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"Cote de Pablo is to exit NCIS. The actress - who has played Ziva David on the hit CBS drama since 2005 - will exit in the 11th season&amp;#039;s opening instalment, TVLine reports.  De Pablo&amp;#039;s NCIS contract expired at the end of season ten, but the actress struck a last-minute deal to make a brief return and wrap up her character&amp;#039;s storylines. Production on the procedural&amp;#039;s latest episodes will commence next week, with the season premiere set for September 24. &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;ve had eight great years with NCIS and Ziva David,&amp;quot; said de Pablo. &amp;quot;I look forward to finishing Ziva&amp;#039;s story.&amp;quot; In a statement, CBS added: &amp;quot;We respect Cote&amp;#039;s decision, thank her for being an important part of the NCIS team, and for eight terrific years playing Ziva David. &amp;quot;Cote and CBS share a great respect for the NCIS audience, and we look forward to working with her and the producers on appropriate closure in this chapter of Ziva&amp;#039;s story.&amp;quot; &amp;gt; NCIS: Red axe defended by CBS president Watch Cote de Pablo in a scene from NCIS below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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