{"id":1185,"date":"2024-12-23T14:58:55","date_gmt":"2024-12-23T14:58:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/?p=1185"},"modified":"2024-12-23T14:58:55","modified_gmt":"2024-12-23T14:58:55","slug":"because-of-this-cote-de-pablo-was-permanently-removed-from-ncis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/?p=1185","title":{"rendered":"Because of this, Cote de Pablo was permanently removed from NCIS"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"post-777\" class=\"post-777 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ncis\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Fans of NCIS were heartbroken when Cote de Pablo, who played the beloved Ziva David, left the show in 2013. While her initial departure was reportedly due to contract negotiations, many have wondered if there was more to the story. Now, new details have emerged about what led to her permanent removal from the series.<\/p>\n<p>Reports suggest creative differences between Cote de Pablo and the show\u2019s producers played a significant role in her exit. According to sources, de Pablo was unhappy with the direction of her character\u2019s storyline and felt it no longer aligned with Ziva\u2019s original portrayal. This tension reportedly made her return to the show in a permanent capacity unlikely.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1186\" src=\"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/FB_IMG_1734965861641-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/FB_IMG_1734965861641-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/FB_IMG_1734965861641-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/FB_IMG_1734965861641.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>While de Pablo did make a brief comeback in Seasons 16 and 17, it was clear her return was only temporary. Producers have since moved forward with the storyline, leaving Ziva\u2019s chapter closed. Despite her departure, fans continue to celebrate Cote de Pablo\u2019s unforgettable impact on the show, and her portrayal of Ziva remains one of the most iconic in NCIS history.<\/p>\n<p>Her exit may have left a void in the series, but it\u2019s clear Cote de Pablo made her mark on the hearts of NCIS fans everywhere. Her legacy as Ziva David will never be forgotten.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fans of NCIS were heartbroken when Cote de Pablo, who played the beloved Ziva David, left the show in 2013. While her initial departure was reportedly due&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1186,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1185","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1185","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1185"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1185\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1187,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1185\/revisions\/1187"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1186"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1185"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1185"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1185"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}