Ashlee Simpson-Wentz get’s booted off Melrose Place!
In Case You Didn't Know — ... of its own and the characters come and go in relation to that. How did Ashlee and Colin take the news? SLAVKIN: They’re total professionals and they took it like professionals. When you go into a show you never know what’s going to evolve and what the possibilities are. But because they knew ahead of time [that leaving was a possibility], it wasn’t a complete shock. What about Laura Leighton? Find out here! ...

Ashlee Is Out Of A Job
Dlisted - Be Very Afraid — ... Anyway, The Ausiello Files reported today that Ashlee Simpson and Colin Egglesfield (who plays Auggie on the show) are the Rhonda and Sandy of the new Melrose Place, because they have been pink-slipped. The producers claim that it was always the plan for Ass and Colin to be sent to the glue factory after their storylines finished. Todd Slavkin, the show's executive producer, said, "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 ...

'Melrose Place' serves two eviction notices — um, spoiler alert?
Show Tracker — ... EW.com reports that Ashlee Simpson-Wentz and Colin Egglesfield — crazy Violet and stoic Auggie to fans — will be leaving the show. Their last episodes will air in January.  ...

Major Spoilers and Casting Revamp for Melrose Place 2.0
Oh No They Didn't! — ... A long time. She’s in every episode moving forward. She’s a major focus [of the show]. She has a hidden agenda that will become not so hidden as the episodes move along. She’s not just the boss of Ella [Katie Cassidy]. Does Heather still have it? SLAVKIN: Absolutely. Not only is she so fun as Amanda, but she’s such an amazing, hysterical woman. Her [return] is going to be a big moment on Melrose Place. SOURCE

Ashlee Simpson Evicted from Melrose Place
OK! Magazine - The First for Celebrity News — ... In an interview on EW.com, Melrose executive producers Todd Slavkin and Darren Swimmer confirm that both Ashlee and co-star Colin Egglesfield will be packing up and leaving the struggling CW reboot of the ’90s hit. ...

Colin Egglesfield Ashlee Simpson Leaving “Melrose Place”
Pop Crunch — ... The stars will be moving out of TV’s sexiest complex — and exiting The CW show — once the show’s “Who Killed Sydney?” mystery storyline wraps up early next year, Entertainment Weekly‘s Michael Ausiello confirmed this afternoon. ...

Ashlee Simpson Moves Out Of ‘Melrose Place’
Just Jared — ... EW’s Michael Ausiello has an interview with exec producer Todd Slavkin explaining the reasons why. ...

Who’s moving out of Melrose Place?
Seriously? OMG! WTF? — ... ) The good news is that Melrose Place was picked up for 5 more episodes, the bad news is not everyone will be part of those additional episodes. EW’s Michael Ausiello broke the news that Ashlee Simpson and Colin Egglesfield will be looking for a new address in January when we find out who killed Sydney. The show’s executive producers Todd Slavkin and Darren Swimmer told him that both actors were always expected to leave the show after Sydney’s murder was solved. Well now with their departures we know who killed her, kind of spoiled the next few episodes. But at least we have ...

Melrose Place Getting a Makeover - Ashlee Simpson Out!
BuzzSugar — ... In an interview with Entertainment Weekly's Michael Ausiello, executive producers Darren Swimmer and Todd Slavkin reveal that Simpson was always supposed to leave after episode 12. Quiet-but-psycho Violet and recovering alcoholic Auggie will depart with the Sydney murder mystery (which must mean that one of them is definitely the murderer, right?) in January. The hope is to make the show lighter and more fun after the homicide is wrapped up, and though they're losing two characters, several new ones will show up, including ...

Ashlee Simpson-Wentz Off of Melrose Place
US Magazine Latest News — Ashlee Simpson-Wentz is being evicted from Melrose Place. The singer-actress has been let go from the series, EW.com has confirmed . Along with fellow dismissed castmate Colin Egglesfield , Simpson-Wentz will see her final Melrose Place episode air in January. Executive producers explain to EW that her unhinged character, Violet, was always intended to have a limited run, as it related to the "Who Killed Sydney" murder mystery that kicked off the the series; its ratings have been lackluster. ...

Ashlee Simpson's Character Being Written Off Melrose Place
ImNotObsessed.com — ... Melrose Place is doing a major overhaul of it's cast in the upcoming months. Ashlee Simpson-Wentz and co-star Colin Egglesfield are being let go from the show. They are also adding new cast members to change up the tone of the new series. ...

