Reneé Rapp Leaving 'Sex Lives of College Girls' in Season 3 as Series Regular

etonline.com:

Reneé Rapp is signing off from  The actress and Broadway star, who plays wealthy university student Leighton on the Max series, will leave as a series regular in the upcoming third season.

Rapp, who reprises her role as Regina George from the musical in the forthcoming big-screen adaptation, will appear in «a handful of episodes» in a recurring capacity before exiting the series, a Max rep confirms to ET.Rapp addressed her exit with a note posted on her Instagram Story, where she expressed her excitement for the new season and credited the character for being a positive representation for the LGBTQ+ community." moved me out to LA and introduced me to some of my favorite people. [Two] and a half years later — it's given me y'all and this community.

Thank u [co-creators] Mindy [Kaling], Justin [Noble] and everyone at Max for believing in me," the actress wrote. «A lot of queer work gets belittled, but playing Leighton has changed my life,» she continued. «I love who I am 10x more than I did before knowing her.

I hope she gave y'all a little bit of that too. She's such a tiny part of representation but even the tiny parts count. I wouldn't be half the person I am without her and y'all I love that b*tch more than you know.»«I'm so excited for this season and I can't wait for you to see what we have coming for her and the girls,' Rapp closed.Kaling confirmed Rapp's departure on Monday via her Instagram Story, writing, „We love @reneerapp so much and of course will be so sad to say goodbye Leighton Murray!