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15 October 2008 9:11 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Actress Shannen Doherty has confirmed she will appear in a further two episodes of the Beverly Hills, 90210 spin-off series, despite announcing her departure.

Doherty plays the adult incarnation of Brenda Walsh in 90210 - the character she played on the original teen TV series until in 1994.

The star initially signed-on to appear in only four episodes of the show, which made its debut in September.

But a spokesperson for the show has confirmed Doherty's return for two additional episodes of the series, which are set to air on 18 November.

She has been joined by fellow former castmates Jennie Garth and Joe E. Tata, who have also signed-on to reprise their roles, and Jason Priestley, who has been tapped to direct an upcoming episode of the spin-off.

Last month, Doherty told reporters: "I signed on for four episodes... I think there's such a thing as overstaying your welcome, and I don't wanna do that."

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10 October 2008 3:57 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Latest: Actor Jason Priestley has confirmed he'll return to his former TV zip code to direct a post-Christmas episode of Beverly Hills, 90210 spin-off series, 90210.

The actor, who directed 18 episodes of the beloved teen soap he starred in, will take charge of a 90210 show in January - but he insists he won't be joining former castmates Shannen Doherty, Joe E Tata and Jennie Garth in front of the camera.

He says, "I'm coming back as a director thus far... They hired me to direct an episode in January, right after the Christmas break. I'm really looking forward to it.

"This is nothing new. I directed more episodes (of Beverly Hills, 90210) than anybody else."

Priestley hopes Doherty will return to the show for his episode, and he's looking forward to working with Garth: "I just hope that Jennie's in the episode that I do, or that Shannen's there - that'll be fun for me.

"I talk to Jennie all the time - we're actually neighbours - and she's having a great time over there (on the show)."

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8 October 2008 6:58 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Actor Jason Priestley will join his former Beverly Hills, 90210 castmates in the new series' spin-off - as a director.

Priestley is in talks to take the helm for an episode of the new show which is set to air next spring.

And the 39-year-old star will reportedly be joined by his former onscreen sister, Shannen Doherty, who is in negotiations to return for two more episodes less than a month after turning down offers to extend her contract with the show's producers.

Doherty's negotiations follow original co-star Jennie Garth's agreement to add another five episodes to her stint on 90210.

The pair's former castmate, Tori Spelling, turned down the chance to reprise her role on the spin-off following a reported salary dispute, and another 90210 oldie, Luke Perry, has repeatedly refused to talk about the new show - even though his character is part of the storyline.

Executive producer Gabe Sachs admits he's just happy that Priestley is potentially onboard, "I think it would be a kick for Jason to work with any of his (former 90210 co-stars), and it would also add something special to that episode."

Meanwhile, another former Beverly Hills, 90210 star, Brian Austin Green, has revealed he wants to make a cameo appearance in the new spin-off series.

He recently denied rumours he has been approached to play David Silver once more - but now claims he would consider a walk-on part if he was offered the chance.

He says, "If it made sense, it would be fun to do just a couple of scenes."

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2 October 2008 5:42 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Beverly Hills, 90210 spin-off 90210 has been axed from Australian TV screens due to poor ratings.

The drama was dropped from Channel 10 after just four episodes because there wasn't enough interest in the show.

The debut program pulled in 837,000 viewers last month, while the last episode shown on Monday achieved viewing figures of just 616,000.

A spokesperson for the channel says, "90210 is an excellent show that clearly resonated with a younger audience, but it didn't have the kind of numbers needed to stay in this intensely competitive environment."

The station intends to broadcast the remaining episodes during the non-ratings period over summer.

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17 September 2008 7:03 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

SPOILER ALERT: Luke Perry is under pressure to return to Beverly Hills after his beloved TV character Dylan McKay was named the father of Kelly Taylor's son on Beverly Hills, 90210 spin-off 90210 on Tuesday night.

Only Jennie Garth, who revives her role as Taylor in the new show, Joe E Tata and Shannen Doherty agreed to return to the famous address for the new series - but now Garth is hoping the bombshell, which aired on Tuesday will bring Perry back.

Garth says, "I would love to work with Luke again. I love him dearly."

The actor and former co-star Jason Priestley have turned down attempts to bring them back to 90210 and Doherty has walked away from the spin-off after filming her contracted four episodes.

