The creators of The OC are speaking out about their controversial decision to kill off Mischa Barton's Marissa Cooper. Barton was written out of the FOX teen soap at the close of its third season, ...

There are few TV characters who were as polarizing as Marissa Cooper on The O.C. She was a tragic hero who you wanted to root for so badly, but who made it extraordinarily hard to do. Though it was ...

The creators of The O.C. knew right away that they'd made a mistake in terminating Mischa Barton's character, Marissa, they say in a new interview. Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, executive ...

Viewers are curious to know why Marissa Cooper, portrayed by Mischa Barton, left the Fox drama series, The O.C. Introduced in Season 1, Marissa was a key character who was rebellious, risk-taking, and ...