Melina Kanakaredes leaving ‘CSI’

Melina Kanakaredes will no longer join the cast in filming its upcoming seventh season of CSI: NY.
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Melina Kanakaredes leaving ‘CSI’
Melina Kanakaredes will no longer join the cast in filming its upcoming seventh season of CSI: NY.Melina Kanakaredes will no longer join the cast in filming its upcoming seventh season of CSI: NY. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
7/13/2010
Updated:
10/1/2015

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Melina Kanakaredes will no longer join the cast in filming its upcoming seventh season of CSI: NY.Melina Kanakaredes will no longer join the cast in filming its upcoming seventh season of CSI: NY. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Melina Kanakaredes, one of the lead stars of the hit CBS crime drama series “CSI: NY,” (Detective Stella Bonasera) has reportedly decided to move on, and will not join the cast in filming its upcoming seventh season which starts July 28.

“We hoped Melina would return to ‘CSI: NY’ for another season, but we respect her decision to move on,” a CBS Television Network and CBS Television Studios statement read. “Her amazing talent and invaluable contribution to the success of the series are greatly appreciated and will not be forgotten. She will forever remain a friend to the network and studio and we wish her the very best.”