So much for giving vague reasons about “creative differences.” In February, the shocking news came out that “Scream” star Skeet Ulrich, 50, was leaving The CW’s “Riverdale,” where he plays gangster-turned-sheriff FP Jones.
Usually actors give politely vague reasons for TV departures, but Ulrich’s gloves came off in an Instagram video he posted Wednesday night. “I’m leaving ‘Riverdale’ because I got bored creatively,” Ulrich says in the video. “How’s that?
That’s the most honest answer.” “Getting bored” may sound strange on a show that features off-the-wall elements such as cults, murder, an evil board game, bear attacks, stick monsters, underground fight clubs and candy drugs.