Brenda lays the smack down.
In the 1990s, Shannen Doherty had a reputation for being difficult to work with.
She was written out of 90210 in 1994 for allegedly carrying on like a diva (her character Brenda moved to London to study drama. Oh those whacky writers…).
And then her character Prue was killed off on Charmed in 2001 (after briefly being played by a white dog. The writers! Again with the laughs!), also for crimes against kindness.
Well, fans will be pleased to know that time has not dulled Shannon Doherty‘s blade.
This week, she has taken a swipe at Jason Priestly’s memoir, A Memoir (note: she did not have a go at the title).
In his memoir, Priestley who played Doherty’s brother Brandon on Beverly Hills 90201 recalled a number of incidents involving Doherty that were, well, less than flattering.
In particular, he recounted a day when the network had sent a private jet to fly the two to New York. Priestley said:
“I could not believe my ears at Shannen’s very first words after she boarded.
“Her butt had barely hit her seat before she said loudly to the PR person, ‘Really? A town car? You send a town car to take me to the airport, not a limo?’ She sighed a very put-upon sigh. I laughed, as I couldn’t really tell if Shannen was kidding or not.”
He continued: “But that was just the beginning. I looked on, becoming more uneasy by the minute as she began bitching about the short notice and the food on board and the temperature in the cabin and everything else.”