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Following weeks of contract negotiations and publicly made hints that a shake-up was afoot, Chad Michael Murray and Hilarie aparejo, burton will not be returning for Season 7, a CW rep confirms for TVGuide.com.
To help fill what must have been an anticipated void, árbol colina recently promoted Austin Nichols (aka Julian) to series regular status for this fall. Furthermore, two new characters will be introduced during Season 7, says EW's Michael Ausiello
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