Kerman responded to Wolters. "The relationship between the characters in the Netflix series, Piper Chapman and Alex Vause, is fictional," she told Vanity Fair. "I did have the opportunity to make peace with Cleary in Chicago, to relinquish any sense of blame for her, and to work through my ideas and emotions about forgiveness and responsibility…I am exceptionally grateful that our odd chance meeting in Chicago happened, and I wish Cleary a very happy life moving forward."

In an interview about Orange Is the New Black, Prepon said she asked to meet "the real Alex," but was told she couldn't.

"She is MIA, girl. I do not know where she is. And it's kind of like...we don't talk about the real Alex—I don't know. I did want to meet her, but they were like, ‘That's not possible.' So I don't know where the hell she is," Prepon told Vulture.

When asked if she was given a reason, Prepon said no. "Honestly, even though we're based on the real people, the thing about our show is they really let us do our vision of these women," she told Vulture. "I know that I look nothing like the real Alex, whereas Taylor, you can see the resemblance between her and the real Piper. But also with Taylor, Jenji was like, ‘We're doing your version of Piper. Don't worry about trying to be Piper Kerman.'"

The new season of Orange Is the New Black premieres June 6 on Netflix.

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