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05-29-2016, 01:18 AM
http://www.fame10.com/entertainment/young-and-the-restless-5-stars-who-were-unfairly-fired/
There are many just reasons as to why some soap opera actors or actresses are let go. Perhaps they just don’t seem to fit well with the role they have been given, or at times a poor work ethic can come into play. But also sometimes actors or actresses simply don’t mesh well with other cast members, producers, and are even simply axed to help a storyline twist which might seem unfair. For the fans that grow quite attached to soaps, the characters, and the actors or actress who play them – seeing their favorite soap actor leave a show can be devastating. Below is a top five list of Young and the Restless (Y&R) actors who were unfairly fired.
5. Eileen Davidson
Ashley Abbott is a Y&R staple, with Eileen Davidson playing the pivotal role on and off since 1982. While fans have adored watching her on the small (daytime) screen for quite a while now, there was a time when this esteemed actress was fired from her Y&R gig. Davidson enjoyed a successful return to the show in 1999 after a hiatus and even received a Daytime Emmy nod in 2003. However, in late 2006, she was let go from the show because there was no storyline for her character. Exiting the soap in early 2007, according to Melody Thomas Scott (Nikki Newman), Davidson’s firing was met with a tremendous amount of backlash from fellow Y&R cast mates, pleading with producers for her to stay. While she ended up moving to Y&R’s sister soap, The Bold & The Beautiful in 2007, she has once again returned to the Y&R, calling Genoa City her home. In the end good ethics, talent and a great attitude will get you far, even in the land of soaps.
4. David Tom
While David Tom was the original (teenage) Billy Abbott, cast in the role in 1999, he was brought in to reprise the character in 2014 (after Billy Miller’s departure), but his tenure with the show was short lived. Unfortunately, after only 16 weeks in the role, Tom was fired. He stated in an interview that producers informed him he appeared far too young for the role, especially when placed next to Cady McClain (who was playing his ex-mistress Kelly Andrews). The worst part about the entire situation was that Cady was hired after Tom. Perhaps the producers should have kept his ‘baby face’ in mind when recasting the role of Kelly Andrews to begin with.
http://www.fame10.com/entertainment/young-and-the-restless-5-stars-who-were-unfairly-fired/2/
3. Cady McClain
Speaking of Cady, in the spring of 2014, McClain entered the role of crazy Kelly Andrews and replaced Cynthia Watros. While Cady is a two-time Daytime Emmy winner and a veteran of soaps with close to 30 years of experience under her belt, her character was killed off in 2015, almost a year after she stepped on the Y&R set. McClain noted in an interview that after Chuck Pratt entered the producer role in 2014 there was a feeling that some cast members would get cut, with an ‘out with the old, in with the new’ type attitude. Cady was not under contract with the soap, so as it seems she was one of the first to go.
2. Maura West
Maura West may have felt incredibly lucky in 2010. She was straight off the cusp of her soap As The World Turns being cancelled, where she played Carly Snyder for just about 15 years and immediately landed the coveted role of Diane Jenkins on the Y&R. Sadly, only about a year later, Jenkins was killed and Maura was asked to leave the show. Could there be a silver lining in all this? Well, there is… for General Hospital fans. The three-time Daytime Emmy winner can now be seen on that soap, playing the manipulative Ava Jerome.
http://www.fame10.com/entertainment/young-and-the-restless-5-stars-who-were-unfairly-fired/3/
1. Michael Muhney
Now the late 2013 firing of Michael Muhney is a very controversial one. At first, it seemed that Muhney simply didn’t get along with Eric Braeden (his onscreen dad, Victor Newman), and that may have been the reason he got axed. It was also said that Muhney was all-around outspoken, and he let his voice be heard on the fact that he thought the Daytime Emmy awards nomination process was unjust. Now, if he indeed got canned for those above reasons, then it was an unfair firing. However, TMZ also leaked that the reason Muhney got fired was that he *allegedly* harassed fellow co-star Hunter King (Summer Newman), groping at her breasts. Now, if this was in fact the reason he got fired – then the actor deserved his dismissal. The hard part is, no one has really confirmed any of the reports. There were some supportive Twitter posts for both Hunter and Michael by Y&R cast mates when all this drama was unfolding, so it is very difficult to decipher what is true and what is a rumor. Michael spoke out about his firing in September 2014, to the Daily Mail UK online and denied the harassment rumor.
