‘ORCHESTRATED’

‘Boy Meets World’ Star Feels Betrayed After Podcast Blow Up

Maitland Ward is second-guessing her friendship with former co-star Will Friedle

Maitland Ward is calling foul play on her Boy Meets World costars, suggesting they deliberately set her up for the explosive back-and-forth that erupted on the Pod Meets World podcast. Ward told the New York Post she thinks the argument was “orchestrated” by her former on-screen pals, hinting that they knew exactly what they were doing. The most heated exchange took place between Ward and Danielle Fishel, but Ward also implied that her friendship with Will Friedle is now on shaky ground. She speculated that Friedle invited her on the podcast with the hopes the conversation would turn nasty, stating, “I can’t trust that he would ever watch out for me in a situation or have my back.” The moment that set it all off? Fishel’s pointed question near the end of the episode: “Do you hate us?”—a line Ward suspects was saved for maximum impact. “She wanted to try to rattle me and and she did. I didn’t expect it,” she told the Post. Ward, who has since pivoted to a career in X-rated films, joined the cast as Rachel McGuire for the series’ last two seasons.