Reading the comments in this link, is very telling.

I did think he was pretty argumentative in the comments section on social media, so I didn't think he was a nice person. Came off short tempered ON THERE.

Did you read the complaints against him? If you did, You think HE was the one keeping Bozer on the show?

Sandrine coming back?? You're asking for a lot lol

Liked by Tristin Mays? The fact that it's liked by one of the cast members says a lot in itself.

No it's twitter, that's a tag meaning the author tagged them in it.

I'm curious if anyone will dare to speak out openly.

And yes, you can't help but wonder about the "disappearances" of not only George Eads, but especially Kate Bond. Also confirms that the exit of Daniel Dae Kim and Grace Park on H50 was not a problem to do with money alone, but lack of respect.

Lenkov has a "history" of female regular/recurring characters (especially love interests) and female and poc writers coming and going - just as quickly as his storylines dissolving and leaving nowhere. It's like hours of foreplay with no release

And who can't forget the response to Kate Bond's tweet back in 2018: https://twitter.com/punadviser/status/1058175971000340480

Could have been because of the BLM movement. If Lenkov's bullying ended up exposed to the public, especially during this time, CBS would get a lot more flak. Or they've been wanting to for a long time, and the movement seemed like a great opportunity...

Lenkov only had one more year of the overall contract. They could have just let him finish the season and then "let him go" quietly; sweeping it under the rug.

I think it's possible CBS sacked him to avoid a lawsuit against themselves and let him take the fall. They hired him for 10+ years; enabling him and his behavior. There must be a ton of people just waiting to spill some "secrets".

I wonder if they thought the damage would be bigger if they actually get sued; and yes, this might have been more urgent now due to the BLM and Me Too movement.

Same with George Eads. They never fired George, but let him out of his contract. They could have just make him finish S3 and then let him go quitely; stating he didn't want to renew his contract. It's not their style at all and it already made me curious back then; wondering what he had against them they were willing to do that - but also assuming it had to do with Lenkov.

While complaints were usually about him being racist or sexist, his shows also have a history of letting go white males under fishy circumstances (e.g. George Eads, but also stunt coordinator Jeff Wolfe, EP Craig O'Neill and writers/producers David Slack and Brian Durkin). He doesn't seem to like people with a strong voice and/or opinion that keep questioning him; especially not if they're male and about his age. All the writers on MacGyver got younger and more inexperienced the more the seasons progressed; only to disappear after a season or half a season. I wonder if he wanted to save money or just people that keep their mouths shut and bowed to his demands.