Feud among ‘Charmed’ actors intensifies
“Charmed” alum Holly Marie Combs has weighed in on the ongoing feud between co-stars Alyssa Milano and Shannen Doherty regarding the latter’s departure from the supernatural series in 2001.
Combs shared her testimony in an Instagram post Monday, days after the former trio appeared on separate panels at MegaCon Orlando.
During Milano’s Feb. 2 solo appearance, she addressed comments made by Combs and Doherty on a December 2023 episode of Doherty’s podcast, “Let’s Be Clear” — calling the pair’s particular claim that Milano had Doherty fired from the series “revisionist history.”
“First off, this is not revisionist history. This is just the history she [Milano] didn’t want people to know about. And the history Shannen wasn’t ready to talk about until one month ago.”
Doherty has in recent years been battling stage 4 breast cancer. On a MegaCon panel alongside Combs and McGowan — who replaced Doherty after the third season of “Charmed” — Doherty said her illness has moved her to speak out about her experience working on the show after previously holding her tongue for the sake of fans.
“It is also incredibly important to me that the truth actually be told as opposed to the narrative that others put out there for me,” Doherty said on the panel. “There is no revisionist history happening in the truth that I know we told.”
The truth, according to Combs’ Instagram post, is that Milano could have saved Doherty’s spot on the show.
Two days before Combs’ Instagram post, Milano posted a transcript of the comments she made at MegaCon. “I’ve, you know, I think been very upfront and taken accountability for and apologized for, whatever part I played in the situation,” the transcript reads. “I don’t know how else to fix it.”
In the post’s caption, Milano wrote that she “did not have the power to get anyone fired.”
“There was a professional mediator (I was told Holly and Shannen would not participate in any mediation) and an on-set producer/babysitter who were both brought in to investigate all claims,” Milano said. “It was then recommended by this mediator, after collecting testimony from cast AND crew — what changes should be made if the show was going to continue.”