Overview
- Leavitt revealed her departure on Sunday during her final Chicago performance on Broadway, and her representative confirmed the news to major outlets.
- Season 5 is set to resume after a pause tied to an alleged domestic incident involving cast member Taylor Frankie Paul and Dakota Mortensen, which prompted internal reviews and police screening.
- A leaked video from a 2023 dispute led ABC to pull the planned season of The Bachelorette in March, and Utah officials later declined to file new charges in April.
- Leavitt’s role in the already partly filmed Season 5 remains unclear, with cameras having captured the cast visiting her February Chicago run before production stopped.
- She is shifting focus to acting and producing after a high-profile DWTS stint and a Roxie Hart turn in Chicago, with a holiday rom-com in the works that she is set to star in and executive produce.