WB LOCKS OUT SHORT HAIRCUTS FOR STARS

May 2024 · 2 minute read

It’s a case of shear chutzpah over at the WB – the TV network has banned the young stars of “Felicity,” “Dawson’s Creek” and “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” from cutting their hair short.

Network brass issued the edict in response to “Felicity” star Keri Russell’s chopping her locks last season, which sent fans into a fury – and ratings into the toilet.

The WB insists there’s no official ban, but network spokesman Brad Turell said, “We wouldn’t like it if Keri Russell cut her hair again.”

Turell said the network was jolted last year when fans reacted bitterly after she chopped off her long locks in favor of a poodle cut.

Viewers tuned out in droves.

“You don’t want to radically alter the look of a character from one season to the next. That generally doesn’t work,” Turell said.

He said he believes Russell – who plays a California cutie attending college in the Big Apple – realizes she looks better with longer hair.

“I think she’s happy to have it grow back. Her marketability is enhanced with the longer hair,” he said.

The no-cut policy reportedly extends to “Buffy” star Sarah Michelle Gellar, “Dawson’s Creek” headliners Katie Holmes and James Van Der Beek, “Charmed” star Shannen Doherty, and Charisma Carpenter of “Angel.”

The WB shows, seen in New York on WPIX/Channel 11, are popular with teens and twentysomethings.

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