Joe Gatto is leaving ImpracticalJokers: “Alongside my friends, I’ve devoted a decade of my life to building this franchise and couldn’t be prouder of what's been accomplished. However, due to some issues in my personal life, I have to step away'
Gatto shared the news on Friday night, saying that he and his wife have separated and he wishes to spend time focusing on co-parenting his children.
“Sorry in advance for the long and more-serious-than-usual note below, I just wanted to let you all know that I will no longer be involved with ‘Impractical Jokers,'” Gatto wrote. “Alongside my friends, I’ve devoted a decade of my life to building this franchise and couldn’t be prouder of what has been accomplished. However, due to some issues in my personal life, I have to step away.
The rest of the members shared a statement saying that “Impractical Jokers” will keep going without Gatto, and they’ll resume making a “new chapter” in January. “Hi everyone, so here we are…After all these years together, we never imagined making ‘Impractical Jokers’ without Joe. While we are saddened to see him go, we want to keep making people laugh, keep our relationship working with the members of our team that we consider family. With the support of our fans, we’ll get back to making a new chapter of ‘Impractical Jokers’ in January,” Murray, Quinn and Vulcano said in a statement.
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