Updated: 13 Apr 2021, 0:22
Bridgerton's Regé-Jean Page quit because he "didn't agree" with executive Shonda Rhimes "about his character's direction."
Fans also believed that he quit the show as he prepares to be announced as the next Bond actor.
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Regé-Jean Page had too many issues with the direction his character was taking in Bridgerton that he quit the showCredit: Getty
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Shonda Rhimes has been known for writing off characters when she has an issue with the actorCredit: Getty
A source revealed to Page Six that Regé-Jean, 31, was willing to sacrifice his role in the Netflix hit, Bridgerton, simply because he didn't like what the creator of Grey's Anatomy had planned for his character, Simon Basset, the Duke of Hasting.