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By Michael Fleming

NEW YORK (Variety) - Actress Rose McGowan is negotiating to replace Shannen Doherty in Spelling Television's hit TV drama "Charmed" at the WB network.

Sources say the witching hour is nearing and, barring a last-minute implosion, McGowan will join Alyssa Milano and Holly Marie Combs as the third in a troika of sisters with mystical powers.

McGowan, former girlfriend of shock rocker Marilyn Manson, would play a long lost sibling the duo didn't know they had.

McGowan has starred in such films as the black comedy "Jawbreaker," "Scream" and "Ready to Rumble," and most recently starred with Kip Pardue and Robert Forster in the indie film "Rat in the Can." McGowan recently guest starred on the sitcom "What About Joan."

She will bring edginess to the WB's second-highest-rated show, which is exec produced by Aaron Spelling, E. Duke Vincent and Brad Kern.

The producers were faced with replacing Doherty after the former "Beverly Hills, 90210" star made her second hasty exit from a Spelling series.

Doherty, who directed the season finale, decided to seek other opportunities, and it seemed clear that Milano and Combs weren't unhappy Doherty left the coven.

The network wasn't commenting but acknowledged that talks were ongoing.

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Originally posted by Red Dog
Not a Rose McGowan fan. Apparently they asked Jennifer Love Hewitt & Tiffani Amber Thiessen first, but they both declined. I would have definitely tuned in if Tiffani got the job. If I were the producer, I also would have sought out Eliza Dushku.

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