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Mary-Kate Olsen Goes to Pot

By Susan Young
Saturday, July 14th, 2007 at 3:42 pm in Celebrities, Mary-Kate Olsen, Showtime, TV critics press tour, Weeds.

Yep, it had to happen.

Mary-Kate Olsen has gone to pot.

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Actually, the tabloid-headline-grabbing, rehab half of the Olsen Twins, has joined the cast of Showtime’s “Weeds” about a surburban mom who deals marijuana in order to make ends meet after her husband dies unexpectedly. The series returns in August for a third season.

And no, she doesn’t look any thinner than any other Hollywood actress, including the cast of “High School Musical.” But she looks a lot less healthier.

“(My character) is a good Christian girl,” she says of her character, who is a love interest for Silas. “With a twist.”

It’s the first time Mary-Kate has appeared in a role without her twin sister Ashley.

“It doesn’t feel that weird,” Mary-Kate told critics during the Showtime press conference in Beverly Hills during the summer TV critics press tour. “I’m doing what I love. And I do go on auditions by myself.”

As for creator Jenji Kohan, she looked in mock surprise saying, “I didn’t know she had a sister.”

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One Response to “Mary-Kate Olsen Goes to Pot”

  1. Press Reactions of Mary-Kate Olsen At Showtime TCAs Says:

    […] Inside Bay Area noted that Mary-Kate “doesn’t look any thinner than any other Hollywood actress, including the cast of High School Musical. But she looks a lot less healthier.” […]