Expert: Crystal - 9/8/2010

Question
i've read several different accounts of who all actually
really liked shannen and wanted her to stay; some say jason,
brian, luke and tori loved her, others say everyone hated her,
etc. do you know what actually happened?  

Answer
Hello Amber,

Unfortunately, the only ones that really know what happened are the ones that were there. I was not there. However, I've read many articles on the subject, like you. Things I saw repeatedly, include:

- Shannen appeared to want to leave as much as others supposedly wanted her gone. Aaron Spelling stated in his autobiography that Shannen's exit was a mutual decision.

- Jason supposedly was the last one that complained about Shannen and set in motion Shannen's exit. His complaint was if anyone could do something about getting her to set on time, instead of showing up late. Aaron confirmed this in his autobiography.

- Some reports suggested that Shannen had flare-ups from her medical condition (Crohn's Disease) and she continued to report to the set even though she was in agony.

- I've seen articles where Shannen's costars commented on her, possibly even badmouthing her, but I've never seen the same from Shannen when it came to her former costars.

- It seemed like many people did not act in a professional manner behind the scenes because we, the viewers, found out there were behind the scenes issues. Now how bad they were and if any were made up by the press, I don't know. Also, the behind the scenes issues did not stop once Shannen left the show.

I hope this clears it up more for you.

Take care,
Crystal