User blog comment:Thgiliwt/Does Anyone Know Why Lauren (Bella's rival in the books) Was Left Out Of The Movies/@comment-7600752-20141006071135

Lauren didn't make it to be classified as a secondary character even in the books. There was no need to bring Lauren into the films because she didn't play enough of a role in the books to merit writing her in. It had nothing to do with the fact that Lauren didn't like Bella or vice versa. It was decided that the role of "Jessica" would be a combined character having many of the same mannerisms of both Jessica and Lauren. Just because Bella wasn't crazy about Lauren... doesn't mean EVERYBODY should hate on Lauren. Bella was very judgmental. If you reread TWILIGHT - you'll see how Bella makes instant snap decisions and categorizes people in certain categories... whether they deserveed it or not. Bella essentially sees all her classmates as rather lame and stupid.... as well as ordinary and unattractive. Only the Cullen's escaped Bella's pre-determination. Perhaps Lauren saw through much of the charade that Bella imposed on people. Although Bella sees Lauren as 'fake' - maybe it's Bella who's actually fake... and Lauren saw through this.