The young singer and her co-star, Colin Egglesfield will no longer be a part of the CW series cast, reports People.
The decision to end their characters’ story line was in place before the series began. Executive producer Todd Slavkin said, “We felt that once the murder mystery [involving their characters] was resolved, the tone of the show was going to shift … and [Simpson-Wentz’s] character would move on.”
Simpson-Wentz said of the news, “Having the chance to play Violet on Melrose Place has been a thrill. Although I always knew her story would come to a final, insanely unpredictable end, playing a creepy, unstable character was something I always wanted to do, so I jumped at the chance.”