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The once-popular teen drama One Tree Hill ran from 2003 until 2012 and thrust many of its regulars into the spotlight.
The show gave fans the heartthrob Chad Michael Murray, and notable talent Bethany Joy Lenz, Sophia Bush, Hilarie Burton and James Lafferty.
However, despite having what seemed like the "Midas touch", the show's legacy is linked to heartbreak, scandal, and rehab.
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So, what happened to the cast of One Tree Hill after 2012?
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Divorce
The most recent scandal involves Bush and the divorce from her husband Grant Hughes.
Bush has popped up on TV regularly since One Tree Hill in shows such as Love, Victor and This Is Us. She and Hughes had been friends before getting engaged in 2021 and marrying last year.
On the surface, the divorce looked like the pair had come to a mutual understanding and decided to part ways.
People Magazine reported that after 13 months, Bush filed for divorce in August this year. She was appearing in a play in London's West End this summer but had to finish her run early due to reported sickness in July, which some now speculate may be linked to her divorce announcement.
However, over the past few weeks, there have been reports that she is now dating professional footballer Ashlyn Harris, who also filed for divorce from her wife, soccer star Ali Krieger, on September 19.
The duo have some similar social circles with multiple outlets, including TMZ and People Magazine, claiming they are now dating. Newsweek has reached out to both Bush and Harris' teams via email for comment.
Harris and Krieger met in 2010, were married for four years, and have two children.
The drama also stays with Bush with the recent news that she was romantically involved with Murray decades ago when he already had a partner.
On The World's First Podcast hosted by Erin and Sara Foster, actress Erin revealed that back in 2002 when she and Murray lived together, he allegedly cheated on her with Bush.
The episode came out this month, in which Erin said: "He definitely did cheat on me with her in, like, a pretty egregious way. While we were living together."
She added: "I've moved on, though... I'm over it now. I mean, just barely. Just barely over it."
Erin and Murray dated between 2001 and 2002. In 2003, Bush and Murray dated and got married in 2005, but after five months parted ways.
Bush and fellow co-stars Lenz and Burton all stayed close friends after the show. So close, in fact, they run a podcast where they reminisce all things One Tree Hill and recap old episodes.
On an episode of their podcast Drama Queens, released earlier this year, Lenz revealed she had been a cult member for 10 years**.**
Lenz opened up to her One Tree Hill alums: "That would be a really valuable experience to write about, and the recovery—you know, 10 years of recovery after that. So there's a lot to tell."
Scandal
Some of the drama also came from off-screen talent. In 2017, former showrunner Mark Schwahn was accused of sexual harassment by a writer on the show, Audrey Wauchope.
Multiple cast members and crew, including stars Bush, Burton, and Lenz, all wrote a letter accusing Schwahn of manipulating women "psychologically and emotionally," as reported by Variety.
In 2017, Schwahn was fired as showrunner from E! drama The Royals following allegations of sexual misconduct from multiple women.
Newsweek has also emailed Murray and Lenz's team for comment.
Correction 10/25/23 7:20 a.m. ET: All mentions of Mischa Barton have been removed as she was not in One Tree Hill but rival show The O.C.
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