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Julianna Margulies is reportedly not coming back Morning show as Laura Peterson, the recurring love interest of Reese Witherspoon’s character from season two, according to Diversity.
PEOPLE has reached out to Margulies’ reps for comment.
Considered the flagship series of Apple TV+, Morning show brought on Margulies, 58, to play an LGBTQ+ character who falls for Witherspoon’s character, Bradley Jackson.
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Julianna Margulies and Reese Witherspoon in the ‘Morning Show’ scene.
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The three-time Emmy winner has previously spoken out about concerns about cisgender, straight actors taking on LGBTQ+ roles.
“We all make assumptions about who I am and what my past is, and what all of our pasts are,” Margulies told CBS Mornings on Monday, 2021.
“I understand 100 percent that I can’t play a different race, but I’m an actress and I should play a different character,” she added. “Whatever their sexuality is, it doesn’t matter to me, just like watching a gay person play a straight person.”
More recently, in 2023, Margulies faced backlash for criticizing the black and LGBTQ+ community for their perceived lack of support for Israel amid its ongoing war against Hamas.
According to DiversityJune 10 report, Margulies’ decision not to return Morning show “made before the controversy” and that she “turned down” an offer to appear in just one episode of Season 4.
Responding to the backlash, Margulies previously told PEOPLE that she was “horrified that the statements I made in a recent podcast offended the black and LGBTQIA+ community [that] I really love and respect.”
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Julianna Margulies in the ‘Morning Show’ scene.
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“I want to be 100% clear: racism, homophobia, sexism or any prejudice against anyone’s personal beliefs or identity is abhorrent to me, period,” her statement continued. “Throughout my career I have worked tirelessly to fight hatred of all kinds, end anti-Semitism, speak out against terrorist groups like Hamas and create a united front against discrimination.”
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“I did not intend my words to sow further division, for which I sincerely apologize,” Margulies concluded.
Production of the fourth season Morning show is set to begin in July, with returning stars and executive producers Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston. Billy Crudup, Mark Duplass, Greta Lee, Karen Pittman, Nestor Carbonell are also likely to return to round out the cast.
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