Laura Prepon loses role in Netflix series

Laura Prepon, who co-starred in the first season of the Netflix prison comedy-drama "Orange Is the New Black," will not be back as a series regular for season two. The Hollywood Reporter said the former "That '70s Show" cast member would return to complete the story line for her character Alex Vause, the classy convicted heroin dealer and former lover of star Taylor Schilling's Piper Chapman. She might return later, the Hollywood Reporter said, adding that it was unclear whether Prepon's exit was of the actress' volition or that of series creator Jenji Kohan ("Weeds"). "Our season is still developing and nothing is confirmed," a Netflix rep said.