While Shannen Doherty, Jason Priestley and Luke Perry enjoyed a big moment in their careers, other Beverly Hills actors turned against the actress, not their male counterparts. That's when things started to change on set…
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In recent years, tongues have loosened more and more and we have learned more about the background of Beverly Hills 90210. While many rumors have suggested for decades that the filming of the cult series was toxic, Jennie Garth (Kelly) and Tori Spelling (Donna) have mostly confirmed it. They also returned to the departure of Shannen Doherty. The dismissal of Brenda's interpreter was actually a big blow for fans of the fiction at the time, but also for the actress, who admitted that she had kept a lot of anger and resentment inside herself. She has since also revealed that she is not white as snow as she was uncontrollable on the set of Beverly Hills. A behavior she justified by saying she was treated like a dog on set and that her “terrible marriage” led to her being fired from the series. In a new episode of her podcast Let's Be Clear with Shannen Doherty, which featured Jason Priestley (Brendon), the star revealed that some of her Beverly Hills co-stars had turned against her because of a certain event.
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Beverly Hills : This moment that sparked jealousy and pushed the show's actors to turn against Shannen Doherty
According to Shannen Doherty, the dynamic on the Beverly Hills set changed when she appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine in 1992 alongside Jason Priestley and Luke Perry. At this time, American television was broadcasting the second season of the series. “The competition started after the Rolling Stone cover came out. Maybe it's because I'm a woman. But I remember when we did that cover, several actors came into my dressing room and said, “They told me it wasn't right for me.” “I could have done a Rolling Stone cover without them and that I “Should have demanded that everyone be on the cover,” Shannen Doherty began to explain. “It's a great honor to be asked to be on the cover of this magazine, so it's your problem, it's not mine,” she told her then-playing partners. As for Jason Priestley, he was surprised by this tension, realizing that he had never experienced such a feeling of rivalry.
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Beverly Hills: “You were paid more than me” Shannen Doherty calls out to Jason Priestley
“I think it was a different time, wasn't it?” Shannen Doherty continued, questioning Jason Priestley. Men were paid more, you were paid more than me. They were No. 1 on the sheet. They were considered the quarterback right away, and I think that was particularly the case with Aaron [Spelling]. It was a very masculine mentality.” The actress noted that this same male-centered mentality may have been why it was easier for the Beverly Hills cast to confront her “instead of going to the men.” [Jason Priestley ou Luke Perry, ndlr]”Or maybe they knew you would laugh and walk away because you were always very diplomatic but also had a sense of humor, so you would have reacted differently to me,” he concluded. Luckily, things calmed down years later, allowing Shannen Doherty to return as Brenda in 90210 Beverly Hills: Next Generation, available on Paramount+.
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