Renee Rap hired a powerful attorney to get her off HBOs The sex life of college girlsand the creator of the series Mindy Kalining is not happy, RadarOnline.com has learned.
Insiders shared that Rapp, 23, sought the help of a lawyer Brian Freemanwho is currently working with HBO Max execs “to patch things up,” but “there’s a lot of egos involved,” especially after she announced a music tour without reportedly consulting Kaling.
“Renee wanted to leave the show to go on tour and they are currently working on the best creative solution for her departure, but she announced the tour without the show’s permission,” the source said. Page six on Monday.
The insider shared that this is not how they wanted Rapp’s time on the show to end.
“Mindy has multiple hyphens and supports people who want to do other things and use their talents, but she needs to figure out what’s happening with Renée’s character. This is not the way anyone would have wanted it [Rapp’s exit] happen,” the source explained.
Another insider confirmed to RadarOnline.com that Rapp – who plays openly gay Leighton Murray on the show – will no longer be a series regular in Season 3. She will appear in a handful of episodes as a recurring character.
A separate insider denied the allegations about the behind-the-scenes drama. Rapp’s tour will take place in September.
RadarOnline.com reached out to HBO Max for comment.
On Monday afternoon, the actress announced her departure, but gave Kailing a nod — seemingly in an effort to put out the fire surrounding rumors of some tension.
“Thank you mindy… and everyone at Max for believing in me. a lot of queer work is belittled – but playing Leighton changed my life. i love who i am 10x more than before i knew her…i love that b—- more than you know,” she wrote on her Instagram Stories.
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Ironically, Rapp, who is bisexual, revealed that she hated filming Season 1 of the show.
“The first year I did ‘College Girls’ was terrible. It was horrible,” she said on the website Call her daddy podcast host. “It was so bad, because I was in a heteronormative relationship at the time.”
“I hated going to work because I thought, ‘I don’t think I’m good enough to be here. I don’t think I can be here. I don’t think I can do this.’ I was like, ‘Maybe I’m just trying too hard.’ And then I’d come home and literally talk myself out of it.”