The private channel launches this evening the sixth and final season of the legal series carried and produced by the ex-agent DiNozzo of NCIS. Why did the story come to an end?
Already available on the Salto streaming platform, season 6 of Bull , from tonight on M6, is the last. On Twitter, Michael Weatherly, 53, announced that « it was time to take on new creative challenges and put an end to the character’s story« . It must also be said that the audiences were a little disappointing, that the Covid crisis and a scandal went through it…
Spin-off dream with Ziva and a website!
Since the announcement of the end of the series of which he is the star and the co-producer, Michael Weatherly made it known on his Twitter account that he already had a new project… the creation of his website michaelweatherly.com! His fans are happy for him but quite disappointed. Most hope to see him in a new series or even back, quite simply, in the shoes of Agent DiNozzo for the next season of NCIS! The actor has always hinted that he does not close the door to a comeback and, after all, DiNozzo is not dead, he lives in Paris with Ziva (Cote de Pablo) and their daughter (photo) . Some fans even dream of a spin-off of NCIS focused on their couple.
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Nevertheless, we must admit that Michael Weatherly’s website is well done, illustrated by unpublished photos from his personal collection. The actor, who is not lacking in self-mockery, even published a portrait of him as a teenager, with glasses from another age and a very unsightly bowl haircut! We also learn that he is currently working on a music album. Weatherly can indeed sing, play the piano and the guitar. Some of his songs are also part of the soundtrack of NCIS.
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The adventure therefore ends for the actor who was the actor of NCIS bounced back the best after leaving the hit show – 13 years as Agent DiNozzo. With Bull, shot in New York, where he had moved his whole family to live a new beginning, he was finally the star of his own series of which he was the executive producer. He had decided on everything, the casting, his look, etc. Bull was her baby. He had told us all his dreams about it, face to face, in a New York palace, in August 2016. At 48, he was enjoying the beginnings of his new life. “II’m giving my very last interview NCIS with you! It’s over and it feels good!»» he confided to us. « I have always been very happy in NCIS I had never felt any frustration or weariness but (…) Tony was starting to become one of the agents of the NCIS who logically had to go up in rank, that never happened. It had become difficult to justify for me who interprets it (…), Tony wasn’t the only one in this “always second” position, but so was I.»
The scandal that tarnished the image of the actor
Such was his state of mind then. He was right to emancipate himself and decide to fly on his own because his series, Bull, has been a hit since its inception, nearly 10 million viewers each week. He and CBS were rubbing their hands. It could have lasted a long time, but we know that Michael Weatherly seriously slipped up. He found himself at the heart of a scandal that tarnished his reputation, and season 4 of Bull almost never saw the light of day. Reminder of the facts: in 2018, Eliza Dushku (buffy the vampire slayer ) accuses the comedian, married and father, of sexual harassment. According to the actress, she would have even been pushed towards the exit in order to avoid any complications. CBS would have paid him the tidy sum of 9.5 million dollars in compensation for this dismissal. According to New York TimesWeatherly would have made sexist comments in the presence of the actress, declaring in particular that “she would be up for a threesome with him and another person from the team« , etc. Michael Weatherly later admitted to having been guilty of « inappropriate and unfunny jokes“, ensuring”regret the hurt it caused Eliza« . Steven Spielberg, who co-produced Bull via his company Amblin, then decided to withdraw his balls, not wishing to be tainted in any way by this scandal.
There is no doubt that this controversy, post-MeToo moreover, damaged the image of the actor and certainly shortened the life of his series. Bull…
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