NW Magazine — Issue 29 2017

union!

lide!

So what else do we know about

the revival? Well, we’re told that

the show’s creator Josh Schwartz,

40, is pushing for a four-part

Gilmore Girls-style special.

And even though her character

Marissa Cooper is dead (RIP!),

we’re told Mischa Barton could

be making a cameo via

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But as good as it would be

to have Coop back, producers

are said to be worried that

throwing Mischa – and her

well-documented issues – into

the mix could spell trouble.

Indeed, her on-screen dad Tate

Donovan, 53, said the actress,

31, “developed a really bad

THEY’LL

ALWAYS BE

SETH AND

SUMMER TO US!

Aftermeetingontheset

ofThe O.C.,AdamandRach

dated for just over two years

beforetheycalleditquitsin

2006.We’llalwayshave

PrincessSparkleand

CaptainOats,you

guys!

She’shadherfairshare

ofdramathisyearalone–and

nowtherearefearsthatifMischa

returnstoTheO.C.,herdarkestdemons

couldreturn.

Afterall,duringhertimeontheshow,Mischa

becameafixtureontheLApartyscene–and

laterspiralledrightoutofcontrol.

InMay2007,shewashospitalisedaftermixing

cocktailswithantibioticsatNicoleRichie’s

MemorialDaybash,justmonthsbeforeshewas

chargedwithDUIinSeptember.

Then,in2009,Mischawasplacedona5150

involuntarypsychiatricholdwhenshe

threatenedself-harm–althoughshelatersaid

itwas“aslipofthetongueinaheightened

moment...Iwasneversuicidal.Iwasjust

overworkedanddepressed.”

Andgivenshewashospitalised

inJanuary,claimingherdrink

wasspiked,it’slittlewonder

herlovedonesremain

concerned.

ON-SET

CHEMISTRY

REAL-LIFE

LOVERS

WILL TROUBLED

MISCHA RELAPSE?

...AND NO WONDER

SHE’S WORRIED!

attitude” on set, while Mischa

and Rachel apparently had

serious beef that continued long

after the show wrapped.

And there’s still a chance

Adam, 37, will turn down

the gig if the mountain of

moolah isn’t big enough...

“He’s not interested in

reliving that part of his

life, but he may have to

consider it if the pay

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be,” says the insider.

“But if not all the main

cast are on board, then the

reboot will never happen.”

Boo! We’re praying for a

Chrismukkah miracle... ■

on the