorexic psycho, definately has "that look" ..... she takes a nice picture, no?
24. MILFs - October 24, 2009 1:46 AM
shes going to be a cute milf when she gets a little older
25. bmose - October 24, 2009 3:20 AM
I'll bet that when she got the bad news, she did a jig.
26. crap - October 24, 2009 9:41 AM
Oh crap, why are these idiots trying to bring back those ugly fucking acid washed jeans
27. UberOops.com - October 24, 2009 11:48 AM
She got canned cause her boobs shrunk! Remember when they we BIG?! hehehe
Her and Jessica need to go on Skinomax and show the puppies! After Ashley gains 20 lbs.
Poppa Joe got it under consideration.
28. bluehost - October 24, 2009 3:34 PM
Damn nice body.
29. Darth - October 24, 2009 4:14 PM
I didn't expect her to be a talented actress.But 'kicked off' Melrose?! That's really bad.
30. Nero - October 24, 2009 4:22 PM
She got her chance and she did,not surprisingly,probably fucked it up.
31. Sauron - October 24, 2009 4:26 PM
They'd proof it time after time.TALENTLESS.
32. Lilliee Blair - October 25, 2009 2:57 AM
very nice body.
33. Turd the third - October 25, 2009 9:25 AM
If she had any less tits, she would have potholes in her chest...yukkkkkkkk
34. Shan - October 25, 2009 11:54 AM
Good..Smart people.
35. Richard Fowler - October 27, 2009 7:03 AM
hi, when you will go to my country :)
36. Blastoff Network - October 29, 2009 3:05 AM
What a shame.. shes a hottie imo!
37. accessoires pda - October 31, 2009 6:00 AM
Wow she is looking really an awesome, she is standing in nice pose..
38. strat0tele - November 3, 2009 12:19 PM
Their kid's gonna be such a pricky douche-bag when he grows up.