Desperate Housewives Writer Had To Avoid Eye Contact With Teri Hatcher On Set?!
29.08.2023 - 19:53
/ perezhilton.com
Sounds like it was just as dramatic behind the scenes as it was on screen for those working on Desperate Housewives!
A writer on the ABC dramedy is opening up about what it was like to work on the hit series — and it doesn’t sound so great! In her new book, End Credits: How I Broke Up With Hollywood, which officially hit shelves today, Patty Lin recalled that writers were never “welcome” on set, and had to be especially careful around leading lady Teri Hatcher! She claimed:
That sounds like an uncomfortable work environment!
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The screenwriter didn’t elaborate on why she tried to steer clear of Teri, at least not in the excerpt obtained by Us Weekly. Sounds like she’s implying the Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman alum was a diva, but it’s a little unclear. For what it’s worth, it doesn’t sound like this was some inane rule established by the actress, she was just intimidating AF apparently!
That said, Teri wasn’t the only problem. Lin, who worked on the first season, went on to allege she experienced “overt racism” at the hands of creator Marc Cherry, too. She wrote:
Discussing what it was like penning the acclaimed series, the Friends writer said she was among several writers on staff given “busy work of writing the marginally funny material” as Cherry and his “loyal team” of two other writers took charge on most of the scripts. She even claimed when another writer was assigned a script, Marc declared the staff needed to “gang bang” the draft without the knowledge of the OG author. Jeez.
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Clearly irritated by this process, the Breaking Bad writer argued:
Oof! She REALLY