Desperate Housewives actor fired



An actor in the TV series Desperate Housewives has been fired from the show for "improper conduct".

Page Kennedy - who plays mystery man Caleb - joined the show during its second series, which is currently being shown in the US.

He was let go after a "thorough investigation by the studio" of the allegations against him, a spokeswoman for ABC said.

The role of Caleb - who has appeared in two episodes - will be recast.

Finale

The details of the allegations against Kennedy were not revealed.

His final appearance on the ABC series will be aired in the US on Sunday.





A call to Kennedy's agent for comment was not immediately returned.

In a recent interview with the Associated Press news agency, Kennedy said he was excited about the role. The first episode of the new series of Desperate Housewives topped the US ratings with 28.2 million viewers in September. However, it failed to match the 30.3 million who watched the last episode of the first series in May.




:eek: Wonder what he did

Yeah I read that earlier but then I haven't seen Series 2 so I don't know how big a part he plays but then again, if they haven't really shown his face and he hasn't said a word yet perhaps it wont be too bad...

I'm not quite sure I want to know what kind of 'misconduct' he committed :-$

Who is this?

its the guy in the basement. they have showed a little of his face but not all of it. so i am sure they can replace him.

:eek: Wonder what he did


he flashed the crew

"Desperate" Dismissee: I'm No Flasher

Recently dismissed cellar dweller Page Kennedy wants fans to know he's no flash in the pan. Or flasher, period.

The former Desperate Housewives actor, who played the bit but juicy part of Betty's basement detainee Caleb, is speaking out against the rumors that on-set improprieties led to his firing.

"There are a lot of stories that have been told, but the truth of the matter is that Touchstone decided to go in a different direction and they bought out my contract," Kennedy, 28, told one of his hometown newspapers, the Detroit Free Press, Tuesday. "Anything you've heard that's contrary is all false."

According to Kennedy, that would include the statement from the show itself.

Desperate Housewives spokesperson Janet Daily announced last week that Kennedy was terminated Nov. 4 for "improper conduct," though the network refused to disclose details of the charge. Daily also said that the actor's dismissal came after a "thorough investigation" by Disney's Touchstone Television, the show's producer.

There was no mention of buying out Kennedy's contract.

Reports on the actor's alleged transgression quickly poured from the set, with Variety reporting Kennedy's "improper conduct" involved someone on the crew. The National Enquirer claimed he was let go for flashing two female coworkers.

Kennedy called the rumors "crushing" and "damaging."

"The analogy I use is you're driving home from work, and the police stop you and arrest you and say you fit the profile of someone who just murdered somebody," the actor told his hometown newspaper. "You go through the whole trial process, and the witnesses are sitting there telling the jury that you did it, and you have no idea what they're even talking about. You were just coming home from work."

The role of Caleb has since been recast, with newcomer Nashawn Kearse filling the character's fugitive shoes.

Kennedy's final appearance on the show aired Sunday.

Despite his dismissal from the ratings juggernaut, fans will still get their fix of Kennedy on screens big and small.

The aspiring rapper appears in the Usher film In the Mix, out Nov. 23, and has a role in an upcoming episode of Boston Legal. Kennedy also says he may join the cast of WB's midseason replacement Pepper Dennis, starring Rebecca Romijn, which he passed on earlier this year in lieu of the ABC hit.

But for now, Kennedy is focusing his efforts on damage control.

"The challenge I have right now is trying to get the truth out as aggressively as they got the rumors out," Kennedy told the Detroit News. "That's the problem. If the truth isn't as juicy as the rumors, who cares? That's what sucks."

The actor is also prepared for the increased media attention that's sure to come from such a public dismissal.

"I feel like my life will be looked at under a microscope now. Anything that I do or am perceived to do will make news."

And, despite everything that's happened, Kennedy bears no ill will toward the Wisteria Lane gang.

"I have no hard feelings toward the show; I'm still a fan of the show. I'm just no longer a part of it," he told the Detroit News. "I'm in the process of moving on now. There is life after Wisteria Lane for Page Kennedy."

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Interesting.

If it's false, why doesn't he sue? Wouldn't that be considered libel?

I don't know, but you are right about that, if they were false they could have indeed been very damaging to his career and 'sacrificing' someone in order to cover up and distract attention from a plot change is hardly justifiable. The fact that he says in the end that he has no hard feelings and that he is moving on fine is strange, it seems either he is being very mature/noble or perhaps there's more to it then we know because if they were truly false like I said before, the damage it could have done to his career/reputation would hardly leave him singing their praises... but then again, maybe because it didn't seem to he is more composed about it or perhaps his agent advised that attitude. It doesn't fully make sense yet, perhaps DH will issue a counter statement, but if not I guess we'll be in the dark unless/until someone else contributes to the story.

I hope he got his ice cream.