The dispute between the ex-actresses of the series “Charmed” is entering the next round.
It seems that the less than magical mud fight between US actresses Shannen Doherty (52) and Holly Marie Combs (50) and their ex-colleague Alyssa Milano (51) could drag on for a while. In an exchange of blows that had been going on for weeks, Combs now followed up with an angry announcement to Milano.
Controversy over Shannen Doherty’s departure from “Charmed” in 2001
The escalating catfight between the three actresses, who appeared together in front of the camera for the television series “Charmed” between 1998 and 2001, began in December 2023. In a conversation with Shannen Doherty, Combs revealed to her fellow actor that Alyssa Milano had ensured that Doherty was fired after the first three seasons and replaced by Rose McGowan (50). Back then, Milano turned everyone against each other and tried to drive a wedge between Doherty and Combs, who are still very good friends to this day.
Alyssa Milano “sad” about allegedly untrue allegations
In a first reaction at the beginning of February, Alyssa Milano was “sad” about the allegations, which concern a time that was a long time ago. It’s a shame “that people can’t put this behind them” and “can’t simply celebrate the success of a series that meant so much to all of us.” She regrets that “a show that meant so much to so many people is marred by a toxicity that continues to this day, almost a quarter century later.” She also claimed that she never had the power to fire anyone at the time.
Holly Marie Combs: “It was all about power”
In an interview at this year’s “Megacon” trade fair in Orlando, Holly Marie Combs responded to Milano’s statement with clear words. She shared a video with screenshots of the statements she made there. In it, she said, in part, “I feel the need to defend myself after Alyssa came on stage and essentially called Shannen and I liars.” Your statements about Shannen Doherty’s expulsion from the series have nothing to do with the “revisionism” that Milano assumes. “That’s simply the story she didn’t want people to know. And the story Shannen wasn’t willing to talk about until a month ago.”
The actress explained how “ironic” it was that Milano claimed she “didn’t have the power to fire anyone” when “this was really all about power.” She followed up her clear statement with: “No one should have to lie about their own life in order to comfort someone else.”
Source: Stern
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