The Addams Family spin-off starring Jenna Ortega<\/a>, which became a smash hit for Netflix<\/a> when it premiered in November 2023, dropped its \u201cfrightfully formulaic\u201d second season<\/a> on Wednesday (6 August).<\/p>\n While Ortega and fellow stars Emma Myers, Isaac Ordonez and Catherine Zeta-Jones have all reprised their roles from the first season, Hynes White, who played Xavier Thorpe, will not feature.<\/p>\n White\u2019s character was a major player in season one, but was axed from the show after allegations of sexual misconduct, which the Canadian actor, 23, denied<\/a>. Netflix has never confirmed the reasoning for his departure.<\/p>\n It\u2019s revealed in the show\u2019s new season that Xavier has left Nevermore Academy, the school he attended with Ortega\u2019s Wednesday, after his parents sent him to Reichenbach Academy in Switzerland over concerns for his safety.<\/p>\n Fans highlighted the fact he is \u201cbarely mentioned\u201d in the opening episode, noting that \u201ceveryone moves on like he never existed\u201d.<\/p>\n open image in gallery<\/p>\n Percy Hynes White\u2019s \u2018Wednesday\u2019 character Xavier Thorpe has been dropped from season two (Netflix)<\/p>\n In January 2023, Hynes White was accused of alleged sexual activities with several women in a series of now-deleted tweets. Months later, the actor said that the accusations were untrue and part of a \u201ccampaign of misinformation\u201d.<\/p>\n The actor wrote in an Instagram post on June 2023: \u201cEarlier this year, somebody I\u2019ve never met started a campaign of misinformation about me online. Because of this, my family has been doxxed, and my friends have received death threats.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cUnderage photos of me were used, and examples of me acting in character were presented as hateful. My friend Jane was falsely portrayed as a victim, and her attempts to set the record straight have been ignored. She gave me permission to include her in this message.\u201d<\/p>\n He continued: \u201cThe rumours are false. I can\u2019t accept the portrayal of me as someone bigoted, or criminally negligent of people\u2019s safety. These are the kind of baseless, harmful claims that can create mistrust toward victims.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s very distressing to know that this misinformation has upset people. I\u2019m really thankful for everyone who\u2019s stood by me and helped share the facts. Harassment of my family, friends and coworkers needs to stop please. Thank you for taking the time to read this.\u201d<\/p>\n open image in gallery<\/p>\n \u2018Wednesday\u2019 cast members Jenna Ortega and Percy Hynes White (Netflix)<\/p>\n After his removal from the show was confirmed, he re-shared a photo of season two\u2019s main cast members, writing: \u201cI had so much fun working on this show. I can\u2019t wait to watch season two. Much love.\u201d<\/p>\n Rape Crisis offers support for those affected by rape and sexual abuse. You can call them on 0808 802 9999 in England and Wales, 0808 801 0302 in Scotland, and 0800 0246 991 in Northern Ireland, or visit their website at www.rapecrisis.org.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n If you are in the US, you can call Rainn on 800-656-HOPE (4673)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":49930,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[96,391,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-49929","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-entertainment","tag-tv","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49929","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49929"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49929\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49930"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49929"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49929"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49929"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Percy](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/newFile.jpg\")
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