"7th Heaven" star Stephen Collins' career is heading downhill drastically.
After being cut from "Ted 2," the actor is having his scenes cut from the hit show "Scandal."
ABC reportedly announced that the scenes that showed Stephen Collins reprising his role as a television anchorman will be eliminated, according to the Associated Press. The network reportedly announced that it's still unclear how the new episode will be rewritten.
The episode was scheduled to air later this season, according to the media outlet.
Police are currently investigating claims that the 67-year-old actor molested three girls ago after a tape of Stephen Collins admitting to the incidents was made public this week, according to ABC News. The audiotape was recorded in 2012 by his estranged wife Faye Grant.
"This is a deeply sad situation for everyone involved. With regard to the divorce proceedings, I am seeking no more than that to which I am legally entitled under the laws of the State of California. The recording of Mr. Collins' statements has not been part of family court proceedings or any negotiations related to that action at any time," Grant told ABC News in a statement.
Collins' lawyer, Mark Vincent Kaplan, reportedly told TMZ that Grant "repeatedly threatened to give this audiotape to the media unless Stephen agreed to pay her millions of dollars more than that to which she was legally entitled."
Grant and her attorney, Larry A. Ginsberg, have reportedly fought against the claims.
"It is offensive and outrageous that Mr. Collins' lawyer is now attempting to deflect focus away from the disturbing content of the recording and away from Mr. Collins' admissions by attacking the victims, including Faye, who Mr. Collins' lawyer is attempting to portray as the 'villain' in this tragic situation," Ginsberg told ABC News in a statement.
He added, "From the very beginning of the dissolution of marriage matter, Faye has worked diligently to get this matter settled and to put it behind her while coping with the distress and trauma suffered as a result of the revelations about Mr. Collins' life. Faye requested that Mr. Collins create a trust fund for their [adult] daughter, and further requested that he make a contribution to a charitable organization benefiting sexually abused children. To falsely characterize these requests as extortion threats is reckless and constitutes yet further abuse."
