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.