

It's official: Jeffrey Tambor will not be returning to Amazon Studios' Transparent in the wake of sexual harassment claims and a subsequent internal investigation by the retail and streaming giant.

Amazon confirmed the news Thursday, noting that it had completed its internal investigation into the Emmy-winning actor. Tambor will have no role in the forthcoming season of the Jill Soloway critical darling.



The news comes after a November statement from Tambor, who faced multiple allegations of sexual harassment, in which he said that he couldn't "see how I can return to Transparent."

At the time, sources told The Hollywood Reporter that while Tambor hinted that he was leaving Transparent, he never outright said he was exiting the show. Amazon Studios, which owns and produces the Soloway series, had been investigating the actor and has now made its official decision that he will not have any role in the show's upcoming fifth season.



The Transparent writing staff, sources say, began reworking the upcoming fifth season following news of the first allegation against Tambor as the series mulled refocusing the show without its star. The show was renewed for a fifth cycle ahead of season four's debut. The new season was set to begin production and premiere this year.

Here is Tambor's original statement, in which he hinted at his exit:





Soloway's Transparent put Amazon on the map as the streamer's third original scripted series and went on to critical praise. Tambor won two Emmys for his groundbreaking portrayal as a 70-year-old who comes out as a transgender woman to her family. The actor's scandal puts Amazon in a role similar to Netflix and its House of Cards, with the latter firing star Kevin Spacey after multiple sexual assault allegations against the actor.



The news of Tambor's firing comes days after Amazon Studios hired NBC Entertainment president Jennifer Salke to replace Price.

Deadline was first to report Tambor's exit.