All the dust up over at the "Desperate Housewives" set may be the result off a little salary envy and all the media attention recently lavished on lead star Teri Hatcher who plays Susan on the show.
Hatcher, who told Star magazine "I really don't even know how much money I make," reportedly just got a raise from $38,000 per episode to more that $285,000 per episode. (Crips, that's no where near the $1 million per episode that the Friends cast got!)
That salary spike may be one reason for reports recently that one cast member had a blowup over the cover shot for Vanity Fair magazine. Marcia Cross (Bree) reportedly stormed away and refused to pose next to Hatcher when Cross saw Hatcher positioned in the middle of the shot wearing an eye-catching red bathing suit. Hatcher defended herself by telling Access Hollywood that she was told where to stand and what to wear.
, Apparently, publicity folks at ABC tell photographers that when the women are to be posed for photographs, that Hatcher is NOT to be in the center of the shot. Well, those instructions are absolutely fine with Vanity Fair, since the LEFT of a wide angle group shop insures that Teri, the most popular Housewife, would be prominent on the cover (wink, wink). And if you're an avid Vanity Fair reader, as I am, you know darn well that the cover of Vanity Fair is one of the most prestigious honors for any celebrity to land.
That meant that Hatcher snagged a coveted spot on the front cover, along with stars #2 and #3 Eva Longoria (Gabrielle) and Nicollette Sheridan (Edie), while lesser known co-stars Cross and Felicity Huffman (Lynette) don't appear until the cover's foldout is flipped over.
According to writer Ned Zeman, who was present when the bust-up occurred, Cross had a melt down when Hatcher was moved into the center of the group shot, despite publicists' demands that photographers treat cast members as equals.
Zeman says, "There had been some tension on the set over who's getting the awards and who's getting most of the magazine covers - that would be Teri Hatcher."
And when Hatcher seemed to get special treatment at the shoot, Cross went balistic. Zeman said, "She screamed at her publicist and said, in essence, 'I want you to get over here and do your bleeping job...' Then she launched into this profanity-laced tirade. Teri was most visibly upset and got very emotional and was tearing up and was on her cell phone seeking comfort from someone."
Hatcher later told Access Hollywood that any problems will be worked out. "What I know is that all of the girls are supportive of each other and think that everyone is tremendously talented in their roles and respect that there is a chemistry of characters and of actresses that make this thing work and I think that no one wants to damage that and that will be our job to come forward from this and figure out how to repair damage," Hatcher said.
Meanwhile, Eva Longoria offered the most realistic (and probably truthful) claim that the fight was sparked by excessive fuss by assistants: "They forget we just shot a 16-hour day the day before and when someone's tweaking every little hair, it's like, 'Stop touching us, just shoot the picture!'" Amen, sister.
Apparently, publicity folks at ABC tell photographers that when the women are to be posed for photographs, that Hatcher is NOT to be in the center of the shot. Well, those instructions are absolutely fine with Vanity Fair, since the LEFT of a wide angle group shop insures that Teri, the most popular Housewife, would be prominent on the cover (wink, wink). And if you're an avid Vanity Fair reader, as I am, you know darn well that the cover of Vanity Fair is one of the most prestigious honors for any celebrity to land.
That meant that Hatcher snagged a coveted spot on the front cover, along with stars #2 and #3 Eva Longoria (Gabrielle) and Nicollette Sheridan (Edie), while lesser known co-stars Cross and Felicity Huffman (Lynette) don't appear until the cover's foldout is flipped over.
According to writer Ned Zeman, who was present when the bust-up occurred, Cross had a melt down when Hatcher was moved into the center of the group shot, despite publicists' demands that photographers treat cast members as equals.
Zeman says, "There had been some tension on the set over who's getting the awards and who's getting most of the magazine covers - that would be Teri Hatcher."
And when Hatcher seemed to get special treatment at the shoot, Cross went balistic. Zeman said, "She screamed at her publicist and said, in essence, 'I want you to get over here and do your bleeping job...' Then she launched into this profanity-laced tirade. Teri was most visibly upset and got very emotional and was tearing up and was on her cell phone seeking comfort from someone."
Hatcher later told Access Hollywood that any problems will be worked out. "What I know is that all of the girls are supportive of each other and think that everyone is tremendously talented in their roles and respect that there is a chemistry of characters and of actresses that make this thing work and I think that no one wants to damage that and that will be our job to come forward from this and figure out how to repair damage," Hatcher said.
Meanwhile, Eva Longoria offered the most realistic (and probably truthful) claim that the fight was sparked by excessive fuss by assistants: "They forget we just shot a 16-hour day the day before and when someone's tweaking every little hair, it's like, 'Stop touching us, just shoot the picture!'" Amen, sister.
