Actress Patricia Mauceri, of ABC's "One Life to Live" for the last 14 years, claims she was fired because of her religious beliefs. She objected to a storyline that inappropriately portrayed the deeply religious character whom she played.
-- From "Soap Actress Says She Was Fired Because of Religious Beliefs" by Lauren Green, FOXNews.com 9/4/09
Mauceri, 59, a devout Christian, told FOX News that character Vega's gay-friendly dialogue was not in line with the character she helped create by drawing on her own faith.
"I did not object to being in a gay storyline. I objected to speaking the truth of what that person, how that person would live and breathe and act in that storyline," she said. "And this goes against everything I am, my belief system, and what I know the character's belief system is aligned to."
Mauceri said she was replaced despite offering changes to the script and hoping for a compromise.
An ABC spokesperson said they were not aware of any such claims by Mauceri, adding such claims "would be frivolous."
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