This morning (May 17th) she appeared on VH1’s Big Morning Buzz Live to explain her exit. I literally just got back from New York, I think I did “Rip the Runway” and I booked “Ray Donovan” the next day. The Game is losing two key players. It’s the show that made him famous, though neither he nor Tia Mowry-Hardict, who played Melanie, returned for Season 6. Along with Mowry, Pooch Hall who plays Derwin Davis is leaving the show. I think I’m where I’m supposed to be.”. It’s almost like telling a rapper who’s got like ill tracks, ‘Well, you just gotta sing the hook or just write for him.’ It’s like ‘Dog, I can spit.’ But now you’re rubbing elbows and shaking hands with different people,” Hall explained. He was cast in a new Showtime drama and that show has become his priority. Along with Mowry, Pooch Hall who plays Derwin Davis is leaving the show. Though the two actors once described themselves as “brothers from another mother” the relationship between Hall and actor Hosea Chanchez, who plays Malik on “The Game:” has apparently cooled. Actress Tia Mowry made a shocking announcement on twitter recently. Earlier we reported that Melanie and Derwin were returning to "BET's The Game" but we learned that it was BET that blocked Pooch Hall from coming back. Pooch Hall became a household name thanks to his time playing football star Derwin Davis on the groundbreaking CW and BET series “The Game.” Although Hall was once one of BET’s biggest stars, things between the actor and the network allegedly fell apart when other networks wanted him as well, namely Showtime when they asked him to join the cast of “Ray Donovan.” According to Hall, things between he and BET got so bad that he alleges that the network stopped communicating with him. He says that he tried to negotiate with BET in order to keep both jobs. We were trying to work on the numbers and we couldn’t’ agree and my team said we’re sending him out and I literally booked “Ray Donovan” a week [later]. There was talk of Hall’s role on The Game being dramatically cut don to accommodate his shooting schedule with the Showtime series. Although Hall had heard stories about actors being snubbed by networks, he says it still hurt that BET turned on him and he says that he suffered from depression after being cast aside by BET. Without Melanie and Derwin, who are the central characters, leaving how are the writers going to replace them? It was like crickets. Are they going to bring Chardonnay and Jason on full-time instead of these random guest appearances? There was talk of Hall’s role on The Game being dramatically cut don to accommodate his shooting schedule with the Showtime series. My peoples were like, ‘are you still acting?’ ”. All Rights Reserved. “But then people were like ‘Yo dude, you’re on Ray Donovan … with Oscar-winning cats. It wasn’t like fly eagle fly,” Hall said. I couldn’t understand it. Copyright © 2020 Interactive One, LLC. You can read that exchange in its entirely here. With that being said, I wasn’t sure where I stood because I hadn’t heard back from them. In a new interview, Hall talked about accepting the role of Daryll Donovan on “Ray Donovan” just a few years after the “The Game” was revived on BET. Mowry says the split from the show was a mutual and amicable parting. Your email will be shared with theurbandaily.com and subject to its. All Rights Reserved. “I never quit, and this is what I want people to understand. She announced she was walking away from the hit BET comedy The Game to pursue other ventures. Tamera Mowry “I Never Really Grew Up Seeing Color”. Tia made sure to say that because there have been rumors floating around that she was fired. “I just want to say also I have no problem with Hosea,” Hall said. “My contract came up, I promise you. “I never said anything negative about BET. I was talking to Mara (Brock Akil, creator of  “The Game”) giving her the updates on “Ray Donovan” but we still had no deal in place. It’s all good. I’ve never done anything wrong over there. Tia Mowry and Pooch Hall, who portrayed married couple Melanie and Derwin, will not be returning to the BET … So my team said we’re going to send you out [on auditions]. Hall says the Showtime series knew about his commitment to BET and was willing to let him do both shows, even potentially discussing Voight appearing on “The Game” as well. Tia Mowry chatted with Big Morning Buzz Live host Carrie Keegan about leaving The Game. The stuff happened when Tia left and she put out the statement that she wasn’t returning and the fans went crazy. We were negotiating and we just couldn’t come up with a number. Thank you for subscribing! Hall then explained that things got worse when Showtime announced that Hall had been cast in “Ray Donovan.” At that point, he says that BET simply stopped communicating with him. “When that s— hit Deadline, the emails and phone calls just ceased. Sign up for The Urban Daily's email newsletter! All Rights Reserved. And then Showtime was like – it’s cable so they can do things differently – I can still do “The Game.” I told [my agent] ‘I’ll take the deal [at BET].’ They never returned my agent’s phone calls or emails for a long time. Let us know in the comments. The two were caught up in a Twiter beef earlier this year when Chanchez, who is not a regular on Twitter, responded to what he felt were negative tweets from Hall about his departure from “The Game.” You can read that exchange in its entirely here. However, he says BET execs were obstinate and refused to work out a deal with him. 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I was just like, ‘We might as well focus on Showtime because I know what that means,’ ” Hall explained. He was cast in a new Showtime drama and that show has become his priority. “. Tia Mowry Dishes On How She Keeps Her Marriage Sexy After Giving Birth. Catch it on Showtime Sunday nights at 10 p.m. Please be sure to open and click your first newsletter so we can confirm your subscription. © 2020 Rolling Out. He added, “It was like the doors closed and all of a sudden no more BET Awards, it was like nothing. Though the two actors once described themselves as “brothers from another mother” the relationship between Hall and actor Hosea Chanchez, who plays Malik on “The Game:” has apparently cooled. “For the record, I didn’t get fired. Like our content? Then my lawyer called and asked has anyone from BET or Business Affairs called you? What are you talking about?’ And I was just like, well, you go from being the lead and as an actor I’m an artist, I just want to spit dialogue. Privacy Policy    Visitor Agreement. The two were caught up in a Twiter beef earlier this year when Chanchez, who is not a regular on Twitter, responded to what he felt were negative tweets from Hall about his departure from “The Game.” It’s almost like you have this opportunity that we gave you, we want you to be loyal.