Emily VanCamp confirms 'Brothers & Sisters' exit: 'Rebecca has run her course'

I totally disagree. The character is boring and the actress is annoying…. and what’s with the face that doesn’t move in the new series? If she’s only 24 does she really need botox?

I am devastated that Rebecca has left. I only hope that whoever made the decision i.e. Emily vancamp or the programme makers will change their minds as I think she and Justin were so perfect together. Please reunite them!! I think it was Rob Lowe’s decision to leave but it is a shame. I miss him and Emily vc a lot. I only hope Rebecca does return – are the makers of this wonderful programme able to shed any light on this?

I LOVE Rebecca and I especially loved the idea of Justin and Rebecca together but I respect Emily VanCamp’s decision to move on. Her character would have simply faded into the background eventually, sort of like Tommy’s wife and she’s right to want more for her career. Good Luck Emily…I’ll miss Rebecca but I’ll watch any and all of your other projects. Just having you as a part of a cast will make any show or movie just that much better!

she was verry wise for her years. the story went nowhere. she was scene as a stupid youth. Why couldn’t her ambitions and sucess be a model for young women? She did a wonderful job! Anyone that doesn’t see that is blind!

I am so heart-broken. You watch all these seasons of people forming commitments and overcoming so much together, it was so sweet how Rebecca came alongside Justin
With his addiction and when you watched the show it felt like you were watching true love that would last no matter what. Probably the worst written part of the show was to have a newly married husband leave his wife for a year without her consent— that is crazy!!!! Even when he came back, I wished Rebecca still would have waited for him and been the one to get him at the airport! I was longing for them to re- unite, to see that true love really can withstand anythig, failures and wars. I don’t even want to watch the show anymore because no love lasts! It’s absolutely heart- breaking!!! Whew. I just needed to vent. I am sad. EVC, I loved you and Justin on the show.

I agree. Justin and Rebecca had become the worst couple on TV. There was absolutely zero communication between them.
She’s not a vital part of the show so she can go. It is surprising though.

I agree that neither couple should have been fighting like that and that they were all good for each other. Thank heavens we still have Kevin and Scotty being functional and good to each other while still facing drama, but there was really no reason that Justin and Rebecca and then Kitty and Robert should have fallen apart like they did.

Anna Paquin did a Hallmark movie. Didn’t seem to hurt her career. Ditto Kerri Russell.

I couldn’t agree more!

Heigl was vilified because she has a moniker for being outspoken – and people were looking for the negatives in everything she said. As Zach said – when Heigl left her storylines were going nowhere. The writers had really made some bad decision with Izzies character and I think she made the right decision.

The trouble is, Heigl has a brain and a ton of class, and she had a lot of other lucrative offers. And if think working with Shonda Rimes isn’t a nightmare in the first place, you need to do some more research. Heigl was perfectly right in declining the award nom – in light of the braindead way noms are given to the same people year after year and also in light of the great performances by Sandra Oh and Chandra on Grey’s (that deserved nominations). After all, once you have an Emmy and a SAG award (and a Golden Globe, Saturn, Teen Choice, MTV movie, and Satellite award noms), more of the same doesn;t mean much difference. hopefully, VanCamp will continue to be successful in her next projects, and be so lucky as Heigl.

Eew, what’s with all the Heigl defenders? That woman was the WORST, both on Grey’s and off. I don’t watch Brothers & Sisters and don’t really know who this VanCamp is, but I can already tell she has more class than Heigl ever did. I’m sure whatever projects she goes on to make will be 100x better than the God-awful rom-coms Heigl does.

Marissa, you don’t watch B&S, you don’t know who EVC is…what the fcuk are you doing posting here? Do you troll all blogs and whenever you see positive comments regarding Heigl, you just *have* to post? You really are a catty jealous b!tch. I’d understand if this was about Heigl…but it’s not even about her, and you post? Slag hag.

Emily is simply complaining about her character’s story lines (eg, the writers) in a very professional manner.

I do not think that she will have a problem. It is not like she is pulling this after one or two years…she has been there for four and was on Everwood for four as well. She will be fine getting more work.

