Ashlee Simpson-Wentz Fired from Melrose Place
She may have just moved in to Melrose Place, but Ashlee Simpson-Wentz is already being evicted. The actress, who plays the mysterious new tenant Violet on the CW drama, and her co-star Colin Egglesfield will no longer be part of the series come January. “They took it like professionals. When you go into a show you never know what’s going to evolve and what the possibilities are,” executive producer Todd Slavkin said of Ashlee and Colin’s reactions to the news of their dismissal.