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E!’s Kristen is reporting that Lindsay Lohan has been cut from Ugly Betty! Oh no!! Lindsay Lohan’s rep has confirmed the story, so it is true.
(Copyright © 2008 ABC Studios / David Giesbrecht)
Lindsay Lohan was scheduled to appear in a total of five episodes this season (6 overall including last season) for a complete guest arc this season in Ugly Betty. However, sources are now indicating that Lindsay Lohan will not be back for additional episodes, and what’s worse, won’t have her full arc aired! She will still be in tonight’s episode, though, and one more after that.
“They don’t plan to have her back for more episodes,” says a high-level insider. “And they are cutting her out of the episodes they have already shot.”
Another insider claims that Lindsay was not “gelling creatively” with the series, that she was not interesting in creating a dynamic character out of Kimmie. They say that Kimmie ended up being too much like Lindsay, instead of a character of her own. Ugly Betty is a show with “heightened reality,” and they say that Lindsay’s Kimmie didn’t fit in.
According tot he New York Post, who confirm the story, there were a lot of issues on set that led to this decision (this is despite all the good things people were saying before!)
The NY Post insider says that Lindsay was continually late on set, smoked a lot, and made a mess of her dressing room. They say she was obsessed with tabloids (which sounds very false) and that she wouldn’t appear on set unless America Ferrera had shown up as well.
Apparently, in the episode to air tonight, there’s a scene where Lindsay’s Kimmie had to de-pants America’s Betty. And as a fun revenge, America did the same to Lindsay… except Lindsay wasn’t wearing underwear. Lindsay’s friends have stepped up to say this is all crap – that Lindsay was wearing a G-string and the trick was so cruel that Lindsay cried after.
Lindsay’s friends also say the rest of the story sounds false, and that any “entourage” Lindsay had with her consisted of her management, assistant, publicist or girlfriend Samantha Ronson – none of whom got in the way. Instead, Lindsay Lohan’s friends say that America Ferrera was unkind to Lindsay on the set and blame her for forcing Lindsay out of the show out of spite.
Out of all of this, who knows what is true? But I’m sad it’s happened. I thought Lindsay did great on Ugly Betty!
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682 days ago
Here is my two cents worth:
I think that it is a damn shame that Ugly Betty got rid of Lindsay Lohan. I think that if they made her a regular that she would have outshined America Ferra. Personally, I am a fan of America Ferra, too, but IF this idle gossip is true, quoted from Becky Newton, then, I am disappointed that Ferra would act like this, but I doubt it. YET, I could see a higher up being concern that Lindsay’s character could have stolen the show. I believe that it is a bunch of crock that they accuse Lindsay of acting like herself when “they,” the writers, wrote the character for her and asked her to come on to the show. If I was Lindsay and they asked me to return, I might decline being on their show especially if there has been some dirty crock that has went down while she was on set.
Hollywood is a dirty business. I think that LL has gotten the bad end of the stick this time. I have no respect for a show that will ask an actress to guest spot on their show and somehow ALLOW dirty gossip to hit the front page news or webpage. It is downright disgusting, and if it was me, if I was in LL’s shoes, I would tell them “No, Thanks” and never worked for them again.
I agree with you guys who said that the reason why the Ugly Betty producers wanted Lindsay to star on their show is to hype up their show. I agree, too, that when Lindsay is in her scenes with America, she blows America clearly out of the water. Lindsay does comedy VERY well compared to America. America is good at doing dramatic roles, IMO. I think that Lindsay can do dramatic roles as well or just as good, BUT when she does comedic acting, she is a natural at it.
She deserves better especially the way that she has been working hard to build up her career. I just can’t believe that the show would be involved in letting information about what happened on set slipped….or even that, falsified information.
Enough said. For now.
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682 days ago
In my last post, I said “betty”s” success was for it”s guest stars, I meant because of it”s guest stars. Wanted to clear that up :)
Also, we’ve all been bringing up and agreeing to the same points that Linds shouldn’t be blamed for her acting, its the show, they need her, they asked her to be on it now they’re criticizing her.
I say we start a petition, they want drama an hype for their show, we should get a petition to keep her on..or at least salvage the episodes she already shot, so they don’t edit her out.
Even if Lindsay doesn’t wanna go back on or isn”t asked, we could still show her our support.
Anyone w me???
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681 days ago
Just drop it guys./These people are so against Lindsay.Already now more people from, the show are defending Lindsay,Vanessa Williams and Becky.This story was a set up to make Lindsay bad.I realy realy wished she chose to live in q European city for a year,and stay away from the Us.
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681 days ago
I wish Lindsay would go to College, and and get a Degree, for a while at least, and let all the Drama around her fizzle out, which it would if She dropped the limelight for about 4 years, get Her Degree, ( She is also REALLY SMART people, don’t forget that….) Then She could take up acting again, with Her HUGE following, and all the current drama would be old news by then, so She would be able to start fresh,,,,Might I suggest Roane St. here in O.R. so She would be near …….ME…..and then we could meet, and start dating…….and ……( Or perhaps U.T. Knoxville, She would STILL be near me, and same applies….) Love You Always lady.
GOD Bless You Always, Lindsay D Lohan, I Love YOU Always, me, Larry T Robinson O.R. Tn.
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