“*EXCLUSIVE* **SHOT ON 02/26/16** Burnaby, BC - Katie Cassidy films her last day on the CW series ‘Arrow.’ The 29 year old actress is apparently being fired from the show for not getting along with other cast members, and being late/ holding up production.”



Okay, this sounds like complete and utter bullshit. Under the cut is a quote from Katrina Law that disproves Katie being the kind of actress to hold up production, and a list of photographic evidence that proves Katie gets along with the cast better than most ‘co-workers.’ Oh, and two tweets from Guggenheim that put a bigger question mark on the idea that he would kill the character of Laurel Lance / Black Canary off. Check it out.

Katrina Law: “The Nyssa/Laurel interaction is my favorite by far. Working with Katie Cassidy is amazing… That woman is so prepared and so professional and talented, it’s such a joy to show up with her to work with her everyday.” (x)

Katrina Law doesn’t just call Katie Cassidy amazing, which is an indication of their working relationship and her views on Cassidy, but she also describes her as “prepared” and “professional.” This hardly suits the characteristics of someone is ‘not getting along with other cast members’ and is ‘late/holding up production.’ Here’s another quote from her:

Katrina Law: “The thing that I love about the Laurel Lance character and Nyssa is that it’s about friendship and it is so rare to find two strong females that are on television that actually are friends, even if it’s a bizarre friendship, that have respect for each other, who are willing to help each other out and can talk about something other than men. So I’m so happy to be a part of that, and working with Katie Cassidy is just beautiful…” (x)



Katrina Law says she’s happy to be a part of a storyline that involves the character of Laurel Lance and describes Katie Cassidy as beautiful. Hardly an indication of a problematic actress, right?

Furthermore, let’s look at just how much Katie doesn’t get along with the cast…

Stephen Amell

David Ramsey

Willa Holland

Emily Bett Rickards

Paul Blackthorne

Caity Lotz

John Barrowman

Colton Haynes

And the cast in general

I’m not saying this is proof Laurel isn’t in the grave. I’m just saying that it’s really fucking strange that something we’re meant to take as ‘evidence’ that Katie Cassidy is being written off / fired, has more photographic evidence against it than those images of the funeral scene.

On top of that: Marc Guggenheim recently tweeted this:

If he loves Katie, then why ‘fire’ her? If he loves Black Canary then why kill her off? If he doesn’t subscribe to the idea that he treats Laurel badly, then why fucking put her in the grave? I understand these pictures have created a lot of controversy and has pretty much confirmed that Laurel Lance is in that grave by process of elimination. But so much stuff doesn’t align. I mean, why would Guggenheim say “I love Katie and I love the Black Canary but would you believe me” whilst writing her death scene? That makes no sense.

Anyway, take this post as you will. I know it may look like I’m reaching at this point, and the truth is I am. I just think there’s no way Cassidy is a problematic actress on set to work with, and I don’t think Guggenheim would claim to love her if he fired her, and love Black Canary if he kills her off.