Alyssa Milano is talking out about Holly Marie Combs’ declare she received Shannen Doherty fired from Charmed.
“I really feel like I ought to handle the elephant within the room,” Milano, 51, stated throughout a Friday, February 2, Charmed panel at Megacon Orlando. “You’re all Charmed followers, I knew this was going to return up in a method or one other. I need to be very considerate in how I reply to any of this.”
Milano was referring to Doherty, 52, and Combs’ December 2023 “Let’s Be Clear” podcast episode, the place the pair spoke candidly concerning the drama behind the scenes of the WB sequence and claimed that Milano was behind Doherty getting fired from the present.
“I’ll simply say that I’m unhappy. I don’t suppose it’s actually that I’m unhappy for me or for my life or the way it does or doesn’t have an effect on my life. I’m essentially the most unhappy for the followers,” she shared. “I’m essentially the most unhappy {that a} present that has meant a lot to so many individuals has been tarnished by a toxicity that’s nonetheless to today nearly 1 / 4 of a century later nonetheless occurring.”
The actress admitted she was additionally upset that others “can’t transfer previous” the drama and absorb what they completed in eight seasons. Whereas Milano understands that Doherty and Combs, 50, are nonetheless dealing with their emotions, she defined that she additionally needed to work on processing her personal feelings.
“After I suppose again to that point it was exhausting for me, and I’ve labored tremendous exhausting in my life within the final 25 years to heal all of my trauma,” she stated. “And that’s not simply all of the trauma that I skilled whereas taking pictures however all of my trauma. I’ve labored actually exhausting to heal the bits as a result of I perceive that damage folks damage folks and my intention is to be a healed individual that helps heal folks.”
Milano shared that she needs she and her costars might get on stage to do a panel collectively for his or her followers however doesn’t know what else she will do to repair the trio’s damaged bond.
“I feel I’ve been very upfront and brought accountability for and apologized for no matter half I performed within the state of affairs,” she confessed. “I’ve been very forthcoming about that. I don’t understand how else to repair it.”
Whereas the drama is “heartbreaking and exhausting” for Milano, she is extra upset for the followers.
“That is the uncomfortable half that I want was completely different,” she concluded. “So apologies to all of you who love us anyway.”
Milano starred as Phoebe Halliwell on all eight seasons of the supernatural sequence, which ran from 1996 to 2008. Combs and Doherty portrayed her sisters Piper and Prue, respectively. Throughout the season 3 finale, Doherty’s character was abruptly killed off and changed by Rose McGowen’s Paige in season 4. On the time, Spelling Tv claimed Doherty left the present to pursue different tasks. Whereas Doherty didn’t present a transparent cause on the time, she hinted that there was “drama” on set.
In December 2023,Combs and Doherty made headlines after Combs claimed that Milano was chargeable for Doherty’s exit.
“We didn’t imply to [fire Shannen], however we’ve been backed into this nook,” she recalled producer Jonathan Levin telling her. “‘We’re principally on this place the place it’s one or the opposite. We have been instructed [by Alyssa] it’s her or [Shannen] and Alyssa has threatened to sue us for a hostile office setting.”
Friday marks the primary time Milano has touched on the firing allegations. Whereas she didn’t affirm or deny she was concerned in Doherty’s exit, she did beforehand say she took “duty for lots” of the issues between her and Doherty whereas talking with Leisure Tonight in 2021.
“I feel a number of our wrestle got here from feeling that I used to be in competitors quite than it being that sisterhood that the present was a lot about,” she instructed the outlet on the time. “And I’ve some guilt about my half in that.”
