The Wolfesden Actor Exchange was a bulletin board run by actor Sterling Wolfe where actors could post complaints and questions about casting directors and Hollywood practices. Wolfe closed the site on Friday night, writing that retribution from casting directors was killing his career and stifling the board:

We can no longer hold real discussions anyway because of all the people who are holding back out of fear of retaliation. So maybe it's just time we stop pretending we can. And for now, at least until I have to mount a legal defense against some reckless idiot, I'll continuing dealing with the stream of threatened law suits."

Former visitors are discussing the demise of Wolfesden at IdoTVAds.com. A her personal blog, longtime poster Bonnie Gillespie writes:

For over five years and 100,000 posts, this actors' resource and discussion forum has been a leader in this town and in this industry as a whole. Sterling Wolfe took a lot of heat for a long time running that board at his own cost (time, money, energy, reputation) during some really rough points in the industry (commercial strike, workshop debate, discovery of actors' headshots for sale on eBay) and for my life personally (my mother's death, my resignation from Back Stage West... plus publishing my first two books and moving into casting). I have built some amazing friendships through this corner of the Internet and it's a sad day to see it go. Still, I support Sterling's decision and absolutely wish him the best on his journey from here. He supported so many for so long! It's his turn!

Hat tip to Space Monkey for the pointer.

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