--- description: Columbus Short said Friday that he won’t be returning to ABC’s Scandal next year after starring in the show’s first three seasons. title: Columbus Short Is Leaving ABC's Scandal image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt978b2ba10f16ca6a/69868ca455a8596b07a80898/485552167.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Columbus Short Is Leaving _Scandal_  by [Noah Rayman](/author/noah-rayman/)  ## Noah Rayman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 25, 2014 10:50 PM CUT  Columbus Short, left, in the third season of ABC's Scandal. Columbus Short, left, in the third season of ABC's Scandal.Kelsey McNeal—ABC/Getty Images  by [Noah Rayman](/author/noah-rayman/)  ## Noah Rayman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 25, 2014 10:50 PM CUT Columbus Short said Friday that [he won’t be returning to ABC’s _Scandal_ ](http://www.deadline.com/2014/04/columbus-short-leaving-scandal/ "undefined")next year after starring in the show’s first three seasons. Short’s character, Harrison Wright, ended last season held at gunpoint, with his fate left unknown. Outside the show, the actor has faced problems with the law. He was [arrested last month](http://time.com/40730/scandal-actor-charged-with-felony-after-assault/ "undefined") in Los Angeles on felony charges for alleging hitting another man, and in February he was charged with misdemeanor spousal battery, to which he pled not guilty. His full statement Friday, [via Deadline](http://www.deadline.com/2014/04/columbus-short-leaving-scandal/ "undefined"): --- > “” --- \[[_Deadline_](http://www.deadline.com/2014/04/columbus-short-leaving-scandal/ "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/77979/columbus-short-leaves-scandal/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/77979/columbus-short-leaves-scandal/"},"headline":"Columbus Short Is Leaving Scandal","datePublished":"2014-04-25T22:50:09.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T07:31:02.798Z","description":"\"Thank you GLADIATORS, who have supported me throughout my entire career,\" Short said in a statement announcing his departure from the hit ABC show. Outside the show, the actor has faced problems with the law","url":"https://time.com/77979/columbus-short-leaves-scandal/","keywords":["Television","Scandal"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt978b2ba10f16ca6a/69868ca455a8596b07a80898/485552167.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Noah Rayman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/noah-rayman/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt978b2ba10f16ca6a/69868ca455a8596b07a80898/485552167.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"ABC's \"Scandal\" - Season Three","caption":"ABC's \"Scandal\" - Season Three","creditText":"Kelsey McNeal—ABC/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/77979/columbus-short-leaves-scandal/","name":"Columbus Short Is Leaving Scandal"}}]}] ```