Pauley Perrette Reveals Her ‘NCIS’ Exit Was Due to ‘Multiple Physical Assaults’
NCIS‘ recently departed star Pauley Perrette has come forward on social media with claims that physical assaults influenced her decision to leave the CBS series after 15 seasons.
In a long statement posted to Twitter, the actress seems to imply that her choice actually had nothing to do with the network, her pay, or co-stars — all of which had been rumors. The sequence of four lengthy tweets began with the actress writing, “I refused to go low, that’s why I’ve never told publicly what happened. But there are tabloid articles out there that are telling total lies about me.”
I refused to go low, that’s why I’ve never told publicly what happened. But there are tabloid articles out there that are telling total lies about me. If you believe them? Please leave me alone. You clearly don’t know me. (Sorry guys, had to be said)
— Pauley Perrette (@PauleyP) May 13, 2018
Perrette, who is known for being relatively private, surprised many with her candidness. “If you believe them? Please leave me alone,” she continued. “You clearly don’t know me. (Sorry guys, had to be said).”
It didn’t end there though. “Maybe I’m wrong for not ‘spilling the beans’ Telling the story, THE TRUTH. I feel I have to protect my crew, jobs and so many people,” Perrette added. “But at what cost? I don’t know. Just know, I’m trying to do the right thing, but maybe silence isn’t the right thing about crime.”
Maybe I’m wrong for not “spilling the beans” Telling the story, THE TRUTH. I feel I have to protect my crew, jobs and so many people. But at what cost? I.don’t know. Just know, I’m trying to do the right thing, but maybe silence isn’t the right thing about crime. I’m… Just… ?
— Pauley Perrette (@PauleyP) May 13, 2018
Perrette’s implication is alarming, shedding light on an environment many fans never knew existed. “There is a ‘machine’ keeping me silent, and feeding FALSE stories about me. A very rich, very powerful publicity ‘machine,'” she wrote. “No morals, no obligation to truth, and I’m just left here, reading the lies, trying to protect my crew. Trying to remain calm. He did it.”
There is a “machine’ keeping me silent, and feeding FALSE stories about me. A very rich, very powerful publicity “machine”. No morals, no obligation to truth, and I’m just left here, reading the lies, trying to protect my crew. Trying to remain calm. He did it.
— Pauley Perrette (@PauleyP) May 13, 2018
She didn’t clarify who committed these abuses against her, but Perrette’s conviction is clear — she wants people to know the truth.
“I’ve been supporting ant-bullying programs forever. But now I KNOW because it was ME! If it’s school or work, that you’re required to go to? It’s horrifying,” she concluded. “I left. Multiple Physical Assaults. I REALLY get it now. Stay safe. Nothing is worth your safety. Tell someone.”
I’ve been supporting ant-bullying programs forever. But now I KNOW because it was ME! If it’s school or work, that you’re required to go to? It’s horrifying. I left. Multiple Physical Assaults. I REALLY get it now. Stay safe. Nothing is worth your safety. Tell someone.
— Pauley Perrette (@PauleyP) May 13, 2018
The actress, who played Abby Sciuto, revealed just enough insight regarding her exit, but not enough to expose her alleged abuser. Her brave admission surely won’t go unnoticed, but only time will tell if anything will result from this.
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Based on the tweets, it sounds like she\'s bat-shit crazy. \"Tell someone\"? More like \"Imply something\".
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She probably signed an NDA, or was threatened, you dumbshit.
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Lets see how far this story goes. Many have suspected there was another reason for her departure. The fact that she named checked her \" crew\" tells me this is big but i also have a feeling this will get swept under the rug. CBS nor not many in any aspect in this company have lost jobs over harassment or anything else. CBS is a company filled with a culture of men in charge both on screen and off. And for those who think something else who DO you think she was calling out( Hint the one she hasnt had scenes with for awhile) Of course her tweets might have been nothing but i suspect they were something
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a # me too, anti-bullying person does NOT stay silent about who these people are.If she wants to be believed,she must speak up.she has nothing to lose now she left the show so what is she afraid of..?
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They better not hire Ducky\'s assistant to be the new forensics expert on this show. If they do, next season might be the season I ignore NCIS for real.
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Look Pauley is a drama queen over the course of the last 15 years she\'s had more drama problems than me a mom of two boys. If you look at when all these so called problems have happened it\'s usually when the limelight has shied away from her and she wants it back. From so called attacks from the homeless (which occurred during rumors of Michael Weatherly departure from the series)(by the way where were the bruises, she did an interview the same day and yet for a woman punched in the nose...no bruise) to a photo shared by James Wood (she suddenly went off claiming it wasn\'t her this was during the Wood and Tamberlain fued). Then you have her being afraid for her life and making a big deal about it from the homeless guy David getting out of the mental hospital and this happened during the renewal of season 16 for NCIS. Then you have her constant drama between her and her ex-husband ummm yah he\'s happily married and doing everything he can to stay away from her. She went off on people in twitter claiming they were him. I think it\'s gotten so bad that her so called fiance she had over the years fled. Then the skin cream line although a scam she made such a huge stink about more than any celebrity plus it was during the big revelation that Maria Bello signed on to NCIS. Then there was this weekend when NCIS shifts focus on twitter and facebook to Duane Henry who had been killed off in her final show. Suddenly you have her tweeting nonsense. I will be honest folks but I even find it strange that through everything she seems to always claim victim. Usually when someone is always crying victim the person is usually the victimizer. And lord the woman has been vocal as a victim.
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I\'m not sure she\'s done anyone--even herself--any favors with these tweets. If there\'s something she \"can\'t\" talk about, then she SHOULDN\'T... and shouldn\'t even refer to whatever it is. And all this begs the question: when CAN she talk about it?
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