I think B&E didn't like it that Richie became popular so fast, and that a good majority of viewers wanted him to kill Ryan & Annie, that probably pissed off Frons too. BM is talented and is definitely leading man material

Sorry Angie but a lot of other credible sources (not sure which ones right now) have been saying the same thing...this sucks because I do like Ritchie a lot but they just seemed to not be invested in him anymore.

Jason, I haven't seen this anywhere but their site. They're definitely not a reliable source

Annie will be wearing a straightjacket in Oakhaven by fall!

I think they are modeling Annie off of the Annie they wrote on GL...one who went psycho

I'd gladly take him over at OLTL as the new CJ

If he is out, I hope he finds work quickly. He is a talented actor

Not surprising. Too bad B&E didn't know how to write a decent villian...... I bet Annie kills him.

I will still wait for Digest to confirm this

I trust the ladies at Digest/Weekly before I trust anyone.....

THANK GOD. Although Billy Miller is a good actor, I could NEVER stand the smarmy Richie Novak. This evil s.o.b. definitley deserves to be killed off and hopefully Billy Miller will join another soap and play a better, nicer character. I could see him as Joey Buchanan on ONE LIFE.

Now I hope Leven Rambin(Lily/Ava) is out next, & maybe even Melissa Claire Egan(Annie, even though I've grown to like her, I don't see the need for her) & Amanda Baker(Babe, please,please re-cast with a better actress, someone of Alexa Havins's caliber, maybe Martha Madison or Erin Presley.). I'd also love for Cam Mathison to be fired or to leave.

Edited May 17, 200817 yr by Mulder

It is really too bad they've lost such a great young talent in Billy Miller. They could have written Ritchie in a way where he was still bad ass but not pushed across the line of no return. It should have been from the get go the he said, she said thing with Annie and Ritchie and in the end Annie was the crazed loon all along, and now it appears both of them are.

It'd be sad to see Annie go--she's the only thing that makes me watch the last 5 minutes of AMC waiting for OLTL. Ritchie, on the other hand, can just go. In fact, he could take most of the AMC cast with him (Aidan, nuColby, nuBabe, JR, Ryan, etc.).

I wish Ritchie would not leave

One of the few things that Jimbo and Babs get right, and they toss him.

yep they actually wrote well for Ritchie but are crap at writing for the majority of characters

yep they actually wrote well for Ritchie but are crap at writing for the majority of characters

The writing for Ritchie was good?

I thought the writing for Ritchie became worse as time went on. Billy Miller was the only redeeming factor. Ritchie became one note and pretty much unredeemable during those horrendous November sweeps.

Billy Miller is definitely a hottie, but Richie is a disgusting sicko. I am going to miss Billy Miller but not Richie Novak!