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Emily Deschanel was scolded during Bones season 1 for being 'late and unprepared': 'I was just beside myself'

Emily Deschanel is getting candid about the difficult time she had on the first season of 'Bones,' including a studio note that claimed she was 'late and unprepared': 'I was just beside myself.'

But there was a time Emily Deschanel, who played the meticulous forensic anthropologist through 12 seasons of Bones, got scolded for being just that — and the memory still makes the star emotional. The actress got candid about the reprimand, and her struggles with anxiety and panic attacks early on in the show's run, in an honest conversation with David Duchovny on his podcast, Fail Better. Deschanel, who was diagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia as a child, found herself struggling, especially in the show's grueling first season, with learning all of the intricate anatomical jargon her character frequently spewed.

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