Pauley Perrette Hints She Left 'NCIS' Over ‘Multiple Physical Assaults’

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Pauley Perrette Hints She Left NCIS Over ‘Multiple Physical Assaults’
Actress and LGBT advocate Pauley Perrette has suggested that "multiple physical assaults" led her to leave her hit show after 15 years. 
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 Victoria Stein
          
          May 15, 2018
          
        
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Pauley Perrette has played one of the most popular characters, Abby Sciuto, on the super-hit NCIS since its inception in 2003. As the goth-styled forensic scientist, Abby was one of the show's most popular characters. But when Perrette left the series this month, rumors swirled. Perrette may finally be trying to set the record straight.

        
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Pauley Perrette Hints She Left NCIS Over ‘Multiple Physical Assaults’

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Pauley Perrette Hints She Left NCIS Over ‘Multiple Physical Assaults’

Actress and LGBT advocate Pauley Perrette has suggested that "multiple physical assaults" led her to leave her hit show after 15 years.

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The report affirms what advocates of inclusion have said for years.

“Unfortunately, an opportunistic candidate for Congressional District 31 chose to turn this joyous occasion into a campaign gimmick for social media clout,” the chair of the Williamson County GOP said.

These fans are making their voices heard!

A Capitol Hill staffer called the exchange "gay on gay violence."

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