Lindsay Lohan's run on Ugly Betty has been cut from six episodes to four. According to a high-level insider, producers do not plan to have her back for future episodes, and she's getting cut out of the episodes she has already filmed.
The reason: diva behavior, perhaps, says many sources. (Diva behavior — or, rather, rumors of it — has gone around Hollywood like the common cold quite lately.) On set, LiLo would show up on set with a large entourage, smoke like a chimney, mess up her dressing room to the point where it had to be repainted, refuse to go on set until the series's leading lady America Ferrara showed, and cut pictures of herself out of tabloids to make herself a scrapbook — perhaps a souvenir chronicling her experience in Hollywood? One source also states that, when America switched roles and pulled down LiLo's pants rather than LiLo pulling down her pants as per the episode "Granny Pants," she didn't wear any underwear.
Another, and probably more likely, reason is creative differences. According to another source, LiLo seemed rather interested in playing herself than playing the character she was cast to play. Last I checked, when you take on a guest-star role, play the guest-star role unless you get approval to play yourself. But what do I know? I'm not a Hollywood insider or an actress... yet.
However, on the flip side, LiLo seemed to have a great time on set and managed to make at least a decent impression on Ferrara, as Ferrara's rep stated that she enjoyed having Lohan on the show. She also managed to get a gracious official statement from the producers of the series, stating that she did a good job and they enjoyed having her on the show.
Time and future updates will only tell...
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