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Is Stacey Dash out on VH1's 'Single Ladies'?

There are unconfirmed rumors around the Web that actress Stacey Dash , a key lead on VH1’s first fully scripted drama “Single Ladies,” is being replaced for season two. “Single Ladies,” which just concluded its first season Monday night, is shot in Atlanta and set here as well.

I’ve been trying to figure out how true this is. There’s a certain level of skepticism in blog land. It’s rare for a character of such major import on a show to be dumped after just one season and “replaced” to boot. That would be like Darrin Stephens on “Bewitched” played first by Dick York , then replaced by Dick Sargent .

Jawn Murray , an entertainment writer, Tweeted about this yesterday, citing InTouch Weekly. He also said there was tension between her and LisaRaye McCoy , who plays Keisha. He heard there was “emergency casting” for a Dash replacement. And there’s always that one stickler that causes actors to lose their jobs: they demand a big raise. (Remember “Three’s Company” and Suzanne Somers ? Wow. I’ve really dated myself with references to “Bewitched” and “Three’s Company”!)

Here’s the response I got from a VH1 publicist: “No casting decisions have been made for season 2 of single ladies yet..”

That is not a denial. And if something is patently false, network publicists usually work quickly to stanch the rumor. (Remember when TNT a few weeks ago was supposedly in talks with Charlie Sheen for a new sitcom? They shut that rumor down fast.) If you take what Washington said at face value, that means the other actresses aren’t tied down either. I’m kind of surprised. Usually, when actors sign on to shows, they are typically committed in contractual blood for multiple seasons. So this all sounds odd.

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