Colin Egglesfield leaving show as well. By Larry Carroll Ashlee Simpson-Wentz Photo: Chris Weeks/ Getty Images Her casting made headlines, and the show’s launch prompted countless articles, billboards and commercials setting her up as the show’s star — but now, producers of the “Melrose Place” remake have announced that Ashlee Simpson-Wentz will be leaving the series, and claim that it was their plan all along. “We always knew that this murder mystery would end in episode 12,” executive producer Todd Slavkin told Entertainment Weekly, explaining the exit of Ashlee and co-star Colin Egglesfield while referring to a plotline that has connected their characters during the ongoing first season
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