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"George Eads is to take a leave of absence from CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. The original cast member of the CBS drama is said to have been involved in an on-set altercation with a pregnant writer, according to Deadline.   Eads allegedly had creative issues with the writer in question, who is yet to be officially named. &amp;quot;George Eads will not appear in several episodes during the first half of the season,&amp;quot; said CSI production company CBS TV Studios in a statement.  &amp;quot;We look forward to him returning to CSI very soon.&amp;quot; Eads - who plays Nick Stokes in the longrunning series - was briefly fired over salary demands back in 2004. Last year, Jennifer Esposito took a temporary leave of absence from CBS drama Blue Bloods, and subsequently did not return. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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