"One Tree Hill" Stars Sophia Bush And Craig Sheffer Get Real About The Troubling Treatment They Faced On Set
This month marks 10 years since One Tree Hill ended, and series stars turned Drama Queens podcast hosts Sophia Bush, Hilarie Burton, and Bethany Joy Lenz recently sat down with former costar Craig Sheffer to celebrate.
Earlier this week, Drama Queens released Part 2 of their interview with Craig, who played Keith Scott on the show, where he talked about being "blindsided" by his character's death.
Craig alleged that series creator Mark Schwahn previously told him that he'd be a part of the CW series for "as long as the show runs." But ahead of filming Season 3, Mark called Craig singing a different tune.
Craig mentioned Mark called, saying, "Yeah, so good news and bad news. Paul shoots you. ... I go, 'Okay, so I'm dead? Does that mean I don't get paid anymore?' He was like, ‘Yeah.'"
Later during the interview, Craig revealed that Mark "threatened to fire" him over little things like his facial hair.
"It got to a point where they're calling my agent like, ‘If this power struggle is going to continue, we're just going to get rid of him,'" Mark told the hosts. "That kind of stuff, they break down your soul."
This revelation struck a nerve with Sophia, encouraging her to admit she too has had some unpleasant conversations with Mark, including one where he compared her to women who wouldn't have sex with him in high school.
"Mark lost his mind on me," Sophia said. "You know what he said to me? A grown man who was my boss. I was 22, 23. He goes, ‘Who the fuck told you you could cut bangs?'"
"'You know who had bangs? All the fucking cheerleaders in high school who never wanted to have sex with me.' I was like, ‘What's happening?'"
And unfortunately, this isn't the first time One Tree Hill cast members have spoken out about a toxic work environment on set. Sophia previously talked about being "controlled" and "manipulated" while working on the show.
