Author: James Hibberd / Source: EW.com
Fox has decided to bring back Lethal Weapon, but not its star.
The network has picked up the police action drama series for a third season without Clayne Crawford, who played Martin Riggs.
Instead, Fox has hired American Pie and Road Trip actor Seann William Scott in his first series-regular TV role to join the show.
Scott will play a new character who partners up with co-lead Damon Wayans’ Roger Murtaugh.
Studio Warner Bros. issued a statement declaring Crawford’s contract was not picked up for the third season. Sources have told EW that the decision was a difficult one and was due to Crawford exhibiting a pattern of toxic behavior on the set and that there is video and audio evidence of such behavior. While not going into exact details, we’re told that in each instance there were disciplinary actions taken by the studio and the behavior continued. A couple crew members even resigned over Crawford’s actions, sources say. Warner Bros….
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