Melissa Joan Hart Says She Was This Close to Getting Fired From 'Sabrina the Teenage Witch' Over Her 'Maxim' Cover

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for Maxim magazine. But apparently the big wigs didn’t get the memo, because she says she was almost fired from the show because of it.As Hart told the story on the Pod Meets World podcast with Danielle Fishel, Will Friedle, and Rider Strong, , the hullabaloo was over the cover story’s tagline, which read, “Sabrina, your favorite witch without a stitch!”Hart says she was at a when she was approached by her lawyer, who asked if she’d recently done a shoot with the magazine. “I’m like: ‘Yes, I did.’ They’re like, ‘Well, you’re being sued and fired from your show, so don’t talk to the press, don’t do anything.’” Hart added on the podcast, “Like I did a photo shoot for Maxim!

It’s Maxim, of course you’re gonna be in your underwear.”The whole matter apparently took weeks to iron out with lawyers, but luckily for all of us, the ABC producers “had no leg to stand on,” because it’s not like Hart or anyone else could control what the magazine chose to publish as a headline.Other stars of the era who did cover shoots for Maxim included the who all alleged they were essentially forced to pose for the magazine, and , who also claims to have been bullied by her management into doing the shoot when she was just 18 years old.Could the real villain of this story actually be the magazine itself?

Because it definitely isn’t Melissa Joan Hart.By Kathleen WalshBy Jessica RadloffBy Elle TurnerBy Brie SchwartzMore from GlamourSee More Stories© 2023 Condé Nast.

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