Nathaniel Marston courtesy ABC
In the wake of his Oct. 20 arrest on charges of assault, reckless endangerment and resisting arrest — after he allegedly attacked three people with a crate in the Hell's Kitchen area of New York City — Nathaniel Marston has been let go from One Life to Live. "Nathaniel Marston has been a valuable member of the cast of One Life to Live, bringing Michael McBain to life for legions of fans," ABC says in a statement. "He leaves the show with our sincere appreciation for his many contributions and our support as he addresses personal challenges. We wish him well."The role of Michael will be recast.
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ABC Daytime and SOAPnet have partnered on a first-ever "Hot Guys" calendar, featuring some of the (ahem) biggest stars from All My Children, One Life to Live and General Hospital. The 14-month 2008 calendars will first be made available at ABC's Super Soap Weekend (taking place Nov. 10 and 11 at Disney MGM Studios), then later at ABCTVStore.com."Who's the beef?" you ask? The calendar features AMC's Thorsten Kaye, Cameron Mathison, Aiden Turner and Jacob Young, OLTL's Kamar de los Reyes, Michael Easton, David Fumero, John-Paul Lavoisier and Trevor St. John, and GH's Maurice Benard, Steve Burton, Tyler Christopher, Jason Thompson and Greg Vaughan.OK, now where's my female soap stars calendar, featuring Bree, Kelly, Cady and Marie?! I'm envisioning a playful pillow fight theme.... — Reporting by Matt Mitovich
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Natalia Livingston and Tyler Christopher by Ron Tom/ABC
As the World Turns: And Baby Makes Five Paul (Roger Howarth) and Rosanna (Cady McClain) get hitched, but Paul may have impregnated Craig's gal Meg. Naturally, somebody will mess with the paternity test. Holden and Lily head for divorce court. Nutty moms Barbara and Iris team up for villainy. General Hospital: Murder at the Ball Nikolas (Tyler Christopher) throws a black-and-white ball climaxing in the death of a top character. The story rewinds 11 hours, then each episode moves forward one hour — à la 24 — to reveal what really happened. Who's going bye-bye? There's much buzz that it's Nik's ex-wife Emily (Emmy winner Natalia Livingston), but ABC is strictly mum. One Life to Live: What a Drag Baby snatcher Marcie (Kathy Brier) evades the law via an offbeat underground railroad that finds her performing with drag queens in Georgia and getting help from a Katrina family in New Orleans. Plus, Tuc Watkins, briefly sprung from his gay-neighbor gig on Desperate Housewives, ...
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Erik Slezak by Heidi Gutman/ABC
Everyone in Llanview thinks Viki Davidson is in Paris. And she is. Just not the one in France. The wealthy One Life to Live doyenne — played by six-time Emmy champ Erika Slezak — was last seen Aug. 17 emotionally frazzled and asking for a ticket on the first flight out of town. Since then, she's been sending e-mails back home, intimating she's in Gay Paree. But in the Oct. 19 cliff-hanger, it's revealed that Viki is working as a waitress at the Bonjour Diner — in Paris, Texas. "And she's loving every minute of it," Slezak says. "Her new family at the diner has no idea who she is, what she's running from or that she has money. She has none of the problems and responsibilities of home. I think the fans will enjoy this — doesn't everybody have that wish to get away from it all?" Slezak, who has a stellar track record when it comes to romantic chemistry on OLTL, is getting a new love interest — the always terrific Brian Kerwin. He joins the cast Oct. 25 as Charl...
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Nathaniel Marston by Yolanda Perez/ABC
One Life to Live's Nathaniel Marston (Michael) was charged with felony assault, reckless endangerment, criminal possession of a weapon and resisting arrest after allegedly attacking three men with a crate — breaking one guy's leg — in the wee hours of Sunday morning in New York City's Hell's Kitchen neighborhood. According to the New York Daily News, Marston flailed his arms and kicked at police officers as they tried to arrest him. He later was taken to Bellevue, where he was labeled "emotionally disturbed" and then released. Police say that Marston appeared to be under the influence of narcotics (possibly cocaine) at the time of the melee. Asked to comment on how this might affect Marston's status on the show, an ABC rep would only tell TVGuide.com, "We are aware of the incident and are reviewing the details."It is not known what triggered the assault, but Marston reportedly had been on edge all week and recently blew up on the OLTL set. "He's got a split personality," a...
