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I call it the Ray Pruit syndrome.

When musician Jamie Walters starred as Ray Pruit in 90210, his CD sales sky-rocketed and his single, "Hold On" lept to the top of the charts. (C'mon... admit it - you remember...) But then something strange happened. Ray Pruit became a violent, angry boyfriend who beat Donna Martin, and 90210 fans, who couldn't tell that he was just acting, stopped buying Jamie Walters CDs and stopped requesting his songs on the radio. A few months later, Ray was off the show and Jamie was never heard from again.

Chris Carmack was the guest on Sharon Osbourne's show today. Chris plays bad boyfriend Luke on The OC - the Abercrombie jock who took Marissa's virginity and then cheated on her with her friend?! (That bastard!) In a surprising entrance to the stage, Chris entered from the audience.. playing saxaphone! He then serenaded Sharon with his "sax" appeal, prompting Sharon to utter the "Ray Pruit" line: "You're such a bad boy! I never knew you could play musical instruments!" She had obviously confused Chris with Luke. Chris responded that music was a passion of his (he also plays guitars!) and that he looked forward to showcasing that side of him some more to his fans. Just make sure your OC fans can differentiate between actor and character. And don't start beating your girlfriend...
posted by Tim at 5:02 PM