Melrose Place Dumps Simpson-Wentz, Egglesfield
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Melrose Displaced
Vulture — ... Michael Ausiello reports that Ashlee Simpson-Wentz and some even-less-famous person have been fired from the CW's Melrose Place reboot (their final episodes will air in January). [Ausiello Files/EW] ...

Ashlee Evicted From “Melrose Place”
JFX Online — ... Exec producer Todd Slavkin told EW that the plan was always for Ashlee to exit the show halfway through the season. “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.” ...

Ashlee Simpson Fired From Melrose Place
Bring Da Beat Back — Due to dismal ratings, the CW is shifting the tone of their new Melrose Place reboot & as a result, Ashlee Simpson-Wentz is being let go. Producers are claiming her exit was the plan all along to save face, but I'm not buying a word of it. I feel bad for Ashlee that she's losing her day job, but I couldn't be bothered to watch that crap anyway. Let the music-making commence! [Source, Source] ...

FINALLY!!!
Oh No They Didn't! — ... She’s in every episode moving forward. She’s a major focus [of the show]. She has a hidden agenda that will become not so hidden as the episodes move along. She’s not just the boss of Ella [Katie Cassidy]. Does Heather still have it? SLAVKIN: Absolutely. Not only is she so fun as Amanda, but she’s such an amazing, hysterical woman. Her [return] is going to be a big moment on Melrose Place. SOURCE

Ashlee Simpson to Get Killed Off on 'Melrose Place'
Celebrity-Mania.com - Top Headlines — ... going into the development of the show." Still in the same interview, Todd admits that the production team has planned for Ashlee to move out after episode 12. "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," he details. As for Colin's character, Todd states, "Colin was always meant to be the ultimate suspect." He explains further to EW , "And his brooding alcoholic [character] tonally didn't fit the paradigm moving into ...

'Melrose Place' Says Bye Bye to Violet and Augie
Aceshowbiz.com - Entertainment News — ... " after a January episode, something which is announced right after the show received a five additional episodes order. In an interview with EW , exec producers Todd Slavkin and Darren Swimmer explained the exit and revealed that it had been their plan all along. One thing that contributes in the characters cut is the "Who murdered Sydney?" storyline. The killer will be revealed in a December episode and after that, there's not much left for Simpson's Violet and Egglesfield's Augie. "Well, we always knew that this murder mystery would end in episode 12. And we always knew ...

Armchair Daily: News From the World of Movies & TV
Armchair Commentary — ... MOVING OUT OF 'MELROSE': Ashlee Simpson-Wentz and Colin Egglesfield have been let go from the Melrose Place reboot, due to renovations producers are making to the show. (EW.com)   ...

Ashlee Simpson Leaving ‘Melrose Place’ In January
popdirt.com — ... EW.com reports Ashlee Simpson-Wentz and Colin Egglesfield have been let go from ‘Melrose Place’, with their final episode airing in January. Co-executive producer Todd Slavkin explained that this was the plan in development of the CW series.“Well, we always knew that this murder mystery would end in episode 12,” Slavkin explained. “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 ...

Ashlee Simpson Is Unemployed Again, Just Like You [Gossip Roundup]
Gawker — ... 's run, she and Colin Egglesfield have been let go, merely as a function of the plot, you see, it has nothing to do with their acting abilities or Ashlee being too big a star for the CW. The show's producer told Entertainment Weekly that, since they finally got ol' Ashlee out of the way, the show start being "fun, romantic, [and] sexy." Yes, that quote is out of context. [ EW ] Madonna's pulling an Oprah, with plans to build a $15 million all-girls school in Malawi. Hopefully Madge's will have fewer sex scandals. Is it inappropriate to now note how cute Lourdes looks in the ...

Ashlee Simpson Is Unemployed Again [Gossip Roundup]
Gawker — ... 's run, she and Colin Egglesfield have been let go, merely as a function of the plot, you see, it has nothing to do with their acting abilities or Ashlee being too big a star for the CW. The show's producer told Entertainment Weekly that, since they finally got ol' Ashlee out of the way, the show start being "fun, romantic, [and] sexy." Yes, that quote is out of context. [ EW ] Madonna's pulling an Oprah, with plans to build a $15 million all-girls school in Malawi. Hopefully Madge's will have fewer sex scandals. Is it inappropriate to now note how cute Lourdes looks in the ...

