In May 2012, Davidson informed followers on her Twitter page that she had been let go from "The Young and the Restless". Davidson further confirmed she did not know why she was let go, but was seeing the positive light from it. It was then announced by Nelson Branco that Sony Pictures Entertainment wanted Davidson on both "The Young and the Restless" and "Days of Our Lives", but that "Y&R" would not share the actress, leading to Sony terminating her contract with the soap. Thus it was announced that Davidson would reprise her role as Kristen Blake on the NBC soap. Davidson made her onscreen exit on August 3, 2012. Speaking about her upcoming return to "Days" and departure from the show with "TV Guide", Davidson stated: "What happened to me at Y&R was shocking — I've been in this business a very long time and have never seen anything like it — but it's not like I haven't been fired before." She also went on to say that "I was led to believe that I was fired, though it was a bad news-good news thing — the bad news is "Y&R" is firing you, the good news is "Days" wants you." In February 2013, it was announced that Davidson would return to "The Young and the Restless" for "very special episodes" that would commemorate the show's 40th anniversary. In spite of this, the actress remained a part of "Days of our Lives" full-time.