Re: Attention: LV Renewed S-9, Contract Info
Updated news on Gary leaving CSI - He was apparently fired!!!
From TVGuide.com
Exclusive: Were Dourdan and Neal (Gulp) Fired?
And I was reminded of how true those words were this week following my back-to-back exclusives that
CSI and
Law & Order: SVU would be losing
Gary Dourdan and
Diane Neal, respectively.
Initially, I reported that the actors were leaving for the most mundane of reasons: Both of their contracts were up, and they had decided to move on. But in the hours that followed the posting of those stories, new information came to light that now calls into question my original sources the exact circumstances surrounding the exits — specifically, whether the stars were leaving of their own accord or if they had been shown the door.
In the
case of Dourdan, an insider at the show insists that he and
CSI execs "mutually agreed" to part ways for "creative reasons." However, a CBS mole claims the 41-year-old actor was essentially fired, adding that producers are trying to be "as supportive and protective" of him as possible by portraying the departure as mutual. That same mole wasn't willing to share the specific reason for Dourdan's ouster, except to say that it involves an "ongoing problem personal to Dourdan."
That doesn't exactly narrow it down. In 2005, Dourdan pleaded no contest to misdemeanor battery and was ordered to stay away from then-girlfriend Anne Greene and attend domestic-violence counseling. And last July, a video of him allegedly attacking a TMZ photographer made the rounds on the Web.
Meanwhile, CBS still won't officially "confirm or deny" that Dourdan is on his way out, even as a search for his replacement is underway. Repeated calls to the goodbye guy's camp went unreturned.
I wonder if they're trying to appeal to a younger audience with this new character? If so, I say BLEAH!! Give us ONE SHOW, please, that's not all about the younger demographic. 