There are many just reasons as to why some soap opera actors or actresses are let go. Perhaps they just don’t seem to fit well with the role they have been given, or at times a poor work ethic can come into play. But also sometimes actors or actresses simply don’t mesh well with other cast members, producers, and are even simply axed to help a storyline twist which might seem unfair. For the fans that grow quite attached to soaps, the characters, and the actors or actress who play them – seeing their favorite soap actor leave a show can be devastating. Below is a top five list of Young and the Restless (Y&R) actors who were unfairly fired.
5. Eileen Davidson
Ashley Abbott is a Y&R staple, with Eileen Davidson playing the pivotal role on and off since 1982. While fans have adored watching her on the small (daytime) screen for quite a while now, there was a time when this esteemed actress was fired from her Y&R gig. Davidson enjoyed a successful return to the show in 1999 after a hiatus and even received a Daytime Emmy nod in 2003. However, in late 2006, she was let go from the show because there was no storyline for her character. Exiting the soap in early 2007, according to Melody Thomas Scott (Nikki Newman), Davidson’s firing was met with a tremendous amount of backlash from fellow Y&R cast mates, pleading with producers for her to stay. While she ended up moving to Y&R’s sister soap, The Bold & The Beautiful in 2007, she has once again returned to the Y&R, calling Genoa City her home. In the end good ethics, talent and a great attitude will get you far, even in the land of soaps.
4. David Tom
While David Tom was the original (teenage) Billy Abbott, cast in the role in 1999, he was brought in to reprise the character in 2014 (after Billy Miller’s departure), but his tenure with the show was short lived. Unfortunately, after only 16 weeks in the role, Tom was fired. He stated in an interview that producers informed him he appeared far too young for the role, especially when placed next to Cady McClain (who was playing his ex-mistress Kelly Andrews). The worst part about the entire situation was that Cady was hired after Tom. Perhaps the producers should have kept his ‘baby face’ in mind when recasting the role of Kelly Andrews to begin with.
http://www.fame10.com/entertainment/young-and-the-restless-5-stars-who-were-unfairly-fired/2/
3. Cady McClain
Speaking of Cady, in the spring of 2014, McClain entered the role of crazy Kelly Andrews and replaced Cynthia Watros. While Cady is a two-time Daytime Emmy winner and a veteran of soaps with close to 30 years of experience under her belt, her character was killed off in 2015, almost a year after she stepped on the Y&R set. McClain noted in an interview that after Chuck Pratt entered the producer role in 2014 there was a feeling that some cast members would get cut, with an ‘out with the old, in with the new’ type attitude. Cady was not under contract with the soap, so as it seems she was one of the first to go.
2. Maura West
Maura West may have felt incredibly lucky in 2010. She was straight off the cusp of her soap As The World Turns being cancelled, where she played Carly Snyder for just about 15 years and immediately landed the coveted role of Diane Jenkins on the Y&R. Sadly, only about a year later, Jenkins was killed and Maura was asked to leave the show. Could there be a silver lining in all this? Well, there is… for General Hospital fans. The three-time Daytime Emmy winner can now be seen on that soap, playing the manipulative Ava Jerome.
http://www.fame10.com/entertainment/young-and-the-restless-5-stars-who-were-unfairly-fired/3/
1. Michael Muhney
Now the late 2013 firing of Michael Muhney is a very controversial one. At first, it seemed that Muhney simply didn’t get along with Eric Braeden (his onscreen dad, Victor Newman), and that may have been the reason he got axed. It was also said that Muhney was all-around outspoken, and he let his voice be heard on the fact that he thought the Daytime Emmy awards nomination process was unjust. Now, if he indeed got canned for those above reasons, then it was an unfair firing. However, TMZ also leaked that the reason Muhney got fired was that he *allegedly* harassed fellow co-star Hunter King (Summer Newman), groping at her breasts. Now, if this was in fact the reason he got fired – then the actor deserved his dismissal. The hard part is, no one has really confirmed any of the reports. There were some supportive Twitter posts for both Hunter and Michael by Y&R cast mates when all this drama was unfolding, so it is very difficult to decipher what is true and what is a rumor. Michael spoke out about his firing in September 2014, to the Daily Mail UK online and denied the harassment rumor.