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Debi Mazar Says 'Entourage' Set Turned 'Toxic' After Her Second Child
Debi Mazar, who played Shauna Roberts on HBO's 'Entourage,' told The Times K. that the show's set became 'toxic' during Season 3, partly because 'they didn't like that I got fat' after giving birth to her second daughter. She also reflected on the show's earlier seasons with fondness.
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Debi Mazar, who played publicist Shauna Roberts on HBO's "Entourage," said in an interview with The Times K. that her time on the series turned "toxic towards the end," partly because of how she was treated after giving birth to her second child. Mazar claimed that "they didn't like that I got fat" following the birth of her daughter in March 2006.
Mazar, who appeared on the show for its entire run from 2004 to 2011, said she initially enjoyed working on the series. Things shifted, she said, during Season 3, which aired in 2006-07.
"Season one was a joy-fest," Mazar told The Times. "But in the third season, the set was a testosterone-fuelled environment. I'm tough, but it got toxic towards the end for me."
Reflecting on the period, Mazar said the situation was "complicated" because she was outspoken and did not hold back her frustrations. "And I'd had my second baby and they didn't like that I got fat, even though I got skinny again," she said. "It was complicated because I'm outspoken and never held back my discontent. But I always was professional and I'm grateful I was on it. It was a lot of fun, until it wasn't."
Mazar, who also appeared in films such as "Goodfellas," played the press agent of Vincent Chase, portrayed by Adrian Grenier, throughout "Entourage"'s eight-season run. She reprised the role in the 2015 film adaptation.
The series itself earned critical acclaim, winning six Emmy Awards and one Golden Globe during its tenure.
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Framing: The headline quotes Mazar saying "They Didn't Like That I Got Fat," centering the personal comment about weight. — sympathetic to Mazar, with a neutral reporting of her account
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Debi Mazar told The Times
her time working on Entourage turned "toxic towards the end," claiming that after she gave birth to her second child, "they didn't like that I got fat."
In an interview with the outlet, the actress said that she initially enjoyed her tenure on the HBO series.
Things shifted on set, Mazar said, during season three of the Emmy-winning show.
"Season one was a joy-fest. But in the third season, the set was a testosterone-fuelled environment," she said.
"I'm tough, but it got toxic towards the end for me."
Mazar also told the Times that things became "complicated" because she did not shy away from sharing her frustrations, and that unnamed people did not "like that I got fat" after having her second child.
Season three of Entourage ran from 2006-07; Mazar welcomed her second daughter in March 2006.
"And I'd had my second baby and they didn't like that I got fat, even though I got skinny again. It was complicated because I'm outspoken and never held back my discontent," she said.
"But I always was professional and I'm grateful I was on it. It was a lot of fun, until it wasn't."
The Goodfellas actress starred in Entourage during its full tenure from 2004 to 2011, where she portrayed Shauna Roberts, Vincent Chase's (Adrian Grenier) publicist.
The show picked up a total of six Emmys, with 26 nominations overall.
The Hollywood Reporter has reached out to reps for HBO and Mazar for comment, but did not hear back by the time of publication.
Framing: Focuses on Mazar's provocative quote that the set was 'toxic' and her claim that they didn't like she got fat. — Sympathetic to Mazar's experience, using her quotes directly.
Facts Included:
Debi Mazar says the set of "Entourage" became "toxic" after she gave birth to her second child.
Mazar described the set as "complicated" because "I'd had my second baby and they didn't like that I got fat, even though I got skinny again."
Mazar said: "It was complicated because I'm outspoken and never held back my discontent."
Mazar said: "But I always was professional and I'm grateful I was on it. It was a lot of fun, until it wasn't."
"Entourage" premiered in 2004, with Season 3 running from 2006-07.
Mazar gave birth to her second daughter in March 2006.
She and her husband, Italian chef Gabriele Corcos, married in 2002 and have two daughters.
Mazar called making the first season of the series a "joy-fest," but added: "In the third season, the set was a testosterone-fuelled environment. I'm tough, but it got toxic towards the end for me."
Mazar played Shauna Roberts, the press agent of Vincent Chase (Adrian Grenier) on "Entourage" for its entire duration from 2004-2011, first as a recurring character in Season 1 before joining the main cast in Season 2.
She later reprised the role in the 2015 "Entourage" film.
The show won six Emmy Awards and one Golden Globe during its tenure.
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ClaimDebi Mazar said that her time working on Entourage turned 'toxic towards the end.'
ClaimDebi Mazar said that things became 'complicated' because she did not shy away from sharing her frustrations, and that unnamed people did not 'like that I got fat' after having her second child.
ClaimDebi Mazar said: 'And I'd had my second baby and they didn't like that I got fat, even though I got skinny again. It was complicated because I'm outspoken and never held back my discontent.'
ClaimDebi Mazar played Shauna Roberts on Entourage for its entire duration from 2004-2011, first as a recurring character in Season 1 before joining the main cast in Season 2.