Hi, I've been following the constant bitching of some Cote fans against Harmon and vice versa (some fans of Cote and Harmon, not all) and I wonder what it is all about? Is/was he really mad at Cotes for leaving? I thought they were so close. I don't understand why he would be mad at her for doing what's best for her :( If that's true I'm disappointed in him. Maybe you can give some answers?
Theproblem is that neither Cote nor Mark have talked about what happenedso people can only speculate and that’s wrong. There are and havebeen people who claimed to have insider knowledge and when I readwhat they had to say I couldn’t do anything but shaking my head.
You needto know that a source from the set of NCIS is not always the mostreliable – especially when it comes to personal things or contractissues.
When itcomes to Cote and her departure, the most reliable source for me hasalways been my friend who works for and with her at Paradigm Agency.My friend was involved in Cote’s negotiations for NCIS, The 33 andThe Dovekeepers. And due to the fact that my friend also knows Markvery well I can guarantee you that the speculations from most peopleare so wrong.
I hope Ican give a right insight without going too much into details but I’lltry:
When thenegotiations between Cote and CBS were officially finished and whenit was clear that she wouldn’t come back, the entire cast and crewincluding the writers were shocked because neither Cote nor CBS gaveany hints to them about the unsolved negotiations. But Mark was thefirst one to stand up for Cote. Of course he was sad by her choicebut he understood that she needed to take care of herself and sorther life, that she wanted to do other things. Mark has been insimiliar situations during his own acting career so he did his bestto support Cote. He made sure the last days for her on set, shootingthe episodes went without any complications and he also made surethat Cote has enough time to say goodbye to her NCIS family. It hasbeen emotional for everyone. Mark went with Michael and Cote to shoottheir scenes, he huged Cote whenever her emotions were reallyoverwhelming.
I canguarantee you that Mark has never been mad at her forthat decision. He supported her. The arguments they both had, in facthad nothing to do with her decision itself. It had to do withconsequences and the handling of it but Mark really cares about Coteand she cares a lot about him. The „issues“ that led to somearguments were talked over by the two of them and they remained verygood and close friends.
Markwasn’t involved in the negotiations, he received the information likeeverybody else after they were finished. But when Cote and theresponsible people have been talking about a possible guestappearance by Cote on the show for the 12th season, Markwas highly involved. It was important for him that the negotiationswouldn’t end like last time so he made sure it would be in favor forCote regarding the possible storyline, working hours and alsocontract conditions. That it didn’t work out in the end had nothingto do with him tho.
WhenCote signed up for The Dovekeepers and Mark got to know it, he wasone of the first people to congratulate her. Also, he showed immensepride when Cote got the role in The 33. Mark and Cote had a lot ofconversations when the tragedy happened. Cote was on set and followedthe tragedy as good as she can. Mark has been very supportive of herback then and was so happy for her when she got the part of Jessicain the movie.
Mark is,in fact one of Cote’s biggest fans and supporters, best and closestfriends. They’re still in contact. Everybody has an argument withfriends from time to time, that’s absolutely normal. Mark and Coteare no different to anybody else. In the end, everything is finebetween the two of them and that’s all that matters.
Ipersonally don’t understand the hatred against him from some/certainCote fans. I really don’t. But it shows me how small minded somepeople are, it’s a sad thing but not my problem.
MarkHarmon isn’t the bad one. And neither is Glasberg or anyone else atCBS. I wish everyone, Cote fans but also her haters would finallyrealize that they (fans and haters) are responsible for the drama inthe fandom. Not the cast, Cote or anybody involved on the show.
Longresponse, I can’t get into details about certain things but I hope myreply can still bring some peace to you, maybe to others as well.
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