10 Actors Who Have Been Fired from a TV Show or Movie

Julianne Moore

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Kevin Spacey

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Janet Hubert

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Anne Hathaway

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Charlie Sheen

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Christian Bale

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Megan Fox

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Shannen Doherty

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Stana Katic

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Selma Blair

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