Miss Benny claims someone from the main cast tried getting her character removed, but Candace Cameron-Bure denies the accusation. Playing performer Casey, Miss Benny's role was Kimmy's first high school intern. The character had a lot of potential, but after a couple of episodes, Casey was never seen again in the spinoff. In addition, Casey was the first openly-gay player in the
Taking it to her official TikTok,
recalls her time in and reveals that one of the main cast members tried having her role axed. Despite not dropping names in her video, Cameron-Bure releases a statement to denying the claims. Read both of their quotes below:
Miss Benny: "I was on , I played Casey, the first gay character on the franchise. One of the Tanner sisters is very publicly 'not for the girls' if that makes sense? [And] I remember I got sat down by the writers and the studio to basically warn me how this person, allegedly, was trying to get the character removed and not have a queer character on the show.
I was also sort of warned and prepared that this person's fan base might be encouraged to target me specifically. So, to this day -- despite working on the show every day for two weeks straight -- I have only had a conversation with one of the Tanner sisters,"
Cameron-Bure: "I never asked Miss Benny’s character to be removed from and did not ask the writers, producers or studio executives to have queer characters on the show.
has always welcomed a wide range of characters. I thought Miss Benny did a great job as 'Casey' on the show. We didn’t share any scenes together, so we didn’t get a chance to talk much while filming on set. I wish Miss Benny only the best."
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