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Why is Julian McMahon's Agent Jess LaCroix leaving 'FBI: Most Wanted'?

Julian McMahon, alum of the hit series 'FBI: Most Wanted' has announced that he will be leaving the show after almost three seasons

Fans of CBS's hit series 'FBI: Most Wanted' will have to say goodbye to their favorite star Julian McMahon, who has recently announced that he will be leaving the show. The 'FBI: Most Wanted' alum, who is 53 years old announced on Saturday, January 22, that he will quit the show where he was cast as the role of FBI agent Jess LaCroix.

The final episode of the season will be filmed soon and is all set to air on March 8, on the CBS channel. After the announcement, the show is expected to introduce a new character who will fill the space left by McMahon's LaCroix. McMahon's character in the show is the head of the unit and was handling all the extreme cases of the bureau. McMahon in his announcement stated," Over the past few months, producers of 'FBI: Most Wanted' and I have had discussion about additional creative pursuits and the transition of my character Jess LaCroix." 

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He added, " These ongoing conversation have given us an opportunity to orchestrate a seamless and productive way for me to leave the show. I would like to express the gratitude and admiration I have had working with Dick Wolf and Peter JanKwoski." He concluded by saying, "I'm extremely proud of the work we have done together and put the development of this show, and my character Jess at the top of my professional experience list. I wish the show, and its cast & crew, the greatest success in the future. I am grateful to have had the opportunity to play Jess; he is a good man." Some of the other roles, McMahon has been known for is Jonah in Marvel's 'Runways' and Doctor Doom in the 'Fantastic Four' franchise. On the show,  LaCroix is still dealing with the emotional effects of his daughter Tali leaving for boarding school in Canada, so it is unclear how McMahon's character will be written off.

When the announcement was out, shocked fans tried to make sense of his sudden decision.  One fan tweeted and said, "I will legit lose my shit if Julian McMahon is gonna be the MCU's DR Doom if that is one of the reasons he left FBI Most Wanted then I'm 100% down cause he was fucking awesome as DR Doom." Another fan was shocked to hear the news and tweeted,"What?! Julian McMahon is leaving Most Wanted?! Why?!. Other tweet read,"Aww man. Cant believe that julian mcmahon who plays jess lacroix in FBI most wanted is leaving after three seasons. First Nathaniel Arcand leaves and then Kellan Lutz and now Julian is leaving....."