Overview
- Leavitt revealed the decision on Sunday during her final Chicago performance, reading a mock newspaper headline that announced her exit.
- Addressing fan questions on Tuesday, she said in an Instagram video that she will finish Season 5 and then leave the show.
- Filming for Season 5 restarted in late April after a mid-March pause for an internal review into an alleged incident involving Taylor Frankie Paul and Dakota Mortensen, and cameras had already captured scenes in New York with Leavitt.
- The Salt Lake County district attorney declined on April 14 to file new domestic-violence charges against Paul, citing an evidentiary issue in the investigation.
- Leavitt, a full-time cast member since the 2024 debut, is shifting to stage and film after a record-setting run as Roxie Hart in Chicago and with a holiday rom-com slated for later this year.