It’s been confirmed that Yvette Nicole Brown, who plays Shirley, is leaving the comedy ‘Community.’ The actress decided to leave the show in order to give her father for her full attention. She said in a statement to TV Guide, “My dad needs daily care and he needs me. The idea of being away 16 hours a day for five months, I couldn’t do it. It was a difficult decision for me to make, but I had to choose my dad.”
‘Community’ won’t be the same without Shirley; executive producer stated, “Yvette was an integral part of ‘Community’ and is irreplaceable. We are sad to see her go and wish her the very best.”
‘Community’ was cancelled by NBC this spring, but Yahoo decided to revive it for it’s sixth season. Be on the lookout for the upcoming season of ‘Community,’ which starts airing this fall.