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16 September 2008 6:30 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Shannen Doherty once stole a car from the set of Beverly Hills, 90210, crashed it, and let a castmate take the blame.

The actress begged Ian Ziering to let her test drive the Corvette his character, Steve Sanders, drove in the 90s show - and when he said yes, she smashed it up.

Doherty, who has made a cameo appearance in new spin-off show 90210 reveals,"I wanted to drive the Corvette so badly. We took it and I went too fast and hit this bump and it bottomed out.

"Ian was so sweet he took the blame for it."

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13 September 2008 7:08 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Latest: Shannen Doherty would be happy to return to Beverly Hills 90210 spin-off 90210 - if producers offer her more episodes.

The actress was recently reported to have walked away from the show after filming four installments as a "thank you" to her fans.

But the star now admits that she would like to become a regular guest star on the show, as long as TV bosses want her back.

Gary Mantoosh, a spokesman for Doherty, says, "Shannen signed on for four episodes, which she has shot. It was Shannen's way of thanking her fans. If the CW (TV network) comes back with an offer for additional episodes, she's happy to consider it."

A statement from TV chiefs on Friday announced that bosses on the show would "love for her to do more" and there is "definitely" a possibility that Doherty could return.

Doherty's co-star, Jennie Garth, recently agreed to add another five episodes to her stint on the new show.

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11 September 2008 6:32 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Shannen Doherty has changed her postcode after just four episodes on Beverly Hills, 90210 spin-off 90210.

The actress signed on to appear briefly on the hit new show - and she has turned down offers to extend her contract.

Her decision comes as co-star Jennie Garth has agreed to add another five episodes to her stint on the new show.

The pair's former castmate, Tori Spelling, turned down the chance to reprise her role on the spin-off following a reported salary dispute.

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7 September 2008 6:31 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Officials at a leading U.S. family group are calling for advertisers to boycott TV network the CW over a controversial scene in the new Beverly Hills, 90210 spin-off 90210.

Just 10 minutes into the new series, which debuted in America last week, lead actor Dustin Milligan appeared to be receiving fellatio from a girlfriend in his truck - and the scene has upset the Parents Television Council.

In a statement, PTC president Tim Winter writes, "The CW Network has openly, wantonly and eagerly violated every business tenet of the broadcast industry.

"They shocked viewers during the family hour by depicting high school children engaged in oral sex in their car. It's such a sucker punch to viewers and a lot of families. No one tuned in to 90210 thinking, 'Hey, maybe I will get to see (oral sex).'"

Network bosses are fighting back, insisting the controversial scene was screened for advertisers before the show aired - and no one took issue with what they saw.

A CW statement reads, "For the record, 90210 was screened in advance of broadcast through the customary advertiser screening service."

This is the latest in a string of disputes between the CW and the PTC - the watchdog group has been very critical of the network's racy Gossip Girls series. One critique, calling the show "mind-blowingly inappropriate", has been used to publicise the project.

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4 September 2008 12:02 AM, PDT | From Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news

"90210" has given The CW a wider target market with its pilot episodes on Tuesday, September 2. The continuation of the '90s popular series "Beverly Hills 90210" absorbed 4.91 million viewers with 4.3 million for its women 18-34, the most that the network has come up with in the demographic.

When it was aired at 8:00 P.M, the series builds its momentum to go up steadily from 4.54 to 5.14 million by the second hour. Furthermore, with 2.6 rating in the adults 18-49, "90210" easily slips as CW's highest scorer so far and also outperforms other similar teen scripted series such as "Gilmore Girls", "Dawson's Creek" and "The O.C." in the women 18-34.

"Our strategy was to be able to get out ahead of the other networks," CW Entertainment's Dawn Ostroff said. "It gives us a chance to get the shows exposed to a wider audience. It's been challenging for us to compete with everyone launching at the same time.

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2 September 2008 12:13 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Former Beverly Hills, 90210 actress Tiffani Thiessen has no intention of joining her old castmates on the set of the new spin-off show - insisting she has moved on.

The star played Valerie Malone in the hit U.S. teen series alongside Shannen Doherty and Jennie Garth, who have both signed up to return to their old roles in the new 90210 show.

