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AGC Blind (JUNE 2015): 90. ENTERTAINMENT LAWYER 06/08 **#11**


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Over the past few years bits and pieces of this story would trickle in. After first hearing about this story I made it a point to always ask about it if I ran into someone who worked on the show. The thing is, the show had a lot of workers on it but the number who knew anything or even today know all of the details is probably less than a handful. I know enough of the details to piece together what happened. The show was on a couple of decades ago. Long running. Enough of a hit to stay on the air, but not enough where you are probably going to binge watch it or be sad that it is gone. It was something to do if it was on. It was fortunate to benefit from stronger shows around it when networks didn’t move things very often once locked in place. It had some decent listed television stars on it. For the two leads it was all about career comebacks and second chances. They made the most of it. It was supposed to be a family show. Lots of teens around. One of the female lead teens was in her mid-teens when the show began. There was always a lot of inappropriate touching and groping and comments on the set of the show. These female teens were harassed. It was common then. No TMZ back then. Everything was locked down on the studio sets. Definitely a guy’s town. So, it was in the third season of filming. Around the fifth or sixth episode. The female teen lead who was close to turning 18, but not quite there yet, went to one of the producers and said she was pregnant. OK, so a teen pregnancy. It never would have been written into the show back then, but she was probably not going to start showing until the season was almost completed so they could always have her go to summer camp or something and cut her out of the final month of shooting and no one would be the wiser. One little problem with all of that. It turns out that the father of the baby was the husband of one of the stars of the show. When our teen actress informed the producer of this fact, it added a whole new dimension. The producer immediately called the star who rushed over from her trailer and then accused the teen of being a whore and a homewrecker and that if the teen ever told anyone what happened that the teen would be sued and she would never work in the town again and just went on the biggest foul mouthed rant against the teen who was crying and shaking. At some point during the conversation the teen said she was planning on keeping the baby. That was the wrong thing to say. The actress then started accusing the teen of being a gold digger and that there was no way the teen was keeping the baby and there was no way the teen was even going to be able to give birth to the baby. The actress said the teen was going to get the pregnancy terminated and within an hour had two of her people show up and the actress, her people and the teen got into a car. The teen was driven to a doctor and had the abortion performed a short time later. The actress gave the teen some money and told her to make her own way back home. I love how this actress talks about how how close everyone on the show was and how everyone got along. It makes me sick. I have never said one nice thing about her on this site for a reason. I do my best to never even mention her.
Show: "Step By Step"
Male star: Patrick Duffy
Female star: Suzanne Somers (her husband Alan Hamel)
Actress: Angela Watson

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So Angela Watson at 17 had an affair with Alan Hamel who was approaching 60 and Suzanne Somers continued working with her for the next 4 or 5 years? Yeah not buying this one.

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Well, here's some food for thought while we're on this:
Angela Watson’s Strange Behavior Towards The End Of SBS

https://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=372991

I must say, after listening to Christine’s podcast with Jarrett I’ve gotten hooked in to listening to past episodes. Staci Keanen did a few episodes. One thing that’s sad to find out is apparently Angela Watson had a major falling out with Christine. Christine described them as the closest of the kids for the first 5 seasons. But she started noticing a change in her during season 6. She was losing weight and had this older guy who they think was an agent showing up and lurking on the set the whole time. The strangest moment happened in the final season when Angela showed up to work very late wearing a blonde wig, blue contacts, and a sexy outfit. Christine said she was speaking in an odd high pitch voice saying she’s filming a movie. When questioned about it she would just reply “‪It’s a Disney film where I play a good girl by day and a bad girl by night‬”. The last day of taping Angela left immediately after curtain call and didn’t say bye to anyone. Christine tried to see her again but the only way she could was through some production Angela was doing where Angela tried to avoid seeing Christine but Christine’s boyfriend called her over. She was still acting odd and didn’t really give any explanation for why they aren’t in contact. Angela cut off her own family and refuses to see her parents or half sister. I know the story of her suing the parents but I’m starting to wonder if there’s more to the story than we know. It sounds like Angela’s parents were worried about her. Christine’s parents and them remained friends and would ask if Christine heard from Angela.


https://www.crazydaysandnights.net/2015/06/today-blind-items-don-tell-anyone.html

https://www.crazydaysandnights.net/2012/04/four-for-friday-girl-who-got-pregnant.html

http://www.foxella.com/it-was-supposed-to-be-a-family-show-lots-of-teens-around/

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44. ENTERTAINMENT LAWYER 06/04 **12**
https://www.crazydaysandnights.net/2020/06/todays-blind-items-never-again.html
Never Again: Back in the day, this actor was A- list. It was a brief stay there, but he was the heartthrob on a Friday night show. I have written here before about his pressuring actresses for sex who were guest starring on the show or had walk on roles. He would tell them he could get them more work. Our actor was married at the time all this was going on. After a huge scandal he was essentially forced out of Hollywood. He was finally given another shot several years later. He had a chance to make a nice living on a very popular already long running show. Then, he blew it by threatening an actress because she didn't want to have sex with him. He was fired and never worked again. Sasha Mitchell/"Step By Step" (Sitcom Star Pleads Not Guilty in Spousal Assault : Courts: Sasha Mitchell of ‘Step by Step’ is charged with three new misdemeanor counts in alleged beating. Attorney says police fabricated case) (Stars Who Were Fired From Major TV Shows: Sasha Mitchell, 'Step By Step') (BLIND ITEM 11/20/15)
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Heartthrob: Sasha Mitchell
Show: "Step By Step" (started on ABC, later moved to CBS) (washed up former B listers: Patrick Duffy and Suzanne Somers)
Teen actress: Jodie Sweetin
Show: "Full House"

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https://www.crazydaysandnights.net/2015/11/four-for-friday-he-ruined-her-life.html

In the last couple of years I wrote about this show that was an ensemble family show that aired back in the day. It was a comedy and there were washed up former B listers who were hoping for a second chance with the show. Anyway, there was a heartthrob on that show. He is where the story begins.

At a press event for his show he ran into a teen actress from another show which almost seemed exactly like his show. Same network. The teen actress was in her mid-teens. Our actor was older. Almost twice her age actually. And married. The thing is, they hit it off. Really hit it off. The next thing you know, he was cheating on his wife with this mid-teen actress. At some point he decided to start sharing drugs with her and she got hooked on drugs. Our actor was always getting quizzed by his wife about money he was spending and wanted to hide his drug purchases. He needed cash. How to get it? He convinced the actress to start turning tricks. Yep, there she was in her mid-teens being paired off with executives from the studio and friends of the actor to earn drug money for the both of them. Our actress got hooked more and more on drugs and the actor decided she was becoming a liability so he dumped her. Our actress crashed and burned and basically never worked again after her relationship with the actor.

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'Enough of a hit to stay on the air, but not enough where you are probably going to binge watch it or be sad that it is gone. '

not true.

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