Rupert Everett is saying, 'au revoir' to Paris.
The 66-year-old English actor played Italian fashion designer Giorgio Barbieri in Netflix hit series Emily in Paris during the show's fourth season. Unfortunately, he won't be returning.
Season four of the series followed Emily (Lily Collins) as she began a romance with an Italian fashion executive and moved to Rome. Season five will continue in that location. However, not every character will return, and that includes Everett's character.
"I was fired," Everett told Vanity Fair. "I did a scene in the latest season, and they told me, ‘Next year we’ll speak.' I waited for them to call me, but ultimately, it never came, and they just fired me."
"Show business is always very difficult, from the beginning to the end. When they write the screenplay, they think they want you, but then things change, and they lose your character. I don’t know why," he added.
"For me, it was a tragedy. I was in bed for two weeks because I couldn't get over it," the actor said.
However, Vanity Fair also reports that a source close to the production denied this, and said Everett was hired as a guest star and his character's arc had reached a natural conclusion.
Production on the fifth season began in Italy earlier this month.
