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06-03-2016, 02:42 AM
http://www.fame10.com/entertainment/5-days-of-our-lives-stars-who-were-unfairly-fired/?streamview=all
Soap opera actors and actresses come and go. Some move onto other projects when primetime and film opportunities come knocking on their door, while others are dismissed, move onto other daytime dramas or simply fade into oblivion. Salem is no exception when it comes to the ever-revolving door of soap actors and actresses. While some leave due to failed contract negotiations or their own accord, others have been fired over the years due to no fault of their own. Below are five examples of Days of Our Lives (DOOL) stars who were unfairly fired.
5. Marth Madison
This unfair firing is one that is quite fresh and new to DOOL fans everywhere. Martha Madision, who plays Belle Black, just recently returned to the show to celebrate DOOL’s 50th Anniversary in late 2015. Days’ fans welcomed the return of Marlena and John’s love child and it seemed like she was once again going to call Salem her home. Sadly, reports are indicating that new writers, Ryan Quan and Dena Higley are looking to shake things up a bit on the Days’ set. Madison was fired just this past spring (along with a slew of other DOOL stars) to make way for a new set of fresh-faced characters. While Madison is undoubtedly a DOOL fan favorite, the interesting thing about this firing is that she was just brought back to the show and her love triangle with Phillip and Shawn was just getting interesting.
4. Marie Wilson
This concept of ‘out with the old, in with the new’ makes some sense when it comes to Martha Madison and co-star Brandon Beemer (played by Shawn-Douglas Brady, also one of the actors fired). However, included in the bunch who were released this past spring was Marie Wilson. Wilson debuted a brand new DOOL character, Summer, who was wrapped in mystery with an incredible storyline. Wilson has done a phenomenal job playing Summer and has connected well not only with fellow DOOL castmates, but with Days audiences too. This firing seems entirely unjust and is puzzling as well.
3. Kassie DePaiva
Resurrecting a role that was previously played by another actor is never an easy job for a soap opera actress, but this is just what Kassie DePaiva did in 2014 when she stepped into the shoes of Eve Donovan. Charlotte Ross made the role famous back in the late ‘80s, early ‘90s. It was quite a feat for Kassie to re-create the chemistry (and history) Eve had with many of the existing Days’ characters when she entered Salem. Quite simply, Kassie nailed the role making it that much more shocking when she was let go in late 2015. DePaiva commented on the firing, stating, “It saddens me to have been let go from the show just as Eve was finally finding her footing…but that is the way the Soap business goes.”
2. True O’Brien
Maybe it seemed logical that Eve exited DOOL, since her daughter was given the boot only months earlier. The Salem Necktie Killer did a lot of damage in late 2015, killing off beloved Days’ characters left, right and center. However, the most damaging one had to have been Paige Larson, played by True O’Brien. Not only was True incredibly talented, winning the 2016 Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama, she was also embroiled in a pretty intense storyline between her mother and J.J. Deveraux. While there needed to be characters that were sacrificed through the serial killer storyline, it still seems quite weird that Paige was picked and True was fired.
1. Chandler Massey
Now this one is a bit of a controversial one. As a three-time Daytime Emmy winner and huge fan favorite, Chandler Massey was on top of the world. In early 2013, it was said that Massey was not interested in renewing his Days’ contract and he was looking to go back to school. However, Massey ended up revealing this tidbit during a press room interview after winning his second Daytime Emmy in June 2013, and this did not please the DOOL higher ups. While he was supposed to finish off his contract, which ran until December of that year, DOOL producers abruptly let him go early in August and he was asked to leave immediately following the taping of his last scene. No goodbye party, no gifts, no well-wishes from fellow cast mates — Chandler simply left the set and never turned back.
Soap opera actors and actresses come and go. Some move onto other projects when primetime and film opportunities come knocking on their door, while others are dismissed, move onto other daytime dramas or simply fade into oblivion. Salem is no exception when it comes to the ever-revolving door of soap actors and actresses. While some leave due to failed contract negotiations or their own accord, others have been fired over the years due to no fault of their own. Below are five examples of Days of Our Lives (DOOL) stars who were unfairly fired.
5. Marth Madison
This unfair firing is one that is quite fresh and new to DOOL fans everywhere. Martha Madision, who plays Belle Black, just recently returned to the show to celebrate DOOL’s 50th Anniversary in late 2015. Days’ fans welcomed the return of Marlena and John’s love child and it seemed like she was once again going to call Salem her home. Sadly, reports are indicating that new writers, Ryan Quan and Dena Higley are looking to shake things up a bit on the Days’ set. Madison was fired just this past spring (along with a slew of other DOOL stars) to make way for a new set of fresh-faced characters. While Madison is undoubtedly a DOOL fan favorite, the interesting thing about this firing is that she was just brought back to the show and her love triangle with Phillip and Shawn was just getting interesting.
4. Marie Wilson
This concept of ‘out with the old, in with the new’ makes some sense when it comes to Martha Madison and co-star Brandon Beemer (played by Shawn-Douglas Brady, also one of the actors fired). However, included in the bunch who were released this past spring was Marie Wilson. Wilson debuted a brand new DOOL character, Summer, who was wrapped in mystery with an incredible storyline. Wilson has done a phenomenal job playing Summer and has connected well not only with fellow DOOL castmates, but with Days audiences too. This firing seems entirely unjust and is puzzling as well.
3. Kassie DePaiva
Resurrecting a role that was previously played by another actor is never an easy job for a soap opera actress, but this is just what Kassie DePaiva did in 2014 when she stepped into the shoes of Eve Donovan. Charlotte Ross made the role famous back in the late ‘80s, early ‘90s. It was quite a feat for Kassie to re-create the chemistry (and history) Eve had with many of the existing Days’ characters when she entered Salem. Quite simply, Kassie nailed the role making it that much more shocking when she was let go in late 2015. DePaiva commented on the firing, stating, “It saddens me to have been let go from the show just as Eve was finally finding her footing…but that is the way the Soap business goes.”
2. True O’Brien
Maybe it seemed logical that Eve exited DOOL, since her daughter was given the boot only months earlier. The Salem Necktie Killer did a lot of damage in late 2015, killing off beloved Days’ characters left, right and center. However, the most damaging one had to have been Paige Larson, played by True O’Brien. Not only was True incredibly talented, winning the 2016 Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama, she was also embroiled in a pretty intense storyline between her mother and J.J. Deveraux. While there needed to be characters that were sacrificed through the serial killer storyline, it still seems quite weird that Paige was picked and True was fired.
1. Chandler Massey
Now this one is a bit of a controversial one. As a three-time Daytime Emmy winner and huge fan favorite, Chandler Massey was on top of the world. In early 2013, it was said that Massey was not interested in renewing his Days’ contract and he was looking to go back to school. However, Massey ended up revealing this tidbit during a press room interview after winning his second Daytime Emmy in June 2013, and this did not please the DOOL higher ups. While he was supposed to finish off his contract, which ran until December of that year, DOOL producers abruptly let him go early in August and he was asked to leave immediately following the taping of his last scene. No goodbye party, no gifts, no well-wishes from fellow cast mates — Chandler simply left the set and never turned back.