Hilarie Burton Archives

Hilarie Burton spoke to EW about Monday’s season finale of One Tree Hill (her and Chad Michael Murray’s last episode). Here’s a snippet of the interview:

Have you spoken to Chad recently? I was in L.A. last week and we talked. Chad and I are good friends. I won’t speak for him, but it was not a rash decision on either of our parts. He’s very compassionate toward the show and the fans. It’s not an easy decision, but we’ve got to be grown-ups sometimes. [CMM's rep declined an interview request, saying, "Chad is no longer on the show and has no comment regarding the new season."]

What was your last day on the set like? We wrapped together. We were the last two in the last scene, and we opened up a tab across the street for our crew to say thank you and cried a bunch.

The OTH season finale (”Remember Me As a Time of Day”) airs on Monday, May 18 @ 9PM ET/PT on The CW.

Costars Chad Michael Murray and Hilarie Burton, who tied the knot during last night’s episode of One Tree Hill, will not be returning for the show’s seventh season, EW confirms.

Translation: The CW could not afford to keep newlyweds Peyton and Lucas on their payroll.

Two new characters will be introduced next season and Jake Gyllenhaal’s BFF Austin Nichols (Julian) will become a series regular.

WHAT DO YOU THINK of CMM and HB leaving OTH?

One Tree Hill costars Chad Michael Murray, 26, and Hilarie Burton, 25, make brief appearances on TRL on Tuesday in NYC.

If you’re EST, the two-hour season 5 premiere of One Tree Hill is on RIGHT NOW. PST, you have some time. The episode names that are airing today are called “4 Years, 6 Months, 2 Days” and “Racing Like a Pro.”

Check out the new video below of CMM’s interview on Live with Regis and Kelly!. Wheel of Fortune host Pat Sajek filled in for Regis Philbin.

45+ pictures inside of Chad Michael Murray and Hilarie Burton @ TRL! Peep the pictures of the hysterically crying fangirls in the audience! More Here! »