Mark Harmon will bolt from his hit naval drama NCIS after 16 seasons amid feuds and bad blood with his cast and crew, sources told The National ENQUIRER! But the golden boy — dubbed by sources as “The Meanest Man on TV” — is set to land on his feet and rake in another pile of cash with a new crime show, Prey, based on hit novels featuring Minnesota homicide detective Lucas Davenport. “He’s fed up with NCIS and everybody on it,” noted an insider. “He’s ready to hand in his notice.” The insider also snitches the drop-dead handsome former UCLA quarterback is a power-crazed monster beneath his matinee idol looks! Read on for details of Mark’s secret exit plan, and click here for more scoops from TV insiders….
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"He’s hated by the rest of the cast because he holds grudges and has gotten people fired," the source continued. "He’s a real dictator on the set and sparked a lot of conflicts among his co-workers.”
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The most friction was with
Pauley, who played goth-girl forensics whiz Abby alongside Harmon and
Michael Weatherly for 15 seasons. She became alarmed after Mark insisted on bringing his pit bull to the set after the dog had badly bitten a crew member. The feud got so bad Mark and Pauley had to be filmed separately — and she soon left.
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“He made things so difficult for her she was forced to leave,” said the insider. “Mark basically had her ousted.” Pauley later made vague statements about “multiple physical assaults” and a “machine” that was geared to shut her up.
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Brian Dietzen (right), who plays Assistant Medical Examiner Dr. Jimmy Palmer on the series, said it was difficult to see Perrette follow in the footsteps of popular actress
Cote de Pablo (left), whose sudden decision to leave
NCIS baffled fans.
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De Pablo insists her quitting was “a personal thing, and I’d rather leave it at that” — but insiders said she clashed with egomaniac Mark! Meanwhile, Harmon insists he had nothing to do with Pauley’s ouster or de Pablo’s departure.
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The source also insists that in 2007 Harmon drove out show creator
Don Bellisario — the TV giant behind
JAG, Quantum Leap and
Magnum, P.I. "Mark clashed with Don over his micromanaging style," noted the source. "And it resulted in the mogul leaving his own show!”
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"He’s hated by the rest of the cast because he holds grudges and has gotten people fired," the source continued. "He’s a real dictator on the set and sparked a lot of conflicts among his co-workers.”
Photo credit: Getty Images
The most friction was with
Pauley, who played goth-girl forensics whiz Abby alongside Harmon and
Michael Weatherly for 15 seasons. She became alarmed after Mark insisted on bringing his pit bull to the set after the dog had badly bitten a crew member. The feud got so bad Mark and Pauley had to be filmed separately — and she soon left.
Photo credit: Getty Images
“He made things so difficult for her she was forced to leave,” said the insider. “Mark basically had her ousted.” Pauley later made vague statements about “multiple physical assaults” and a “machine” that was geared to shut her up.
Photo credit: Getty Images
Brian Dietzen (right), who plays Assistant Medical Examiner Dr. Jimmy Palmer on the series, said it was difficult to see Perrette follow in the footsteps of popular actress
Cote de Pablo (left), whose sudden decision to leave
NCIS baffled fans.
Photo credit: Getty Images
De Pablo insists her quitting was “a personal thing, and I’d rather leave it at that” — but insiders said she clashed with egomaniac Mark! Meanwhile, Harmon insists he had nothing to do with Pauley’s ouster or de Pablo’s departure.
Photo credit: Getty Images
The source also insists that in 2007 Harmon drove out show creator
Don Bellisario — the TV giant behind
JAG, Quantum Leap and
Magnum, P.I. "Mark clashed with Don over his micromanaging style," noted the source. "And it resulted in the mogul leaving his own show!”
Photo credit: Getty Images
