And Just Like That star claims being WOKE got them axed from SATC reboot
Comedian Bobby Lee, 53, played Jackie Nee on the first two seasons of the show, but his storyline concluded when Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) shifted her career focus.
Lee revealed he believes he got axed from the show along with other ' woke elements,' in a new interview with Entertainment Weekly.
'Some of the woke elements of the show, they got rid of, and I think I was a part of that,' he told the publication during San Diego Comic-Con 2025 on July 24.
He also touched on Sara Ramirez's departure. Ramirez, 49, a non-binary star who uses they/them pronouns, did not return for season 3, after their character, Che Diaz, was widely criticized as 'annoying' by viewers.
'I think Sara [Ramirez] didn't come back and some other people. They tried to put minorities in, and — I don't know. I never saw the show,' Lee said.
DailyMail.com has reached out to HBO's representatives for comment.
Lee starred as Jackie Nee, Carrie's podcast co-host, on the first and second seasons of the show.
When Carrie transitioned from podcast host to novelist, it not only concluded Lee's storyline but also marked the end for her podcast colleagues, including Franklyn Silvias (played by Ivan Hernandez) and Chloe (played by Ali Stroker).
Despite his departure, Lee has fond memories of being on the show, and called his co-star Parker 'the nicest person I've ever met,' adding she made him feel 'so at ease.'
'I like everyone on there. It was fun. I never have bad blood with anybody. You know what I mean? I am nice. I show up on time.'
Lee also joked that he doesn't 'even know why they asked' him to star on the show.
'I was super scared to do it. Because it wasn't my brand, really. You know what I mean? But I did it. I walked through the fear.'
Lee previously shared how the show helped him get sober.
'I remember going there, being so high and drunk, and when I was reading the script I couldn't even understand what the f**l it was even saying. I remember saying to myself, "This is never going to happen again. I had to get sober. This is insane,"' he said in a 2023 podcast.
In addition to Lee, the show also wrote out Karen Pittman, who portrayed Nya Wallace, Miranda's professor-turned-friend, and Ramirez's character, Che, the controversial love interest for Cynthia Nixon's Miranda Hobbes.
Last January, insiders told DailyMail.com that Ramirez had been dropped from the cast as many felt her character was a 'waste of airtime' and 'annoying' viewers.
This came after Ramirez heavily suggested their time on the show was over for expressing pro-Palestinian beliefs.
But a source close to the show ridiculed the suggestion, claiming Ramirez's head had been 'on the chopping block since last season' because their character 'held no value anymore' and was 'annoying.'
'Sara was not fired because they support Palestine and the cease fire,' they told DailyMail.com exclusively. 'Sara was fired because Che brought nothing to the show anymore. They were on the chopping block since last season.'
'After Che split with Miranda, the character really held no value anymore and fans found them annoying. The storyline as a struggling comedian was a waste of airtime and Sara knew it.'
'Sara needs to accept that this is not Grey's Anatomy, and her character was not a pivotal part of the storyline,' the source added.
Che, a newcomer to the spin-off series who introduced themselves as a 'queer nonbinary Mexican Irish diva,' struck up a relationship with Miranda after she abandoned her marriage to husband Steve Brady.
The character was accused of being the 'worst' on the series, which saw Miranda reunited on screen with Carrie and Charlotte York, played by Kristin Davis.
Viewers found the character 'cringe' and accused them of '[setting] back non-binary representation 70 years.'
Ramirez appeared to accuse the show of dropping them over their political views, in an Instagram rant the night after the Emmy Awards.
'Our industry is so duplicitous,' they said. 'While they give awards away, casting directors and agents are making blacklists of actors and workers who post anything in support of Palestinians in Gaza to ensure they will not work again.'
And Just Like that premiered in 2021 and is currently on its third season.
The show airs Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET on HBO Max.
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