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Taye Diggs is bidding farewell to. The actor was written off in shocking fashion during Monday's new episode, «Time.»Diggs — who plays Billy Baker, and has been a starring original cast member on The CW sports drama since its debut in 2018 — was killed off in a surprising turn of events involving a tragic bus crash.Executive Producer Nkechi Okoro Carroll released a statement to ET on Monday, addressing Diggs' departure from the show after five years.«It has been an honor to work with Taye over these last five seasons and to watch him bring such incredible life to the role of Billy Baker.» Carrol shared. «It has truly been a gift for me and my fellow writers to write a character that was equally flawed and heroic.»«Billy was all of us and what a joy it was to watch this character grow as he raised his kids and his football players as one big family,» he added.

told ET in November. «They have been away from each other all summer and have now returned with some major summer secrets, the continuous fallout from which will truly test their friendships. And now that Spencer and Billy have rejoined Beverly rival, the South Crenshaw Chargers, the stakes of their football season aren't just high, they're personal.»premieres Monday, Jan.

Keenan Chapman.With the tagline, «Remember where you came from,» the key art highlights Spencer (Daniel Ezra) in full profile, as well as Billy (Taye Diggs), Coop (Bre-Z), Olivia (Samatha Logan) and Jordan (Michael Evans Behling). The poster also zeroes in on the Black Lives Matter movement and protests against racial injustice, which will permeate throughout the season, along with the two opposing sides of Spencer's realities — palm trees for Beverly Hills and the Crenshaw street sign for his

Karimah Westbrook (Grace James), Monet Mazur (Laura Fine-Baker) and Jay Reeves (Shawn Scott).Taking place Aug. 20 at 5 p.m.