Hunter Tylo, an actress on Fox's Melrose Place, sued the producers of the show, claiming she was fired because she was both pregnant and a born-again Christian who "didn't want her character to do bad things." Her character, "Taylor," is a bikini-clad, beer-drinking vixen who lures away Heather Locklear's husband. Commenting on how her pregnancy might affect her ability to play the role, Tylo told reporters, "You don't have to be a pencil to seduce a man," adding that pregnant women should "never have to choose between having their child and their job."

At the trial, Fox pointed out that Tylo would have been in her third trimester while shooting some of the show's steamiest scenes. Concerning Tylo's wish to modify her character to be more virtuous, Fox Executive Producer told the jury, "It's hard to be a nice adulteress."

The jury awarded Tylo $5.5 million amid much commentary about how convincingly slender and attractive she appeared when testifying. And unfortunately for Fox, Tylo's replacement, Lisa Rinna, has announced she, too, is pregnant.

†