![]() “If he brought the dog to work, he was on a leash or in his trailer. Though Axelrod said his client’s dog “did not come back to the set” after the bite, others who spoke to TheWrap on condition of anonymity said the dog did return. Harmon serves as executive producer of “NCIS” as well as the show’s star, while Perrette is the most popular woman in primetime television, according to consumer surveys by the Q Scores Company. The first bite is “free,” under this theory any subsequent bite is not, because the owner knew the dog might be inclined to bite.īut it turned out not to be a free bite: The situation escalated dramatically, creating discord between two key players on the set of one of CBS’ most bankable hits. The attorney said he advised Harmon about a legal concept called the “one free bite rule,” which says, essentially, that an owner can only be held liable for injuries caused by a dog if the owner knows the dog bites. TMZ wrote about the incident at the time, and Harmon’s attorney, Barry Axelrod, confirmed to TheWrap on Wednesday that he consulted with Harmon about the potential liability of the dog returning to the “NCIS” set after the bite.Īxelrod disputed reports that the dog was a pitbull, but said he did not know the animal’s breed.Īlso Read: Exiting 'NCIS' Star Pauley Perrette Is the Most-Liked Female Star on Primetime TV (Exclusive) That’s when the dog bit an unidentified crew member who was playing with him, requiring the stitches. “NCIS” is generally known as a dog-friendly set, and by all accounts Harmon’s dog got along fine with the cast and crew until October 2016. The dog bite has been the subject of speculation for months, and arose again this week after Perrette tweeted about “Multiple Physical Assaults” and her need to “protect my crew.” Perrette declined to comment, but an insider said the actress did not mean to imply that there was any physical abuse or sexual harassment on set and added that she decided to leave “NCIS” even before the dog incident. “It was simply scheduled that they did not work the same days.”Īlso Read: Pauley Perrette Thanks CBS for Response to Her Assault Accusations: Network 'Always Had My Back' “She did her scenes on one day and he did his work on other days, and they still produced a great show,” one insider said. ![]() But the tension between the two stars became so bad after the dog-bite incident that the show came to an arrangement in which the stars never had to be in the same location together, individuals familiar with the situation told TheWrap. The reason goes back to an incident in 2016 in which Harmon’s dog bit a member of the crew, requiring 15 stitches, and Perrette objected when the dog was allowed to return to the set afterward, according to multiple individuals familiar with the situation.įor years, the banter between Harmon’s seen-it-all special agent, Gibbs, and Perrette’s free-spirited forensic scientist, Abby, fueled the military procedural. Many “NCIS” viewers started pointing out months ago that stars Pauley Perrette and Mark Harmon were no longer appearing together on screen: They didn’t even share a stage for Perrette’s final episode last week. ![]()
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