Mischa Barton Explains the Real Reason Marissa Cooper Was Killed Off 'The O.C.'
Mischa Barton isn't holding back about her experiences — good and bad — on The 35-year-old actress spoke frankly about her character, Marissa Cooper's, shocking death on season 3 of the show and how her treatment on set led to the decision. «It started pretty early on because it had a lot to do with them adding Rachel [Bilson] in last minute as, after the first season, a series regular and evening out everybody's pay,» Barton told of Bilson's character, Summer Roberts. Noting there was «general bullying from some of the men on set,» she added, «That kind of felt really s***ty.» Additionally, she described an «invasion» in her personal life at the time. «I just felt very unprotected, I guess is the best way to put it,» she said.