, Michael Weatherly is leaving the show at the end of this season," the network said in a statement."He is a valued part of the CBS family, and the immense charm and talent he brings to the screen as ' Very' Special Agent Tony Di Nozzo has helped make NCIS what it is today — the No.After dating each other for over two years, they got engaged in 2001, but they failed to keep their relationship longer and they separated in 2003.Before his engagement, he dated the beautiful models Vanessa Marra and Rachel Hunter for a year. He started dating the Serbian writer, Bojana Jankovic back in mid-2008.

In an interview with Vulture Hound published Monday, January 4, NCIS actor David Mc Callum (Ducky) said that Di Nozzo's departure at the end of the season has long been in the works. NCIS season 14 is expected to return around the last week of September.The 13th season premiered on 22 September 2015, and season 12 premiered on 23 September, both falling on a Tuesday.Now, he's back and his dedication to job and country has left him an unpredictable, charismatic loose cannon." Speaking about Tony's character, Thompson shared, "But it will be interesting because he is such a huge figure in the show, such an entertaining character that brings a lot of the comedy - so if they can bring another person in who has that sort of charisma that he had, I think it will help.The actress, however, added that the rest of the cast are all so amazing, and that "they're all going to continue rocking it.