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"Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner has revealed that January Jones will play a reduced role in the show&amp;#039;s fifth season. Jones (Betty Francis) announced her pregnancy in April of last year, forcing the AMC drama to reschedule shooting. &amp;quot;We had to move things around because of January&amp;#039;s pregnancy,&amp;quot; Weiner confirmed to The Huffington Post. &amp;quot;She was out for a chunk of the season, and she should be allowed to be.&amp;quot; Asked how large a role Jones would play in the new season, he added: &amp;quot;Yeah, she&amp;#039;s not in it that much, but you know, that&amp;#039;s biological reality.&amp;quot; Jones recently admitted that she often finds herself defending Betty, insisting that the character&amp;#039;s actions are &amp;quot;justified&amp;quot;. Her co-star John Slattery also praised the actress after she was accused of being unapproachable by a former child actor on the show.  The new season of Mad Men premieres on Sunday (March 25) at 9/8c on AMC, and will air in the UK two days later on Sky Atlantic. &amp;gt; Mad Men: The 10 Greatest Moments from Four Seasons &amp;gt; Mad Men Jon Hamm interview: It won&amp;#039;t end with Don Draper in the 1990s Watch a trailer for the new season of Mad Men below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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