AP - Mischa Barton says it was better to be killed in a car wreck on "The O.C." than to leave the Fox teen drama in "one of those lame farewells."

AP - Fox's "The O.C." closed its third season Thursday with a deadly twist. Marissa Cooper, played by Mischa Barton, was killed in a car crash.

Fashion Wire Daily - Fashion Wire Daily - New York - Commuters passing through New York's Grand Central Terminal at lunch time on Wednesday, May 17, got an unlikely glimpse of high fashion glamour and Hollywood glitz when Chanel staged its 2006/07 Cruise collection show there, drawing celebrity devotees such as Mischa Barton, Julianne Moore, Naomi Watts and Maria Bello.

USATODAY.com - When legendary designer Karl Lagerfeld requests their presence at a fashion show, stars such as Naomi Watts, Mischa Barton, Maria Bello and Julianne Moore happily oblige. The actresses swept into Grand Central Terminal midday Wednesday to check out Lagerfeld's new cruise collection for Chanel, consisting of filmy dresses and blouses, jeans and, of course, the company's classic jackets.

Reportedly, Mischa Barton wants to leave "The O.C." The actress/model, who plays a spoiled, pampered pretty girl on the hit FOX show about teens living in posh Orange County, feels she’s outgrown the show. Insiders on the set...