‘I Fought Like Hell’: NCIS Alum Pauley Perrette Drops Career Bombshell Years After Accusing Co-star Mark Harmon of Attacking Her and Others 

Actress Pauley Perrette says that she will no longer star in front of the camera but is not leaving Hollywood. The “NCIS” alumna, who spent years playing forensic scientist Abby Sciuto, recently revealed she had shifted her focus to a new passion in an exclusive interview. Her decision to step away from acting is rooted in the trauma Perrette says she experienced during her time filming the show, particularly involving her co-star Mark Harmon, who plays Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs. The quirky celeb added her voice to the growing chorus of women who have spoken out about being harmed — either physically or sexually — by powerful men in the entertainment industry. Her candid 2018 departure from “NCIS” was no different, citing workplace issues with Harmon as a key factor. Mark Harmon and Pauley Perrette during CBS Paramount Network Television presents “For Your Consideration” screening of NCIS at Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre in North Hollywood, California, in 2011. (Photo: Mathew Imaging/FilmMagic) During a new interview with Hello! Magazine, Perrette revealed that she would “never” act again years after confessing she suffered abuse while on set — abuse that she says still gives her nightmares. “I’m not ungrateful for the...