I think they saw this as a starting point and then they ran with it.
Which I get it made for an interesting show.
Any lingering tension or negativity betweenLaguna BeachcostarsLauren ConradandKristin Cavallariis officiallydunzo.

Kristin Cavallari and Lauren Conrad.John Shearer/Getty Images
“My take on it is, you and I never really had any beef,” Cavallari said.
There is some truth to the pair initially being at odds.
“I think it was done when they started filming,” she explained.
“This is what I remember: I remember everything happened and then was it… Conrad continued, “And it was fine.
I don’t think we were best friends, but we were fine.”
That didn’t, however, stop MTV from pitting the two against each other onscreen.
“Which I get it made for an interesting show.”
“I couldn’t believe I did that,” she said.
“Because I think where I’m at now I would never call another woman that, or girl.
And it was, for me, the most embarrassing moment, like, ‘Oh gross.'”
“Well, thank you,” Cavallari replied.
“I called you a slut in a later episode and I was going to apologize to you.”
I was actually so insecure, and I took it out on you in a lot of ways.
And I am sorry for that, because I said some horrible things.”
Especially since, in actuality, her romantic life was doing just fine, thank you very much.
“I think they took a small piece of me and used it.
Which I’m like, ‘I feel so bad for them if they ever watched this!’
They were like, ‘Oh man, she’s just going after this guy!'”
“They really hammered the love triangle home,” Cavallari said.
To which Conrad added, “They really did.
They didn’t want me to have anything else!”
“[Kristin and I] were wild and it’s this hurricane.
And sweet Lauren, you guys need to root for her,” he reflected.
He continued, “They’re characters on the show.