Complex sentence: The producers denied the claims, and stated that their plans for the character were already in place and nothing could be done, although they did consider not killing her off so it would not seem like it was because of the DUI.
Split into simpler sentences: The producers denied the claims, and stated that their plans for the character were already in place. They said that although nothing could be done, they did consider not killing her off so it would not seem like it was because of the DUI.