The H.B.I.C. is back wrecking havoc on television’s most tawdry apartment complex. Heather Locklear reprises her role as P.R. vixen Amanda Woodward on The CW’s Melrose Place Nov. 17.

Ashlee Simpson was reportedly kicked off The CW stinker Melrose Place because she’s — well — a non-acting diva, a disgruntled cast member divulged to FOX News on Tuesday.

“Ashlee was kicked off ‘Melrose Place’ because she was a total diva on set, late all the time, and deeply disliked by fellow cast members,” the loose-lipped informant blabbed. “It created a lot of discord among the cast. She could barely act,” the source said.

Producers, desperate to save the sinking series, wanted Heather Locklear to reprise her role as tough PR exec Amanda Woodward, but couldn’t afford her salary demands without cutting someone.

“They basically trimmed the fat and made it possible for Heather to join the show. Heather is a much bigger name than Ashlee….”

Nobody puts Jessica’s baby sister in a corner! Singer-actress Jessica Simpson is fuming over younger sister Ashlee Simpson-Wentz’s unceremonious eviction from Melrose Place — and she’s venting her frustration with the CW show via Twitter.

“CW catching up on MP.who writes this crap?i have had bad scripts to work with,but this?thank God my sister is amazing and got you some press,” Jessica Tweeted on Sunday night.

Late last month, the network announced that Ashlee and co-star Colin Egglesfield would be dropped from the Melrose cast in January following the end of the “Who Killed Sydney?” storyline.

While the move may have come as a surprise to fans, executive producer Todd Slavkin claims it was in the cards all along.

Heather Locklear doesn’t just play a bitch on TV. The primetime diva appeared on classic small screen smashes like T.J. Hooker, Dynasty, and Spin City. She also famously starred as icy PR vixen Amanda Woodward on the original Melrose Place in the 1990s. But we hear the seasoned actress got into the mother of all catfights with actress-singer Ashlee Simpson on the set of the of The CW’s Melrose revival, as a rivalry ensued over who would be the show’s official Queen Bee. When the dust settled, Heather was the last the woman standing, Star Magazine claims in its Nov. 9 issue.
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Is Nick Zano making a move to TV’s hottest complex?

A source close to The CW primetime soap tells Entertainment Weekly that the actor is in chats to join the low-rated drama. Nick, who is currently masquerading as Courteney Cox’s toyboy love interest on the ABC comedy Cougar Town, could serve as a potential replacement for Colin Egglesfield’s character, Auggie, who is being written out of the show next month. Read the rest of this entry »

That was quick: It looks like Ashlee Simpson-Wentz’s and Colin Egglesfield’s stays at Melrose Place will be short ones.

The stars will be moving out of TV’s sexiest complex — and exiting The CW show — once the show’s “Who Killed Sydney?” mystery storyline wraps up early next year, Entertainment Weekly‘s Michael Ausiello confirmed this afternoon. Read the rest of this entry »

On Wednesday, The CW picked up two of its freshman series for a full season: Vampire Diaries, the network’s top-rated series this fall; and the revamped Melrose Place, which is expected to draw a larger audience when original series star Heather Locklear returns for a multi-episode guest arc next month.

The Bitch is Back! Heather Locklear mixes it up with the new residents of television’s hottest complex when she revives her role as PR vixen Amanda Woodward on the “Cahuenga” episode of Melrose Place, airing on The CW Nov. 17.

The CW sent out a press release this morning with the headline, “The bitch is back!”

That’s right — Heather Locklear, who starred on the original Melrose Place for seven seasons, will reprise her role as scheming ad exec Amanda Woodward on The CW’s recent critically-panned revival of the ’90s primetime soap. Heather joined the popular series at the end of its first season and stayed on throughout its successful run. She’ll join original castmates Laura Leighton, Thomas Calabro, Josie Bisset, and Daphne Zuniga in the updated version. Read the rest of this entry »

Actress, singer, and mom Ashlee Simpson-Wentz talked about life with her young son, Bronx and her new role on The CW’s primetime soap Melrose Place in an interview with The TODAY Show Thursday.