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Wendi McLendon-Coveyis clearing up a few things about her former costarJeff Garlin’s seemingly unexpected departure fromThe Goldbergs.
Garlin, 60, suddenly left the show in the middle of season 9 following aninternal investigation into concerns about his workplace behavior. McLendon-Covey, 53, toldAndy Cohenthe dismissal had been “a long time coming” during an interview on the Bravo exec’s SiriusXM radio showAndy Cohen Liveon Tuesday.
“And that it finally happened it was like, ‘OK, OK. Finally, someone is listening to us,'” added the McLendon-Covey, who plays the show matriarch Beverly Goldberg.
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McLendon-Covey didn’t want to rehash much more than that, though.
Garlin’s character, Murray Goldberg, was ultimatelykilled offat the beginning of season 10, leaving no room for the actor to return.
Back in December 2021, the actoraddressed the allegationsin a conversation withVanity Fairahead of his official departure.
“I’m on a comedy show. I am always a kind and thoughtful person,” he said. “I make mistakes, sure. But my comedy is about easing people’s pain. Why would I ever want to cause pain in anybody for a laugh? That’s bullying. That’s just uncalled for.”
The interview took place before Garlin left the series. At the time, he confirmed he hadn’t been fired, saying, “There has been an HR investigation on me [for] the past three years. HR has come to me three years in a row for my behavior on set.”
Last December Garlin booked a new role onMindy Kaling’sNever Have I Ever, hisfirst acting hire sinceThe Goldbergsexit.
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The Goldbergs’ continues to air new episodes Wednesdays at 8:30 p.m. ET on ABC ahead of itsseries finaleon May 3.
source: people.com
