Peter Gallagher is “grateful” Mischa Barton is “still alive.” The 69-year-old actor spoke about Barton, who was his co-star in “The O.C.,” revealing the level of fame she was dealing with at an early age “can kill you.” Barton, now 38, was just 16 when she was cast as Marissa Cooper in Josh Schwartz’s early … Read more
Marissa and Ryan forever. Mischa Barton and Ben McKenzie seemed to have a love life off-screen that mirrored their hit TV show “The O.C.” The teen soap drama aired from 2003 until 2007, with Barton’s character Marissa Cooper and McKenzie’s Ryan Atwood embarking on a multi-season relationship. The “Hills: New Beginnings” alum, 38, confessed that she … Read more
It was her, or the show. Twenty years after teen soap “The O.C.” made its much-discussed debut on Fox in 2003, creator Josh Schwartz and producer Stephanie Savage have revealed the primary reason behind the shock death of popular character Marissa Cooper (Mischa Barton) at the end of the third season — the network bigs … Read more