It isn’t rare for actors and producers to butt heads from time to time — and that seems to be exactly the case when it comes toJennifer Love HewittonThe Client List, a drama show that began in 2011 and aired only until 2013.
One of the actresses,Loretta Devine, seemed to imply that she wasn’t happy with the decisions that Hewitt, who also starred in the series, made during the show’s run.
HighlightsLoretta Devine had ‘mixed’ feelings about her on-set experience on The Client ListJennifer Love Hewitt attempted to rewrite the show’s angle mid-season.Creative disagreements arose when Hewitt wanted her real-life relationship with co-star Brian Hallisay included in the show.
For the 75-year-old, it was a “mixed” experience.
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Loretta Devine mentioned her experience of working with Jennifer Love Hewitt during the showThe Client List
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During the American Black Film Festival Honors in LA on Monday, February 17, Devine gave People a little glimpse into their dynamic.
“You know what? She decided to rewrite the entire angle of the show right in the middle,” she told the outlet.
Either way, Devine doesn’t seem to hold onto any hard feelings toward the project’s ending.
“It was good,” she recalled. “Everything gets you prepared for whatever you’re going to do next.”
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As per the New York Post, theseries came to an abrupt enddue to creative disagreements between Hewitt and the other producers, as she demanded that her real-life relationship with her co-star and now-husband Brian Hallisay be written in.
A representative told the outlet, “There are many story lines we are exploring. So any suggestion that we are not doing our best to develop a great season is simply not accurate.”
The series met its end after Hewitt and the showrunners came to a creative disagreement
One user on Facebook wrote, “I remember the back and forth with Lifetime and JLH. It sucked because the show was really good! I can see how Loretta can have ‘mixed’ feelings if the lead in your show started letting their personal life dictate you alls professional business.”
Lewitt and Hallisay first met while co-starring in an unaired pilot for the showLove Bitesin 2011, according to People, and reconnected once again while working together onThe Client List.
Two years passed before they were expecting their first child together, and the pair gotengagedshortly thereafter. In November of 2013, Lewitt and Hallisay tied the knot and have since welcomed three children: Autumn, Atticus, and Aidan.
In December 2024, Lewitt shared a little bit about how “proud” she was of the family they had created.
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“We, I think, struggle like most parents with three kids and full-time jobs and all of the things to find our time, but I really do wake up and choose Brian every day, and I would choose him every time,” she told the outlet.
“I genuinely feel that way, even when he makes me crazy. And he continues to choose me, thank God. I am always so profoundly happy that my kids are half him.”
Comments were somewhat divided when it came to Lewitt’s decision to have the show reflect her relationship with Hallisay
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