Hilarie Burton is setting the record straight.
Following Burton’s description of her exit from “One Tree Hill” as “unceremonious” on the latest episode of her “Drama Queens” podcast, a fan on Twitter placed the blame on Burton’s former co-star Chad Michael Murray.
“I’m assuming and hope he’s grown up now but wtf,” the fan tweeted, to which Burton promptly replied, “I’m not sure where your info is coming from, but Chad had nothing to do with my leaving.”
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Burton, 39, who played Peyton Sawyer, starred on the show for six seasons from 2003 to 2009. Murray, also 39, played Lucas Scott and similarly left during Season 6.
In a 2009 interview with Entertainment Weekly following her departure, Burton said her decision to leave the hit show was not a “rash” one, underlining her friendship with Murray.
For Murray’s part, the Los Angeles Times reported back in 2009 that he left largely due to contract negotiations.
In 2017, Burton and her other co-star — and now co-host on “Drama Queens” — Sophia Bush, spoke out against showrunner Mark Schwahn when he was accused of sexual harassment.
Schwahn did not release a statement addressing the allegations at the time, and he was fired from his then-job as the creator of E!’s “Royals” as a result.