I really wish people would stop saying actors shouldn’t leave a job in this economy. It’s such a dumb thing to say and just shows that you know nothing about the entertainment business. Acting isn’t like other professions. It isn’t as affected by the economy as everyday jobs. In fact, the TV and film industries are some of the only businesses that are virtually recession proof. Movie ticket sales usually go up during a recession. If a studio is hit hard by the economy the people who are most affected are the below the line workers, not actors. There are just as many acting jobs available now as there were before the economy went south, particularly for actors who have a lot of experience.

Ahh, that is better. But just barely.

@ Patrick – saying the economy doesn’t affect actors of any stature is a very ignorant thing to write. Sure, George Clooney will always have a job, but this girl? She’s talented, pretty, and appealing, and sure, give her another year and she can get another role on an *ensemble* series, but it was not in her best interest at least in the short term to leave the show, and I’m sure it wasn’t her sole decision. Lots of lesser actors are out of work because of the recession as well as factors that, as you suggest, have nothing to do with the economy, such as low ratings, studio politics, bad aging, you name it. This girl is not necessarily above it all. This decision also comes after the pilots for next season have already been launched. Again, I’m not saying she won’t be able to land another series because she certainly can, but it’s still TV. She was on a hit show, even if it’s on its way out, and now she’s doing a TV movie. (And Winona Ryder did a Hallmark movie this year. Ryder is much more talented than VanCamp but still having trouble getting big projects.) The economy only makes it that much harder for anyone who’s not Sandra Bullock to get another successful series or film deal greenlit. Sure, she can do theater and work consistently for the rest of her life, but will she be making the same money? No. It’s not a good move for her right now.

I agree, Sam. But on that note I think they WILL make a point of keeping the gays together. I bet they’d risk losing viewership otherwise. Plus, Scotty and Kevin ultimately have the fewest serious problems of any of the couples anyway. They’re like Lynette and Tom on Desperate Housewives – you just don’t mess with them.

I am kind of sick of committed couples dissolving. It’s harder to keep a TV couple together for years because of actor contracts and expectations, but I hope Kevin and Scotty stay for a long time. I love them together. I loved Robert and Kitty in their best moments as well. As for Grey’s Anatomy, I think Derek and Meredith could actually be a forever couple if neither actor wants to suddenly leave and gets killed off in epic fashion. Meredith, as a character, has matured a lot since the early seasons and I think she’s capable of sustaining a marriage.

Rob Lowe is moderately talented but ridiculously lucky to be getting show after show when he pulls these stunts.

Could she be leaving the show because Dave Annable, her ex-boyfriend and on screen husband, is getting married? That would be just awkward

Yeah, yeah, good for her, but at its worst it was a weekly paycheck and what I still think is a terrific show with wonderful actors. Like I said somewhere else here, no offense to Emily, but I don’t think this was the time for her to leave the show for any reasons, least of which her lack of creative fulfillment. She may get more interesting and steady work after this, but she may not. Sure, you can respect her for the risk, but you don’t have to condone it. Another season on the show and a storyline that better phased her character, and I might feel different. But then I do give her credit for at least getting out before it was too late, not after, a la Heigl (though I still feel it’s TOO early for VanCamp).

Well, I do condone it. I don’t share you’re shining review of this show. I don’t think it’s anywhere near terrific anymore. It used to be great back in season one, but the quality has gone downhill season after season. It’s nothing but predictable soapy drivel now and for the last few seasons Emily has gotten nothing but boring, cliche storylines that often lead nowhere and end up being completely pointless. The show’s only saving grace was always its cast, which somehow managed to elevate the sloppy, cliche writing. As for whether or not it would be better for the show creatively if she appeared in more episodes, probably so. But Emily needs to make decisions based on what she thinks is best for herself, not based on what’s best creatively for the show.

This is just my opinion, but I simply don’t think staying on the show for another season would have really helped her career any. She just would have ended up in the same position she is now just a year later with a little more money in her wallet (which I believe doesn’t matter much in the grand scheme of things). I agree maybe she’ll get more interesting things, maybe she won’t, but I can’t blame her for trying. A lot of acting is about taking risks. And in the end I think all that will really matter is whether or not she’s happy. So I wish her the best.

Maybe Rebecca hadn’t run her course, but Rebecca/Justin had. And if she’s not with Justin then she really has no connection left with the Walkers and therefore the show…same with Scotty, Robert or Julia (2 of the 3 already being gone)