One Tree Hill Stars Sophia Bush & Hilarie Burton Were FORCED To Do Maxim Cover!

30.11.2022 - 23:21 / perezhilton.com

Sophia Bush and Hilarie Burton are getting real once again about their horrible experiences behind the scenes of One Tree Hill.

On Monday’s Drama Queens podcast, the girls did a recap of Season 4 Episode 4, in which Rachel poses for Maxim’s “Hometown Hotties” issue. The memories got less than rosy as Sophia and Hilarie recalled the time they were on the actual cover of Maxim, alongside Danneel Ackles, in November 2006. While some might have thought landing the cover of such a well-known mag would have been an exciting moment for them, it turns out it was anything but. Why? According to the podcast hosts, they were forced into it! Sophia explained:

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However, instead of understanding and accepting the John Tucker Must Die star’s choice, execs threatened her:

Gross. And Sophia wasn’t the only person who was pressured behind the scenes. Hilarie recalled that she was coerced in a different way. She was sat down for a “soft pitch” about the cover and was pretty much told her co-workers’ jobs were in trouble if she didn’t do it:

She continued:

So manipulative! Sophia noted she believed their bosses were looking to bring in more male viewers by adding more sexual violence and risqué moments for the female characters:

Ick! As for why Bethany Joy Lenz, who portrayed Hailey in the series, wasn’t on the cover? The 41-year-old actress claimed she was “replaced” for the cover with Danneel because she was “too fat,” saying:

What the f**k!? For reference, this is Bethany in 2005…

This reveal came as a shock to Hilarie and Sophia as the pair said they were under the impression she had turned down being in the magazine. Sophia recalled:

Ugh. What an