Pauley Perrette said he has no intention of returning to television because it would take away the “real, authentic life” he lives “100 percent.”
Perrette, 55, who gained popularity for her role as forensic scientist Abby Sciuto on CBS’ hit show “NCIS,” recently appeared on Hello! The magazine said she has no intention of returning to acting, but is “not beyond grateful for all the blessings” the profession has given her.
“But I’m a different person now. I want to be here, through the good, the bad and the pain,” Perrette told the magazine. “I always want to be me. It takes a lot of courage to say that to myself, but that’s how I really feel.”
Perrette makes dramatic exit from ‘NCIS’
Perrette played Abby on NCIS from 2003 to 2018, but left the show due to a feud with co-star Mark Harmon.
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According to reports, there was an incident where he was bitten by a dog on set. In a June 2019 post to X, Perrette said she was “scared of Harmon and him attacking me.” At the time, CBS Television Studios responded to Ms. Perrette’s allegations in a statement, saying the studio had worked with her to redress unspecified “concerns” that Ms. Perrette had raised the previous year, USA TODAY previously reported. . Mr. Harmon has not addressed the issue publicly.
In an April 2020 interview with USA TODAY, Perrette declined to comment on the cryptic tweets and silence surrounding her departure, saying it was “part of her past.”
“It’s part of my past now and I don’t need to talk about it again. The only thing is that I’m really grateful for the opportunity to play that character and I always will be,” she said. said. .
Pauley Perrette’s life after ‘NCIS’
After leaving NCIS, Perrette played the lead role of Jackie on the CBS sitcom Broke, which she said was her favorite show to be on. Broke was canceled after one season in May 2020, and Perrette retired from acting two months later.
“I’m happily retired! Finally! Amazing! Everything I’ve ever wanted!” Perrette wrote in a June 2020 post about X.
In a follow-up post, she clarified that she actually retired after NCIS, but that Broke was “important (and) beautiful.”
“I danced my last dance and I’m proud of it!” Perrette said in the post. “Everyone who knew me knew I would be retiring soon. I’m proud of my work. I love you all! I’m free!!! (I To be the tiny, simple human being that I am!)
Pauley Perrette documentary
After retiring from acting, Perrette began making documentaries and was the producer of Studio One Forever, which tells the story of Los Angeles’ gay discotheques, which became a beacon of hope for men in the 1970s and 1980s.
Perrette, who also starred in Almost Famous alongside Kate Hudson, suffered a major stroke in 2021 and is “still surviving” despite the “traumatic life that has been put on her.” he said.
“At this point in my life, I had a strong desire to find authenticity in everything, and being an actor was a nice escape, especially at that point in my life,” Perrette told Hello! Ta. It doesn’t have to be me, it can be someone else. My character didn’t have all of the problems that I had. ”
“That’s why I only watch documentaries. I want the truth. For me, going back to acting would take away from this real, authentic life that I live 100 percent,” she said. continued.
Contributor: Bill Keveney, USA TODAY
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