Pauley Perrette Renews ‘NCIS’ Contract

It looks like the cast of NCIS
is close to overcoming the minor scuffle in terms of the stars’ contracts, after Pauley Perrette, who plays perky Goth forensic specialist Abby, has inked a new multi-year deal to stay with NCIS, Entertainment Weekly reports.

This comes on the heels of a reported stalemate between some NCIS stars and CBS about the per-episode take-home clause in their contracts. In signing the deal, Perrette joins Rocky Carroll, David McCallum, Mark Harmon and Cote de Pablo in returning to the CBS ratings powerhouse next season.

While neither Michael Weatherly nor Sean Murray have signed contracts, sources allegedly assure that they are very close to doing so, making all fears of their characters’ non-return largely unfounded.

In other Pauley Perrette news, the 41-year-old was recently in Australia, where she met real-life Australian equivalents of the character she plays on NCIS. She was onboard HMAS Kanimbla to talk to members of the Australian Defense Force Investigative Service about crimes involving the navy.

“We’ve always been really flattered that the American NCIS tells us we’re doing a good job and we got the same feedback from the Australian navy, so that is something to be proud of.”