Blue Bloods star Jennifer Esposito continues her war of words with CBS after being dropped from the hit crime series.
‘It makes me sick’: Furious J ennifer Esposito takes ANOTHER hit at CBS after being dropped from Blue Bloods
Esposito, who plays Donnie Wahlberg’s partner Detective Jackie Curatola on the drama, had to take medical leave to cope with problems arising from being diagnosed with Celiac disease.
She claimed CBS TV Studios, who make Blue Bloods, dropped her from the series because she was unable to meet the filming demands.
In her first public comments on the row the actress said she is unable to take on any other roles because she is still under contract to CBS and has not been paid for her work on Blue Bloods.
She said: ‘Last week I believe I was told I was on suspension, which meant I am still in contract, not being paid, because that’s suspension and they illegally stopped paying.
‘And I am not able to work on any other TV show, on network. I can do a film or a Broadway or something on cable that doesn’t go in the ten o’clock time slot. So they kept me in my contract without pay and yes it’s completely illegal but they also knew that I didn’t have the money or the means to sue them.’
In an interview with Fox News the actress added: ‘I have been in the business for twenty years; there has been so many things of injustice that happens in this business. It’s what you sign up for; it is what it is. This, though, is something that is not about me, I feel. This is about a disease that people don’t understand. And what went on after, it makes me sick.’
Esposito has become a vocal advocate for those suffering from Celica disease, an autoimmune disease of the small intestine.
Her dispute with CBS began via Twitter when she sent out a scathing series of messages condemning the TV network for dropping her.