If only she played such a minor role in the crime!
Hollywood TV producers called alleged ricin-letter-sending actress Shannon Rogers Guess a showbiz nobody on Twitter this morning – while struggling to remember what roles she played on “The Walking Dead” and “Vampire Diaries.”
“Some actress from [The Walking Dead] sent ricin letters to the Prez? Never heard of her. Anyone know what role she played?” Tweeted Glen Mazzara, who produces the AMC zombie drama.
Some actress from TWD sent ricin letters to the Prez? Never heard of her. Anyone know what role she played?
— Glen Mazzara (@glenmazzara) June 8, 2013
A producer from “Vampire Diaries,” Julie Plec, responded that the actress’s roles were so minor you might not even notice her.
“If she played an equivalent part to one she supposedly played on [Vampire Diaries], she was third background from the right. Or something,” Plec wrote.
@glenmazzara If she played an equivalent part to one she supposedly played on TVD, she was third background from the right. Or something.
— julieplec (@julieplec) June 8, 2013
Rogers Guess was charged in with sending a ricin-laced letter to President Obama and Mayor Bloomberg on Thursday.
Federal authorities say they found ricin-making materials in her home and a letter to Obama titled MuslimBastard.doc on her computer.
My mom called me today very concerned about my affiliation w ricin terrorists. She’s not hip to the term click-bait. Nor was I until today.
— julieplec (@julieplec) June 8, 2013
The actress — who had nonspeaking roles in both shows — previously claimed her Army-vet husband, Nathaniel Richardson, had sent the letters, authorities said.
She then confessed to mailing the envelopes, claiming her husband had typed the bizarre gun-boosting letters and forced her to post them, court documents state.
The letter states “I served in the United State’s Army…and because of your Muslim ass I will never retire” — but no charges have been filed against Richardson.
FBI agents arrested the pregnant mother of five at a hotel in Texarkana, Texas.