Alyssa Milano reacts to ‘Charmed’ co-star Shannen Doherty’s death – NBC4 Washington

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Alyssa Milano is letting go of the previous.

Regardless of their yearslong feud, Milano paid tribute to her “Charmed” co-star Shannen Doherty, who died July 13.

“It is no secret that Shannen and I had an advanced relationship, however at its core was somebody I deeply revered and was in awe of,” Milano informed Leisure Weekly in an announcement. “She was a proficient actress, beloved by many, and the world is much less with out her. My condolences to all who beloved her.”

Doherty’s passing comes after an almost decade-long battle with breast most cancers. Although she went into remission in 2017 following a 2015 prognosis, her most cancers returned in 2020. In June 2023, the Beverly Hills, 90210 star shared the most cancers had metastasized to her mind and later unfold to her bones.

“On Saturday, July 13, she misplaced her battle with most cancers after a few years of preventing the illness,” her publicist Leslie Sloane mentioned in an announcement to NBC Information. “The devoted daughter, sister, aunt and good friend was surrounded by her family members in addition to her canine, Bowie. The household asks for his or her privateness at the moment to allow them to grieve in peace.”

All through her well being journey, Doherty continued to work and keep busy, which included internet hosting her podcast “Let’s Be Clear.” Actually, it was on a December episode that her feud with Milano was reignited after “Charmed” co-star Holly Marie Combs claimed Milano had Doherty fired from the collection after season three.

Nonetheless, Milano denied the accusations. “I didn’t have the ability to get anybody fired,” she wrote on Instagram in February. “As soon as Shannen left we had 5 extra profitable seasons and I’m eternally grateful.”

Later that month, she doubled down on her stance.

“I am probably the most unhappy {that a} present that has meant a lot to so many individuals has been tarnished by a toxicity that’s nonetheless, to at the present time, nearly 1 / 4 of a century later, nonetheless occurring,” she mentioned at MegaCon Orlando. “I am unhappy that folks cannot transfer previous it. Unhappy that all of us cannot simply have fun the success of a present that meant a lot to all of us.”

“I’ve, I believe, been very upfront and brought accountability for and apologized for no matter half I performed within the state of affairs and I have been very forthcoming about that,” she continued. “I even do not know if I might put myself on the market any greater than I already should to attempt to repair it. It is heartbreaking. It is arduous. That is the uncomfortable half that I want was completely different. So apologies to all of you who love us anyway.”

For her half, Doherty was, properly, not so charmed however Milano’s statements.

“At this level in my life, with my well being prognosis — sorry if I begin crying — with preventing a horrific illness day by day of my life, it’s also extremely necessary to me that the reality really be informed versus the narrative that others put on the market for me,” she shared at MegaCon. “We informed it collectively. We informed our truths, and we’re standing by our truths.”

“There isn’t any revisionist historical past occurring within the reality that I do know we informed,” Doherty continued. “There is no brush flinging or shoe flinging. There isn’t any lateness to set. There isn’t any mediator for months on finish. I recall the information as if I have been nonetheless residing in them. And what I’ll say is that what anyone else could name ‘drama’ is an precise trauma for me, that I’ve been residing via it for an especially very long time.”

Her most cancers battle, she admitted, inspired her to talk out concerning the “trauma” she confronted. “In order that I can really heal from a livelihood that was taken from me, a livelihood that was taken away from my household, as a result of another person wished to be No. 1 on the decision sheet,” she mentioned. “That’s the reality.”