10 Actors That Got Suspended Or Fired From TV Shows
People who work together on TV shows usually become pretty tight-knit families. Whether it's a emergency room drama, a teen show or a sitcom, there's a lot of time spent together. This sadly can set the scene for a lot of off-camera drama. But these stars should have known, the cameras are always rolling. Anything you do, can and will be held against you. In this case, it will be held against you publicly and worldwide, and has the ability to end your career and haunt you for the rest of your life. These TV firings and suspensions are just some of the many that have shocked audiences over the years. Some actors stood for social justice like Suzanne Somers fighting to be paid equally to her male co-stars. While other actors simply messed up to epic proportions. They just couldn't keep their mouths shut or couldn't stay out of jail. It's hard to decide which one of these firings was most controversial. Keep reading and decide for yourself.
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Janet Hubert (Vivian Banks, Fresh Prince of Bel-Air)
Janet Hubert and Will Smith recently worked through the issues that caused tension between them on the set of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. A constant clash of personalities, coupled with Janet's troubles from life off-set, led her to walk away when she was given an offer that would give her little screen time on the show, but prohibit her from exploring other opportunities in her free time.
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Lisa Kudrow (Roz Doyle, Frasier)
Many people aren't aware that before she was hired as Phoebe Buffay on Friends, she was actually supposed to play Roz Doyle, Frasier Crane's radio show producer on Frasier. Days into filming the pilot, the team decided she didn't have the right chemistry with the rest of the cast. She thought it would be the end of her career, and then Friends came along. Smelly cat was waiting for her.
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Charlie Sheen (Two And A Half Men)
Who could forget how Charlie Sheen publicly bashed Two And A Half Men producer Chuck Lorre while going through a public meltdown? The producer had been patient with Sheen through various scandals, but the last straw came when Sheen publicly dismissed Lorre as a "clown" and a "stupid, stupid little man."
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Suzanne Somers (Chrissy Snow, Three's Company)
Suzanne Somers was let go for something so many of us are still fighting for today: equal pay. After asking for a raise from $30,000 to closer to what co-star John Ritter was rumored to be making, $150,000 per episode, she was ousted.
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Shannen Doherty (Brenda Walsh, Beverly Hills, 90210)
Shannen Doherty got the reputation of being difficult on set, which bubbled into a bigger problem when she allegedly came to blows with co-star Jennie Garth. Tori Spelling says she got the guys to break it up...and then got Shannen fired by telling her father, executive producer Aaron Spelling. Tori says she feels guilty about it to this day.
"I felt like I was a part of something, a movement, that cost someone their livelihood," Spelling said, "Was she a horrible person? No. She was one of the best friends I ever had."
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Robert Downey Jr. (Larry Paul, Ally McBeal)
Robert Downey Jr. was still battling substance abuse during his time on Ally McBeal. A series of arrests in 2001 led to his character, Ally's love interest Larry Paul, ultimately being written out of the show.
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Isaiah Washington (Dr. Preston Burke, Grey's Anatomy)
Isaiah Washington was in the middle of a fight with Patrick Dempsey when he unloaded an anti-gay slur, speaking about their co-star T.R. Knight. The tense moment cleared the set. Washington tried to redeem himself, but he ended up fired that season.
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Taylor Momsen (Jenny Humphrey, Gossip Girl)
Taylor Momsen found that her passion for acting was burning out in the midst of her run as Jenny Humphrey on Gossip Girl. She became "unreliable" on set, leading to a significant cut in her storyline. She also allegedly bumped heads with showrunners over the fact that her music wasn't used on the show, but two songs by co-star Leighton Meester were.
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Lori Loughlin (Aunt Becky Donaldson-Katsopolis, Fuller House)
Lori Loughlin lost her famous role as Aunt Becky on Fuller House, as well as her role on Hallmark's When The Heart Calls, after her and her husband's involvement in the college admissions scandal. Lori ultimately did jail time while the show filmed its final season.
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Roseanne Barr (Roseanne Conner, Roseanne)
ABC didn't quite fire Roseanne Barr. Rather, they canceled her entire series reboot, Roseanne, in 2018 after a series of racist tweets. The series was ultimately reimagined as The Conners, with the family moving on from the previous namesake matriarch's death.
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