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Tuc Watkins and Kevin Rahm by Ron Tom/ABC
by Michael LoganTwo gay guys are about to shake up Wisteria Lane, but it's not their sexuality that's the issue — it's their bad taste in art! On October 21, Desperate Housewives (Sundays at 9 pm/ET, ABC) will introduce newbie neighbors Bob and Lee — played by Tuc Watkins (One Life to Live) and Kevin Rahm (Judging Amy) — and they'll quickly get tiffy with Susan (Teri Hatcher)...read more
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Maurice Benard by Scott Garfield/ABC
SOAPnet's Sunday schedule revamp, effective Oct. 14, finds the One Life to Live marathon moved to noon to 5 pm/ET, where it will be followed by the General Hospital marathon. Then, from 10 pm to midnight, the cabler will offer up "Relax & Relapse," a new programming block offering up what is described as "essential, historical" GH episodes featuring "pivotal characters and key episodes." Asked to elaborate, a SOAPnet rep cites the train crash, Brenda's return, and other memorable episodes that, more likely than not, will have relevance to a current GH storyline.The Days of our Lives marathon then follows, from midnight to 5 am.
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Nazanin Boniadi and Jason Thompson in GH: Night Shift by Adam Larkey/SOAPnet
New View cohost Sherri Shepherd has joined the lineup for the 12th-annual ABC Super Soap Weekend, to be held Nov. 10-11 at Disney-MGM Studios at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. The complete list of talent includes these stars from your fave ABC shows: All My ChildrenSusan Lucci, Cameron Mathison, David Canary, Bobbie Eakes, Melissa Claire Egan, Thorsten Kaye, Michael E. Knight, Alicia Minshew, Aiden Turner and Jacob YoungGeneral HospitalBradford Anderson, Julie Berman, Tyler Christopher, Josh Duhon, Sonya Eddy, Rebecca Herbst, Kimberly McCullough, Kelly Monaco and Laura WrightGeneral Hospital: Night ShiftNazanin Boniadi, Dominic Rains, and Kent King will join GH regulars Thompson, McCullough, Anderson, and EddyOne Life to LiveKristen Alderson, Kathy Brier, Brandon Buddy, Kamar de los Reyes, Kassie DePaiva, Michael Easton, Forbes March, Erika Slezak, Trevor St. John, Tika Sumpter and Bree Williamson
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Timbaland by Steve Granitz/WireImage.com
it just might be enough to lead Sarah "Flash" Roberts out of retirement. (Perish the thought.) On Oct. 9, Timothy "Timbaland" Mosley will appear as himself on ABC's One Life to Live. Timbaland will be joined by recording artist Keri Hilson, who will perform "The Way I Are" from the Grammy Award-winning producer's second solo album, Timbaland Presents Shock Value, which reached No. 4 on Billboard's Top 100. One Republic will also appear in the episode to perform "Apologize," the latest single from the same album. "I am very excited to have been afforded this opportunity on One Life to Live," says Timbaland. "This is a new experience for me. I am looking forward to having a great time and sharing my music!"
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Catherine Hickland by Lou Rocco/ABC
Catherine Hickland, who's been wowing us with Emmy-worthy work on One Life to Live, will pull out all the stops on Sept. 24. That's when her character, Lindsay, has a mental breakdown in the courtroom after pleading guilty to the murder of Spencer (Paul Satterfield). Lindsay will then get carted off to the local nuthouse, St. Ann's, where she previously spent time after accidentally killing her ex-husband Sam."My room is always waiting," cracks Hickland, who wasn't laughing the day of her mad scene. "I felt sick when I left the studio because my emotions were so wrung out and my eyes were bulging out of my head. But it was the most amazing day of my acting career. This is my big Susan Hayward 'I Want to Live!' moment!" (And if you're too young to get the reference, too bad.)Lindsay will also reveal what she had caught creepy Spencer doing when she stabbed him 10 times. FYI: Hickland, formerly wed to David Hasselhoff and All My Children star Michael E. Knight (Tad), is turning author...
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