Bethany Joy Lenz Addresses Rumors About Her Feud With Hilarie Burton

In June, Burton made a significant shift by stepping back from her role as a co-host on the One Tree Hill rewatch podcast, “Drama Queens,” after covering the first six seasons alongside Lenz and Sophia Bush, 42.

“We have reached the end of my behind-the-scenes experience on the show, and so I really started to question what I brought to this, but also how we keep that storytelling alive and important,” Burton shared during a July episode on the podcast.

“And so, as we head into seasons 7 through 9, it was important that we introduced a new queen who could take over for me,” she added.