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Mischa Barton Admits to 'Tricky' Ben McKenzie Romance on 'The O.C.' Set


Mischa Barton reveals that she and Ben McKenzie dated during the early days of ‘The O.C.’ after denying it for years

Barton shed light on what it was like being cast at 17 years old and immediately engaging in an onscreen relationship with McKenzie, who was 25 at the time. “It wasn’t just on screen either,” Barton admitted to podcast host Alex Cooper, adding that she felt the need to “grow up quickly” after being cast in the show. The series, which ran for four seasons on Fox, followed 16-year-old Ryan Atwood (Ben McKenzie) as he’s taken in by well-intentioned lawyer Sandy Cohen (Peter Gallagher) and his prominent Newport Beach, […]

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