But Thiessen has no plans to make a cameo appearance, despite describing her time on the show as "wonderful".

She says, "I don't think so, I mean I wish them all the luck, but I'm just so in a different place right now. You know, it's not that I don't look back at that show with wonderful, amazing memories, but I've just gone in a different direction for me. But I think it's wonderful."

And Thiessen doesn't believe Garth and Doherty's old rifts will come back to haunt them.

She adds, "I think a lot of time has passed, you know. I'm sure they had their talks between them, beforehand. I think it's great for them. They look beautiful and I'm sure it will be great."

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29 August 2008 12:09 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Former Beverly Hills, 90210 actress Shannen Doherty has branded Tori Spelling a liar after she claimed the actress had engaged in a fistfight with co-star Jennie Garth.

Spelling unleashed her wrath on Doherty in her new tome sTori Telling, calling the actress "arrogant" and a "bad influence" on the set of their hit 1990s show.

And in the book, Spelling claimed Doherty had such a bad relationship with Garth, their on-set disagreements resulted in a full-on fight.

But Doherty, who will team up with alleged sparring partner Garth in the new Beverly Hills, 90210 spin-off, states Spellings tales are false.

She tells Usweekly.com, ""We never did (have a fight). I think I would remember Jennie's fist connecting with a part of my body or a part of my face.

"It just goes to show you how people will lie."

Spelling recently pulled out of updated Beverly Hills, 90210 spin-off 90210 shortly after Doherty signed on to join the cast.

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27 August 2008 6:32 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Former Beverly Hills, 90210 actress Shannen Doherty has hit out at Tori Spelling's scathing portrayal of her in her former co-star's tell-all book.

Spelling unleashed on Doherty in her new tome sTori Telling, calling the actress "arrogant" and a "bad influence" on the set of their hit 1990s show.

Doherty says, "I didn't read it, nor would I. My friends called me and said, 'Oh, she said this and this.' Tori and I were friends, but, along the way, people grow in different directions. I did my thing, she did her thing, and that was pretty much it."

But the actress insists she won't follow her former pal's example and put a poisoned pen to paper.

She quips, "I've been approached so many times, but I look at writing books as something you do in your 80s when you have no more chapters left in life.

"My book would be boring because I would never write about my castmates, whether I liked them or not. When you're working on a set, that's a sacred and private experience. It's not supposed to end up in a book for somebody to make money off of."

Spelling recently pulled out of updated Beverly Hills, 90210 spin-off 90210 shortly after Doherty signed on to join the cast.

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27 August 2008 11:57 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Former Beverly Hills, 90210 star Luke Perry has denied reports he is reconsidering a return to the show's new spin-off after initially rejecting a role.

The 41-year-old actor, who played bad boy Dylan McKay in the original teen hit, passed up an offer to join his former castmates Jennie Garth and Shannen Doherty in the new 90210 series in June.

But Perry has been rumoured to be returning to the show - appearing as the father of Garth's new TV son - but he insists there is no truth to the claims.

His spokesperson Arnold Robinson tells WENN: "This story is not true. Luke is not appearing on the show."

The actor initially explained his decision to not take part in the programme: "I can't re-imagine it currently. It's just not something that I've thought about to be quite honest, I don't see it happening."

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25 August 2008 6:56 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Actress Jennie Garth won't be letting her young children watch her new Beverly Hills, 90210 spin-off - because the new show is far racier than the original.

When Garth first played rich kid Kelly Taylor on 90210, the show was family viewing, but she fears the new-look series is far too raunchy for pre-teens.

She says, "My kids are by no means ready to watch this 90210."

And co-star Lori Laughlin admits she's often left red faced by her racy scenes with onscreen husband Rob Estes.

She explains, "I blush all day long..

Meanwhile, Estes adds, "(We're not) a mom and dad who are home eating bon bons. It's a couple who's f**king!

"We'll clear the kitchen so fast (to have sex), you don't know what to do with yourself."

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19 August 2008 5:13 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

TV chiefs are desperately trying to keep the plot of the new Beverly Hills, 90210 spin-off show under wraps.

Bosses at the CW Television Network have refused to release any footage of the new programme ahead of its debut on 2 September.

And critics have been banned from reviewing the show, with no advance screenings planned before it airs on TV.

