Why Did Sophia Bush Quit Chicago P.D.?

Posted by Sebrina Pilcher on Sunday, May 5, 2024

While, at one point, Chicago P.D. was Sophia Bush's "dream job," her experiences on set seemed a bit nightmarish. During her appearance on Dax Shepard's Armchair Expert podcast, Bush said that being on the NBC series was "intolerable" and full of "abusive behavior," though she didn't specify exactly what sort of abuse.

One factor that led to her exit that she did go into detail about was the cold. "It's literally 30 degrees below zero," Bush told Shepard. "So it's 62 degrees below freezing, and you're gonna say we have to keep working outside?" She continued, "But the culture protected it and the culture said, 'This is just what it is, and get the job done, and do the job and do the things." 

But it wasn't just the weather. Per TVLine, there was also reportedly verbal abuse on set from her Chicago P.D. co-star, Jason Beghe. While she didn't mention anyone by name, Bush had this to say during Shepard's podcast: "... [W]hen someone assaults you in a roomful of people, and every one literally looks away ... and you're the one woman in the room, and every man who's twice your size doesn't do something, you go, 'Oh, that wasn't worth defending? I'm not worth defending?'" 

All things considered, it really does seem like Bush made the right decision for herself. 

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