I finally heard back from my friend, and she said that this isn't as widespread (no pun intended
) as it seems to be. She said the actors involved are not considered mainstream or very popular in the industry. They are all up and comers (again, no pun intended). She said that she had only heard of two or three of the people on the list, because they all work for the same production company. She said that the one company is had a really bad rep anyway, because they don't take care of their stars as well as others. So, that's what I know!
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