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3:20 pm - 11/13/2012

'Modern Family' cast and crew "hated" Ariel Winter's mom, wanted her banned from set



Ariel Winter's mom was an abusive menace on the set of "Modern Family" ... so much so, producers wanted her BANNED from set -- this according to a source close to the situation.

TMZ spoke with a source -- who worked on the show for over a year and had constant contact with Ariel -- who says Chrystal Workman (Ariel's mom) was "hated" by the crew, producers, actors, and other mothers... because she made Ariel's life a living Hell.

Specifically we're told Chrystal would sit on set and watch Ariel like a hawk -- and then berate her for her physical appearance, saying her ears were too big and she looked ugly in her clothes. She also blocked Ariel from eating anything but egg whites and raw veggies.

Our source tells us, the mom's obsession with Ariel's diet was so extreme ... crew members contrived a plan to "sneak" the 14-year-old food (like grilled cheese sandwiches) when her mom wasn't looking.

And there's more. We're told ... Chrystal was very vocal about Ariel's money -- claiming her daughter needed to rake in more cash to pay for their house, her agents, managers and publicists.

Our source adds, "I'm so happy for Ariel that she went to the extreme and got out from under that miserable woman's care."

As TMZ previously reported ... Chrystal has denied all allegations of physical and / or verbal abuse.

yikes. most depressing front page on ontd ever?
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mikee414 13th-Nov-2012 11:53 pm (UTC)
Ariel makes $75,000 PER WEEK on Modern Family.

*not enough depressing sighs in the world can express my.. ugh i can't even*
orangeandblack 13th-Nov-2012 11:54 pm (UTC)
And the idea that that's 'not enough', makes me physically ill.
mikee414 13th-Nov-2012 11:59 pm (UTC)
^^ that should be $75k/episode
cl0vergirl 14th-Nov-2012 12:04 am (UTC)
x 24 episodes = 1.8 mill a year
jessography 14th-Nov-2012 12:09 am (UTC)
And her mom probably uses all of it for herself.
judgmental 14th-Nov-2012 02:00 am (UTC)
ikr
gangsterdorothy 14th-Nov-2012 03:28 am (UTC)
I know that laws in regards to child actors have changed since the big mess of Macaulay Culkin and his child career. That poor kid lost a lot of money.
rctshack 14th-Nov-2012 12:11 am (UTC)
episode.
teaaet 14th-Nov-2012 12:31 am (UTC)
jesus christ, that's so much money. is modern family really that popular? she makes more per episode than any of the revenge cast members
bbbitchface 14th-Nov-2012 12:39 am (UTC)
they've won like a bazillion emmys for the past two, three years
hjohnson 14th-Nov-2012 01:17 am (UTC)
It's one of the highest rated comedies on TV right now, its in it's 4th reason, the entire adult cast has been nominated for Emmys at one point, including winning the best actor for the last three years, and won best comedy series, its been nominated three years in a row at the Golden Globes for best comedy plus two cast nominations for the last two years, and finally with the SAG awards they have won the last two years as a cast, and 4 of the adult actors were nominated last year.

I love Revenge but its not a quality show. I watch Modern Family, and if you ask most fans would say it hasn't been great this season or last, but still... yes, it is very popular. Most people haven't even heard of Revenge while most have at least seen an episode of Modern family.
ichdontthinksoo 14th-Nov-2012 02:11 am (UTC)
if you ask most fans would say it hasn't been great this season or last, but still.

That is sad because I'm loving this season.
dannysstargirl 14th-Nov-2012 02:00 am (UTC)
why, how much do the ppl on revenge make?
warriorholmes 14th-Nov-2012 12:36 am (UTC)
omg.

so jealous.
demikkusuu 14th-Nov-2012 12:50 am (UTC)
dayam girl get it
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