Jesse Metcalfe Says Desperate Housewives Drama “Took On a Life of Its Own” | E! News

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In an interview for E!’s Greatest Year in Pop Culture, Jesse Metcalfe made a rare comment about alleged tensions on the set of Desperate Housewives. “I didn’t really experience a whole lot of drama on the show,” Metcalfe said. “That was probably because of my naivete and just kind of being swept up in my newfound success and fame.” Indeed, starring alongside Marcia Cross, Felicity Huffman, Teri Hatcher and Eva Longoria as teen gardener John Rowland was holding plenty of Metcalfe’s focus. “I didn’t really have the awareness to know what was going on around me,” he continued, “but apparently there was a lot of drama on the show.” And while Metcalfe didn’t name any of his former costars, he acknowledged he later became aware of the alleged tension. “Apparently there was some in-fighting between some of our leading ladies and also some drama between our creator and some of our leading ladies,” the 47-year-old said. “I certainly wasn’t part of that. I wasn’t really aware of it. But I know t

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