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By Denise Petski. While we could not reach an agreement, we part ways with tremendous respect for their talents on screen, as well as their roles as ambassadors for the show off screen, and with hopes to work with them again in the near future. In a Facebook post to fans, Kim said he was unable to reach an agreement with the network on a new contract, and decided to leave ahead of the eighth season. In the post, Kim also addressed diversity problems in Hollywood, particularly for Asian American actors. To my local community, mahalo nui loa. Kim and his co-star Grace Park announced last week they would not be returning for Season 8, reportedly over salary parity.

Update July 7, A. When explaining why Park left, Lenkov implied that she parted ways with the show to be with her family. Park reportedly wanted to come back for only a portion of the season before being written off. It is a hurdle we all worked hard trying to overcome. On Wednesday, a CBS-affiliated source emphasized to Variety that Kim and Park are supporting actors on the series rather than leads, which allegedly motivated the pay discrepancy; according to a source, it had nothing to do with race. We did not want to lose them and tried very hard to keep them with offers for large and significant salary increases. While we could not reach an agreement, we part ways with tremendous respect for their talents on screen, as well as their roles as ambassadors for the show off screen, and with hopes to work with them again in the near future.

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When negotiating for the salary you deserve , sometimes you have to be prepared to walk away. Despite having starred in the show since its reboot in , Variety reports that CBS' final offer to the actors was 10 to 15 percent lower than what O'Loughlin and Caan are paid. The two have each appeared in all episodes of the series. CBS said in a statement , "We are so appreciative of Daniel and Grace's enormous talents, professional excellence and the aloha spirit they brought to each and every one of our episodes.