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"Desperate" Dismissee: I'm No Flasher
Recently dismissed cellar dweller Page Kennedy wants fans to know he's no flash in the pan. Or flasher, period.
The former Desperate Housewives actor, who played the bit but juicy part of Betty's basement detainee Caleb, is speaking out against the rumors that on-set improprieties led to his firing.
"There are a lot of stories that have been told, but the truth of the matter is that Touchstone decided to go in a different direction and they bought out my contract," Kennedy, 28, told one of his hometown newspapers, the Detroit Free Press, Tuesday. "Anything you've heard that's contrary is all false."
According to Kennedy, that would include the statement from the show itself.
Desperate Housewives spokesperson Janet Daily announced last week that Kennedy was terminated Nov. 4 for "improper conduct," though the network refused to disclose details of the charge. Daily also said that the actor's dismissal came after a "thorough investigation" by Disney's Touchstone Television, the show's producer.
There was no mention of buying out Kennedy's contract.
Reports on the actor's alleged transgression quickly poured from the set, with Variety reporting Kennedy's "improper conduct" involved someone on the crew. The National Enquirer claimed he was let go for flashing two female coworkers.
Kennedy called the rumors "crushing" and "damaging."
"The analogy I use is you're driving home from work, and the police stop you and arrest you and say you fit the profile of someone who just murdered somebody," the actor told his hometown newspaper. "You go through the whole trial process, and the witnesses are sitting there telling the jury that you did it, and you have no idea what they're even talking about. You were just coming home from work."
The role of Caleb has since been recast, with newcomer Nashawn Kearse filling the character's fugitive shoes.
Kennedy's final appearance on the show aired Sunday.
Despite his dismissal from the ratings juggernaut, fans will still get their fix of Kennedy on screens big and small.
The aspiring rapper appears in the Usher film In the Mix, out Nov. 23, and has a role in an upcoming episode of Boston Legal. Kennedy also says he may join the cast of WB's midseason replacement Pepper Dennis, starring Rebecca Romijn, which he passed on earlier this year in lieu of the ABC hit.
But for now, Kennedy is focusing his efforts on damage control.
"The challenge I have right now is trying to get the truth out as aggressively as they got the rumors out," Kennedy told the Detroit News. "That's the problem. If the truth isn't as juicy as the rumors, who cares? That's what sucks."
The actor is also prepared for the increased media attention that's sure to come from such a public dismissal.
"I feel like my life will be looked at under a microscope now. Anything that I do or am perceived to do will make news."
And, despite everything that's happened, Kennedy bears no ill will toward the Wisteria Lane gang.
"I have no hard feelings toward the show; I'm still a fan of the show. I'm just no longer a part of it," he told the Detroit News. "I'm in the process of moving on now. There is life after Wisteria Lane for Page Kennedy."
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