A statement from CW reads, "The CW and our studio partner CBS Paramount Network Television have made the strategic marketing decision not to screen 90210 for any media in advance of its premiere.

"We're not hiding anything... simply keeping a lid on 90210 until 9.02, riding the curiosity and anticipation into premiere night, and letting all our constituents see it at the same time."

The series has been hit by controversy in recent weeks with Tori Spelling quitting the project in an alleged row over her salary.

Other original stars, including Shannen Doherty and Jennie Garth, will both be reprising their roles for the new-look show.

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13 August 2008 6:57 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Latest: Tori Spelling refuses to rule out a reunion with her former Beverly Hills, 90210 castmates in a revamp of the hit show, despite walking out on the project over a reported salary dispute.

The actress was scheduled to reprise her role of Donna Martin in the new spin-off, but revealed she wouldn't be a regular on the show earlier this week (beg11Aug08).

Reports suggest she pulled out after learning Shannen Doherty and Jennie Garth were both earning almost double her salary for their roles in the new-look 90210.

Spelling refuses to talk about the salary reports, but insists she may still appear on the new series.

She says, "I was supposed to be in the pilot and then I had (daughter) Stella when they went back into production, so it didn.t work out, but I.m hoping (to return) later in the season."

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12 August 2008 6:32 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Jennie Garth is "disappointed" her former Beverly Hills, 90210 co-star Tori Spelling won't be a part of the TV show's remake, and she's upset by reports a salary feud was to blame for her pal's decision to quit.

Garth, who reprises her role as Kelly Taylor on the revamped 90210, was looking forward to working with Spelling again and was upset to hear the actress, who was set to return as Donna Martin, had quit the project.

She tells Ew.com she's disappointed by online reports that Spelling dropped out of the new U.S. series after failing to land the payday Garth and Shannen Doherty were offered to reprise their characters from the original show.

Garth says, "The press thinks we're at war over salary with Tori. I didn't know I was at war with Tori.

"I'm really bummed because I love Tori and I was psyched Tori was going to be on the show. I think she should definitely get paid as much as either of us is getting paid.

"Her father created the show. It just seems wrong if that's the case. I don't know what really happened because I haven't talked to her. I would like to talk to her.

"I'll try to butt my head in whenever I can and tell people what I think about it."

Spelling reportedly quit the new show after she discovered Garth and Doherty had been offered double her salary.

But Doherty disputes the figures: "They didn't even get the numbers right, so I don't know if it's about the money either."

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11 August 2008 6:55 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Actress Tori Spelling has pulled out of the forthcoming Beverly Hills, 90210 spin-off amid rumours of a salary row.

The star has reportedly walked away from the revamped TV show after discovering she is to be paid $10,000 to $20,000 (GBP5,000 to GBP10,000) per episode - less than half the figure former co-stars Jennie Garth and Shannen Doherty are picking up to reprise their roles.

Spelling's representative has confirmed the actress' decision, telling Usmagazine.com, "At this time, there are no plans for Tori to appear in the 90210 spin-off."

The move comes just two months after bosses at U.S. TV network CW announced Spelling would return as Donna Martin - now the owner of one of the coolest stores in Beverly Hills.

The actress took the part, stating, "I am excited about it. In some way, every show that followed 90210 was a remake of 90210. For the fans' sake, I am really happy for them."

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31 July 2008 5:20 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Former Beverly Hills, 90210 star Luke Perry has signed on for a guest spot on Law + Order: SVU after rejecting an offer to reprise his role in the hit TV series.

Perry's former castmates Tori Spelling, Jennie Garth and Shannen Doherty have signed up to appear in the forthcoming spin off series.

But the 41-year-old actor, who has enjoyed limited success since leaving the show in 1995, has instead signed on to appear in the criminal drama's season premiere.

The hour-long special will also feature guest appearances by Roseanne star Sara Gilbert and Lost actress Julie Bowen.

According to celebrity blog PerezHilton.com, Perry will couple with Bowen to play a father accused of abusing their foster child.

Just last month, the actor explained his decision not to take part in the show, saying: "I can't re-imagine it currently. It's just not something that I've thought about to be quite honest, I don't see it happening."

Perry's episode is set to air this September.

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