Mark Schwahn: Last News

Hilarie Burton has recounted how her One Tree Hill costar Chad Michael Murray defended her against the show’s creator and showrunner Mark Schwahn during an alleged assault.

Emily Longeretta Hilarie Burton is detailing her traumatizing experience on “One Tree Hill.” During the latest episode of the “Drama Queens” podcast, Burton, Bethany Joy Lenz and Sophia Bush recap “It Gets Worse at Night,” the Season 4 episode in which the Tree Hill gang goes to Honey Grove to rescue Mouth (Lee Norris) from jail. Burton, who was one of 18 women of the show who accused creator Mark Schwahn of sexual harrassment, detailed the trauma she endured while filming this episode of the show. She and Schwahn, who she never refers to by name, only by the “boss,” had to travel to Honey Grove, Texas, before filming started to surprise the local high school with news that they’d won a contest to have the CW drama film there.

Sticking up for her. Hilarie Burton Morgan recalled how former costar Chad Michael Murray attempted to defend her amid an alleged assault during One Tree Hill season 4.

One Tree Hill actresses Sophia Bush and Hilarie Burton have claimed they were strong-armed into doing their 2006 Maxim shoot while on the show.Their co-star Bethany Joy Lenz added that she was told she was not appearing in the magazine with her colleagues because she was 'too fat.'The women levelled the allegations against their old bosses on a new episode of their One Tree Hill re-watch podcast Drama Queens this Monday.Five years ago, all three actresses joined a group of cast and crew who signed an open letter accusing One Tree Hill creator Mark Schwahn of sexual harassment. Throwback: Sophia Bush (center) and Hilarie Burton (left)  have claimed they were strong-armed into doing their 2006 Maxim shoot with their co-star Danneel Harris Ackles (right)The cover starred Bush and Burton alongside their co-star Danneel Harris Ackles, as cross-promotion connected to an episode of One Tree Hill where Burton's character Brooke snaps Ackles' character Rachel for a 'Hometown Hotties' Maxim cover. Their new podcast episode asserted that in the run-up to the Maxim shoot, the minds behind the show were concerned with ramping up its male viewership.

(allegedly) on the part of the show's creator Mark Schwahn. Sorry, I lied. It wasn't good news.

Emily Longeretta “One Tree Hill” fans were completely shocked 16 years ago when the beloved Uncle Keith, played by Craig Sheffer, was shot and killed by his brother, Dan (Paul Johansson), on the WB show. Sheffer, however, was the one completely blindsided, he revealed during a new interview on the “Drama Queens” podcast.“It was actually really, extremely disappointing because I had just made a movie and financed it myself for, like, a million dollars,” he shared with hosts Sophia Bush, Hilarie Burton and Bethany Joy Lenz on the Monday, April 4, episode, noting that creator Mark Schwahn had a discussion with him after Season 2.“Because they had let me go for the last six shows the season before, I was like, ‘Are you going to cut me?’ He came to dinner to tell me. He’s like, ‘No, no, no.

Ravens forever! One Tree Hill may have ended in 2012, but the casts’ friendships have stood the test of time.

Taking the power back. Over the last four years, many One Tree Hill cast members have spoken out about Mark Schwahn‘s alleged behavior on set, which ultimately led to an investigation and a firing.

Teen heartthrob and One Tree Hill alum Chad Michael Murray recently opened up about the possibility of a reboot for the iconic teen drama OTH. In a candid chat with TV Fanatic, the 39-year-old star stated: “I believe at some point, I’m sure there will be some new iteration of One Tree Hill,” he explained.

Chad Michael Murray is talking One Tree Hill.

Changing the course of her career. After speaking out against One Tree Hill creator Mark Schwahn, Hilarie Burton wasn’t sure she’d ever get cast again. Today, she still feels that way, she shares exclusively in the latest issue of Us Weekly.