19-02-2025
Loretta Devine Discussed Her "Mixed" Experience Working With Jennifer Love Hewitt
If you're of a certain age, you might remember the TV show The Client List.
Based on a 2010 movie of the same name, the series starred Jennifer Love Hewitt alongside Loretta Devine, Rebecca Field, Brian Hallisay, Colin Egglesfield, and Cybill Shepherd.
Well, this week, Loretta looked back on her experience working on the show, where she portrayed former salon owner Georgia Cummings, and, from the sounds of it, it doesn't seem entirely positive.
While speaking to People at the American Black Film Festival Honors on Monday, Loretta confessed she had a "mixed" experience filming the show.
"You know what? She decided to rewrite the entire angle of the show right in the middle," Loretta claimed of Jennifer.
While Loretta says she was initially "very excited" about the changes, producers seemingly weren't because the show was ultimately canceled in 2013 after alleged creative differences between Jennifer and Lifetime.
At the time, Entertainment Weekly reported that they couldn't figure out plans for Season 3 amid Jennifer's real-life pregnancy with her co-star and now-husband Brian. According to Deadline, she wanted Brian to portray her child's father while the showrunner wanted Colin, and when those conversations stalled, the show was canceled.
Still, Loretta doesn't hold any hard feelings about the show's fate. "Everything gets you prepared for whatever you're going to do next," she said.
BuzzFeed has reached out to Jennifer's reps for comment — we'll let you know if we hear back.
