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A lead star from Netflix hit Wednesday has been dropped from the show as filming for series two begins.
The cast list was announced on Tuesday, with Jenna Ortega, 21, set to return in the title role after her shock departure from another Netflix project.
However, fans will notice that Percy Hynes White, who played psychic student Xavier Thorpe in season one, is absent from the list, following allegations of sexual misconduct the actor faced, and denied, last year.
White's exit comes after he faced sexual assault allegations last year after starring in the first season of the Addams Family spinoff series on Netflix and DailyMail.com exclusively reported that he was written out of the show .
'I had so much fun working on this show,' he penned alongside the snap originally posted by Wednesday co-creator Alfred Gough. 'I can't wait to watch season 2 :) Much love.'
A lead star from Netflix hit Wednesday has been dropped from the show as filming for series two begins
In the first season, White played Xavier Thorpe, and it is currently unknown how his character's storyline will play out in the upcoming season
In the first season, White played Xavier Thorpe, and it is currently unknown how his character's storyline will play out in the upcoming season.
He played a psychic Nevermore student, who was one of the two main male leads and a romantic interest for Wednesday (Ortega).
That following September, DailyMail.com exclusively reported that he was written out of the show after he was accused of purposefully getting women drunk at a Toronto party he hosted so he could have sex with them.
In early 2023, White faced a series of sexual assault allegations — which he adamantly denied as a 'campaign of misinformation.'
In June last year, he issued a statement regarding the since-deleted anonymous social media posts from that past January.
In his impassioned post, he wrote: 'Earlier this year, somebody I've never met started a campaign of misinformation about me online. Because of this, my family has been doxxed, and my friends have received death threats. Underage photos of me were used, and examples of me acting in character were presented as hateful.'
He then went on about how one of his friends was 'falsely portrayed as a victim' and condemned the 'baseless, harmful claims.'
Netflix has announced that season 2 of Wednesday has begun production with a slew of British stars being added to the cast
Stars such as Jenna and Christina Ricci were seen reuniting in sweet behind-the-scene snaps
It was announced that Wednesday had been renewed for a second season back in January 2023 after achieving incredible global success
Even though he would not be returning to Wednesday, he does have other projects in the pipeline, including Winter Spring Summer or Fall — a romantic comedy he filed with Ortega in Utah earlier last year and is set for release in June 2024.
Netflix has announced that season 2 of Wednesday has begun production with a slew of British stars being added to the cast.
Stars such as Jenna and Christina Ricci were seen
