Stephen Amell’s casting in ‘Suits’ spinoff blasted after SAG strike controversy, wife altercation
nypost.com“Suits” spinoff titled “Suits: LA.”The NBC series is currently in the works, with Amell starring as Ted Black, “a charismatic force of nature who puts his own needs above others,” according to Variety.
While the new legal drama is set in the universe of the 2011 USA Network series, none of the OG cast members will be involved.Amell’s character is a former New York prosecutor who sets up camp in Los Angeles and leads a new team of lawyers at his firm.He reacted to the news, writing on social media in response, “I know a thing or two about building a universe.”People on X (formerly known as Twitter) rolled their eyes at his casting announcement following several controversies.
The Canadian actor was previously involved in a plane altercation with his wife, Cassandra Jean, in 2021.Amell was removed from his flight from Austin to Los Angeles after screaming at Jean.While appearing on his pal — and fellow (former) CW star — Michael Rosenbaum’s podcast, “Inside of You,” Amell addressed the incident in August 2021.“I wanted to have just a slight runway here to talk about this because what happened was — and it’s very, very simple — I had too many drinks, and I had too many drinks in a public place.
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