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Melissa Joan Hart's Maxim Shoot Almost Cost Her Career

12/13/2025

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Melissa Joan Hart (actress) nearly lost her Sabrina the Teenage Witch role after 1999 Maxim magazine cover shoot violated her contract.
Hart learned she was fired from a Scary Movie cameo because she 'didn't have big enough boobs,' but she kept the role after clarifying she had no control over magazine's use of her character's name.
In 2023 she said the incident unexpectedly generated positive publicity for Drive Me Crazy.

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Melissa Joan Hart (actress) nearly lost her Sabrina the Teenage Witch role after 1999 Maxim magazine cover shoot violated her contract.
Hart learned she was fired from a Scary Movie cameo because she 'didn't have big enough boobs,' but she kept the role after clarifying she had no control over magazine's use of her character's name.
In 2023 she said the incident unexpectedly generated positive publicity for Drive Me Crazy.