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Edu 214 - Celebrity Newspaper Page 1
Edu 214 - Celebrity Newspaper Page 1
Mersadie Somerville
Fans of Sabrina the Teenage Witch have been devouring the new adaption of the show: The Chilling Adventures
of Sabrina in which Kiernan Shipka stars as the young witch. In the final season, two familiar faces from the
original 90’s sitcom were introduced as Sabrina’s aunties in another reality. Caroline Rhea (Hilda) and Beth Broderick
(Zelda) gave an enthusiastic performance that left many of the older viewers of the show feeling nostalgic. Although
she ruled the show from 1996 to 2003, original Sabrina Spellman, Melissa Joan Hart, was bitter about her exclusion
from the remake. Eyewitnesses reported seeing Hart approach Shipka in a Los Angeles café shortly after the final
season was released on Netflix. She was carryin g a stuffed black cat like the prop used as Salem on set. Hart
reportedly screamed at Shipka that she was “the one and only Sabrina Spellman”. The interaction quickly became
physical once Hart pretended that Salem was attacking Shipka. Local authorities were called to break up the women
and Hart was taken into custody. She was released within the hour and refused to make any comments about the
incident. Shipka shrugged it off like it was another day in Hell and claimed she did not plan on filing any former
charges.