Report: 'Melrose Place' dropping two residents

We know you hate when we spoil things, but two 'Melrose Place' regulars are departing

By Daniel FienbergThursday, Oct 22, 2009 5:34 PM

Ashlee Simpson-Wentz of 'Melrose Place'

Credit: The CW

"Melrose Place" is reportedly dropping two of its residents for the last third of its season. One of them is obviously featured in the picture accompanying this story, but if you don't want to know the other, for the love of all that's holy, stop reading!

You were warned.

According to Michael Ausiello, Ashlee Simpson-Wentz and Colin Egglesfield are departing the viewer-starved CW series, which just received a pick-up for five additional episodes.

How are Violet and Auggie leaving the show? Well, Ausiello doesn't come out and spoil, but he says that the "Who Killed Sydney?" murder mystery will be resolved in Episode 12, while fans have heard rumors that there's another murder on the way. So our hunch is that one character will leave in a body bag and the other will leave in handcuffs.

We know which permutation we'll be rooting for!

Ausiello also reports that the home stretch of the first season will introduce new characters and "take on a lighter, more fun vibe."

Daniel Fienberg
Executive Editor

A long-time member of the TCA Board and a longer-time blogger of "American Idol," Dan Fienberg writes about TV, except for when he writes about movies or sometimes writes about the Red Sox. But never music. He would sound stupid talking about music.