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Just as one chapter of behind-the-scenes drama on Fox’s Lethal Weapon closes, another one opens. Shortly after the fast nationals for last night came out this morning, showing a solid Week 2 ratings performance for the revamped series with new co-lead Seann William Scott, a video interview of star Damon Wayans…

Clayne Crawford is speaking out about his firing from Fox’s Lethal Weapon reboot. In an interview on the Drinkin’ Bros. podcast, Crawford, who played Riggs, talks with host Ross Patterson about the allegations that led to his ouster from the Fox series. Crawford says when the first news story of the allegations came…

For a moment, there was a possibility that Lethal Weapon wouldn’t return for a season 3 on Fox following the firing of star Clayne Crawford over his on-set behavior issues. But the TV series creator Matt Miller’s ability to land American Pie star Seann William Scott made a huge difference in the show’s return. “If we…

UPDATED with more tweets: Damon Wayans has shared additional tweets in regards to Clayne Crawford’s on-set behavior, saying that Crawford has a “file of infractions.” In one of his tweets, Wayans claims that Crawford hit an actor in the mouth with a bottle of green tea and busted his mouth open. He posted another…

Clayne Crawford has broken his silence on today’s renewal of Lethal Weapon in a statement via Instagram, in which he did not address directly his ouster and the casting of Seann William Scott in his place. “To my cast and crew – CONGRATULATIONS on season 3! To the Fans – Thank you for the overwhelming support and…

The acting and fan community has begun circling the wagons around Clayne Crawford, who was officially ousted from Lethal Weapon today and replaced by Seann William Scott. While Fox ordered a third season of the action drama, series star Damon Wayans will be joined by Scott (the American Pie franchise"), who will play…

With Clayne Crawford’s potential departure, the recasting of his character, and a looming season renewal, the Lethal Weapon off-screen, real-life drama seems more intriguing than the actual show. Nonetheless, it was business as usual on Tuesday night when Fox aired the season two finale. The season finale, titled “One…

They had the makings of America’s next favorite TV duo — popular comedian Damon Wayans and character actor Clayne Crawford taking on the iconic Lethal Weapon roles played by Danny Glover and Mel Gibson in the popular movie franchise. But two seasons into the Lethal Weapon series, they are hardly speaking to each…

In the wake of Monday’s news of Lethal Weapon star Clayne Crawford having a history of bad behavior on set, the actor took to Instagram to say that “yesterday’s headlines were incredibly distressing” and to clarify the news that Deadline broke. “It is true that I have been reprimanded twice during this past season of L…

EXCLUSIVE: Lethal Weapon is the youngest and highest rated of the three Warner Bros TV drama series for Fox, so its renewal had been considered a no-brainer. But a behind-the scene issue involving one of the two leads, Clayne Crawford, is making a third season a rather complex proposition. I have learned that Crawford…

One of the most daunting tasks for the executive producers of Fox’s new Lethal Weapon series, based on the famed ’80s/’90s film franchise, is getting TV viewers to forget the iconic performances of Mel Gibson and Danny Glover, who respectively played buddy cops Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh. The new series dives…

Rectify alum Clayne Crawford is set as the co-lead opposite Damon Wayans Sr. in Lethal Weapon, Fox's hourlong pilot based on the hit movie franchise. Crawford will play Martin Riggs — the character played by Mel Gibson in the buddy cop action comedy features — to Wayans’ Roger Murtaugh (originally played by Danny…