Mischa Barton to Star In New Ashton Kutcher Series

According to MSNBC, Mischa Barton will be joining the cast of the Ashton Kutcher-produced show, "A Beautiful Life."

Barton was rumored to be joining the cast of "Melrose Place." Instead, according to Barton, she will be playing, "(I play) a bitchy model-type character, like it's a totally different character for me."

Barton said of the show, "Ashton developed it about his life growing up as a model from Iowa, so it's about the whole fashion world that he was in, and obviously I have a lot of friends in the fashion world, so I'm used to being around a lot of people in that."

Kutcher and Barton have both used the web to reach out to their fans. Kutcher is using Twitter and Barton is blogging about her career in order to "clear up any misconceptions."

Barton blogged about concerns over her weight, her relationships and other parts of her personal life.

Barton said of her official web site, "It's just the best way for me to clarify things and show people who I really am."