Vamp "Diaries" Renewed, "Melrose" Rebooted
Dark Horizons - News — ... AskAusiello reports that The CW's struggling remake of "Melrose Place" is undergoing a shake-up with cast members Ashlee Simpson-Wentz and Colin Egglesfield being let go. ...

News Ticker: Rihanna, Ashlee Simpson-Wentz, Metallica, U2
Rolling Stone : Rock and Roll Daily — ... Ashlee Simpson-Wentz’s gig as an actress on the remake of Melrose Place is over already. The show’s executive producers tell EW that Simpson’s murder-mystery storyline was only supposed to stretch 12 episodes. ...

Simpson-Wentz Leaving 'Melrose Place'
Extra — ... Singer/actress Ashlee Simpson-Wentz is packing her bags. Ashlee has been let go from "Melrose Place," along with handsome castmate Colin Egglesfield. Executive producers tell EW.com that Ashlee's character Violet was intended to be short-lived. Once the "Who Killed Sydney?" mystery wraps in December, the 25-year-old will say goodbye to the sexy series. EW reports Simpson-Wentz and Egglesfield's last episode will air in January.

Ashlee Simpson-Wentz Leaving 'Melrose Place'
Extra — ... Singer/actress Ashlee Simpson-Wentz is packing her bags. Ashlee has been let go from "Melrose Place," along with handsome castmate Colin Egglesfield. Executive producers tell EW.com that Ashlee's character Violet was intended to be short-lived. Once the "Who Killed Sydney?" mystery wraps in December, the 25-year-old will say goodbye to the sexy series. EW reports Simpson-Wentz and Egglesfield's last episode will air in January.

Major characters off Melrose Place (spoilers, interesting even if you don’t watch it)
Cele|bitchy — ... The nature of soaps is that as things progress along, the story takes on a life of its own and the characters come and go in relation to that. How did Ashlee and Colin take the news? SLAVKIN: They’re total professionals and they took it like professionals. When you go into a show you never know what’s going to evolve and what the possibilities are. But because they knew ahead of time [that leaving was a possibility], it wasn’t a complete shock. [From EW.com] The interview then covers the new fun direction that show will take. Although the ...

Morning Static: MELROSE PLACE, Hulu, Sarah Shahi & More!
the TV addict — • MELROSE PLACE evicts two, Colin Eggelsfield refuses to leave quietly. • Prediction: Hulu to be less popular in 2010, announces plans to start charging. • Life goes on for Sarah Shahi who lands a USA pilot. • The biggest rip-off? ABC orders extreme weight-loss realty show.

Ashlee Simpson Dropped From Melrose Place
TFL Scandalist — ... While Melrose Place has been renewed for next season despite middling ratings, not everyone will be coming back: Ashlee Simpson-Wentz and Colin Egglesfield’s characters will be dropped from the CW drama in January. Though the show producer Todd Slavkin tells Entertainment Weekly that Ashlee’s character was always meant to have a limited run, it sounds like no one knew her time would be this brief. “[Simpson-Wentz and Egglesfield] are total professionals and they took [the firing] like ...

Ashlee Simson Fired From Melrose Place!
Splash News Online — ... EW's amazing Michael Ausiello got the scoop straight from the source, executive producers Todd Slavkin and Darren Swimmer, who said it was kind of planned for Ashlee Simpson's character to leave the show (as well as Colin Egglesfield's). ...

While You Were Throwing Your Usual Office Reference In The While You Were Title
Best Week Ever — ... Ashlee Simpson-Wentz has been booted from The CW’s Melrose Place, thus ruining her chance to break Candace Bergen’s Best Actress Emmy Award streak. ...

Ashlee Simpson dropped from “Melrose Place”
The Blemish — ... The best thing to do for a flailing CW series like Melrose Place reboot is to cut out the fat. Useless, unwatchable fat. The CW says they’ve fired two of its cast members. The most notable being Ashlee Simpson. The network says the “Who Killed Sydney?” mystery is coming to an end and along with that, Ashlee’s career, unfortunately or fortunately. EW spoke to executive producers Todd Slavkin and Darren Swimmer who had this to say: ...

Simpson Wentz Bye-Bye from Melrose
CelebNewsWire — ... Ashlee Simpson-Wentz is moving out of Melrose Place – the actress and her costar Colin Egglesfield have been cut from the CW drama, Entertainment Weekly reports. ...

