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"Honestly, I don't think Bell had planned that in advance because he never seems to plan any story beyond the next month.\n \n\n\n\t \n \n\n\n\tMackenzie Mauzy played Phoebe on contract from July 2006 to July 2008. She didn't renew her contract and stopped appearing the same month. \n\tIn June 2008, JMW was brought in as Steffy so she and Mauzy didn't really share much time together on-screen. Mauzy only returned for 5 episodes in December 2008 before Phoebe was killed off.\n \n\n\n\t \n \n\n\n\tHope was brought back as a contract role in January 2010. There's a whole year in between Phoebe's death and Hope's return, and Steffy didn't have a rival during that period. So assuming that Bell killed off Phoebe to replace her with Hope is a bit far-fetched.\n \n\n"
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