Overview

• CBS confirmed Del Rio has departed the series following an internal investigation into a complaint reported by co-star Leah Lewis.
• The alleged incident reportedly occurred on Sept. 26 on Paramount property and was reported on Oct. 2, when Del Rio was escorted off the lot the same day.
• Executive producer Eric Christian Olsen was reportedly among those who accompanied Del Rio from the Paramount lot.
• Writers are removing Del Rio’s character from future episodes, and he may still appear in installments already filmed for the first half of the season.
• The show remains on schedule, with a planned hiatus after this week and production expected to resume after Thanksgiving, while Lewis thanked supporters in a brief Instagram post and Del Rio’s wife posted then deleted critical messages about Lewis.