Ashlee Simpson Evicted From “Melrose Place”
The Frisky — ... mystery of who killed Sydney was solved, Ashlee would move on. Ashlee has already released a statement on her ouster. She 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.” [ EW ] Luckily, Ashlee doesn’t have to suffer through being the only original character let go from ...

From “Melrose Place” Ashlee Simpson Should Move On To ...
The Frisky — ... mystery of who killed Sydney was solved, Ashlee would move on. Ashlee has already released a statement on her ouster. She 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.” [ EW ] Luckily, Ashlee doesn’t have to suffer through being the only original character let go from ...

Melrose Place Producers Lied And Lied And Lied Some More
Crazy Days and Nights — ... Yesterday EW and Mr. Aussielo broke the news first. Michael interviewed the show runner and this is what he had to say about the firings. ...

‘Melrose Place’ will likely be much better without Ashlee Simpson, dude who played Auggie, no?
PopWatch — File this under the heading “Sometimes God and/or TV producers answer your prayers”: Yesterday afternoon, I was working on a blog item about my not-so-secret obsession with the CW’s frothy but low-rated Melrose Place and how the show would be a zillion times better if it got rid of Ashlee  Simpson- Reflux Wentz and the actor I affectionately refer to as Dude Who Plays Auggie (DWPA). Then, shortly before sending it to my editor, my colleague Michael Ausiello broke the news that both actors were leaving the show . If I were a smart/superstitious person, I’d have dropped ...

Ashlee Simpson-Wentz Off of Melrose Place
US Magazine Latest News — Ashlee Simpson-Wentz is being evicted from Melrose Place. The singer-actress has been let go from the series, EW.com has confirmed . Along with fellow dismissed castmate Colin Egglesfield , Simpson-Wentz will see her final Melrose Place episode air in January. Executive producers explain to EW that her unhinged character, Violet, was always intended to have a limited run, as it related to the "Who Killed Sydney" murder mystery that kicked off the the series; its ratings have been lackluster. ...

Ashlee Simpson canned by Melrose execs
Hot Momma Celebrity Gossip Blog — ... The show’s Exec Producers, Todd Slavkin and Darren Swimmer sat down with E to explain all these cuts. First, why drop Ashlee and Colin? ...

Melrose Place Evicting Two Residents
About.com TV Dramas — ... In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, executive producers Todd Slavkin and Darren Swimmer say that both characters leaving the series was "the original plan going into the development of the show." Slavkin also states "they knew ahead of time [that leaving was a possibility], it wasn't a complete shock." ...

MD News Desk: 3 More Days 'Til Halloween ...
Movie Dearest — ... Character actor Lou Jacobi, who played Mr. Van Daan in The Diary of Anne Frank on stage and screen, passed away Friday at the age of 95. Cinematic Crushes: - Ewan McGregor on playing Gore Vidal's dad in Amelia and kissing Jim Carrey in I Love You, Philip Morris. - While Melrose Place says goodbye to Ashlee Simpson-Wentz (good riddance), it will say hello to Billy Campbell. - Hugh Jackman and Daniel Craig sell the shirts off their backs ... for a good ...

‘Melrose Place’ recap: Auggie, David bring out the knives
PopWatch — ... have his boss take credit for it (in front of Coal’s owner, inexplicably played by Rick Fox). Then Auggie threw punches at his boss Marcello (after Marcello disrespected Riley) and seemingly got fired. Of course resident stalker Violet came over to bring him his knives, ask about his sore hand, and finally jump his bones. I’m all for Melrose getting sexier, but this was like watching cardboard fornicating. (SPOILER ALERT As you can imagine from my past recaps, I am not weeping with the news that Violet and Auggie will soon be gone.) There was a different Melrose kiss that ...

Can Heather Locklear’s Amanda Woodward bring ‘Melrose Place’ back to pop-culture prominence?
PopWatch — ... .) I’m hoping with the combination of Amanda’s return and (spoiler alert) the dismissal of Auggie and Violet , more viewers might move into Melrose Place 2.0. Katie Cassidy’s Ella needs to become pop-culture fodder the same way Jane, Michael, Sydney, Billy, and Allison did during the original Melrose era. Just check out this Seinfeld clip when Jerry finally admitted he was a watcher! Who else will be watching Amanda tonight?