Network and cable shows are prone to mysteriously writing out fan-favorite characters, but in the case of Pretty Little Liars’ Paige McCullers, it was due to Lindsey Shaw being fired from the series for an addiction to Adderall, per the actress. As she recently recalled, her absence from the series between Season 5 and 7 was the result of a “cycle” with the drug abuse that she’s grateful to say she has since gotten past.
Shaw spoke of her experience getting let go from one of TV’s awesome whodunnit shows while hosting the Ned’s Declassified Podcast Survival Guide. While speaking candidly with her former Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide castmates, she said the following:
