Mel Rodriguez is exiting CBS’ CSI: Vegas as a series regular ahead of Season 2, Deadline has confirmed. He is the latest star to announce his departure following Jorja Fox and William Petersen.Rodriguez portrayed the role of Chief Medical Examiner Hugo Ramirez in Season 1.
It is unknown at this time if he will make occasional appearances in the future.TV Line was the first to announce Rodriguez’s exit from the sequel to the groundbreaking 2000 series.Petersen revealed he would not reprise the role of Gil Grissom beyond Season 1’s 10-episodes in mid-December.
He will continue to serve as executive producer of the show’s sophomore season.This week, Fox confirmed via Twitter that her character Sara Sidle would also not be returning.“After much deliberating, I have decided not to ‘Sidle up’ for CSI Vegas.
For me, CSI has always been a love story. The story that people can find love in the darkest of places and times,” she wrote. “And the story that love, even in the darkest of places and times, can expand and grow roots and endure.
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