The reports of Pauley Perrette’s departure of NCIS have apparently sparked a massive wave of rumors, and she used this social media post to put them to rest.
That means there is plenty of time for the folks behind the scenes to come up with a natural exit for her by the end of the season.
Perrette has not revealed the rationale behind her decision to step down from her role after 16 years on the CBS series, but she did admit that the decision was officially made last year.
There doesn’t appear to be any bad blood between the actress or the network, and she is NOT taking off in an attempt to start a skincare company (which was apparently circulating in the rumor mill), but she is leaving the show at the end of Season 15.