Captain Lee Breaks His Silence on ‘Below Deck’ Exit Ahead of Season 11: ‘I Was Just Not Invited Back’

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Not his choice. Captain Lee broke his silence on his absence from season 11 of Below Deck — and he claimed it wasn’t his decision.“I did not quit.

I did not retire. I was just not invited back,” the captain, 73, told South Florida’s Sun Sentinel earlier this month. “I guess I can see their point of view.

They really couldn’t get a straight answer from anyone on how my health was.”The Michigan native noted that his doctors can’t diagnose his current ailment beyond “a nerve issue.”Below Deck viewers originally saw Lee leave during season 10 to address his ongoing health issues. “My injury, it’s getting worse.

The left side of my body, I don’t feel anything,” he explained in a December 2022 episode. “I expected a lot more progress than I’m experiencing, and the most frustrating part about it is, I can’t do a god goddamn thing about it, and it’s hard.”In order to view the video, please allow Manage CookiesThat same month, the reality star opened up about the progress he made with his health, exclusively telling Us Weekly, “Back surgery came out great, it really did.