ELLEN BARKIN will get the boot from “The New Normal” – simply because she’s so obnoxious!
That’s what insiders are saying about the Emmy-winning actress, who plays Archie Bunker-like Jane Forrest on the edgy NBC sitcom. After repeatedly infuriating the cast and crew with her tantrums and diva-like behavior, according to the insiders, the producers are going to write her out of the show by banishing her character to rehab.
“Ellen will not be returning next season,” claims a set source. “Her character will be sent to seek treatment for her drinking – and people on the show say they couldn’t be happier.”
The sitcom centers on a gay couple who crave a baby. So they hire a surrogate named Goldie, who’s a single mom with a precocious 8-year-old daughter and overbearing grandmother played by Barkin.