Much like the LIPS TOGETHER mess, there seems to be part of the story missing here. (In that case, we later learned the personal strain Mullally was under with her mother sick, which at least colored her decision to leave the project.) Simply, if it were truly Sullivan doubting his "choices" and the producers pushing to fire him, like the NYTimes article suggests, then why would Sullivan be referring to a "disagreeable" situation and acknowledge he and Alec are "incompatible"?
I don't think it's fair to jump to conclusions that it's either of the actor's faults at this point, especially when they both seem to not have ill-will to one another. I will say, though, it certainly seems like there was at least one altercation between the two in rehearsals. But that happens all the time in rehearsal, even when the two actors aren't as famously feisty as these two.
I do wonder if they'll be able to bring in an actor with anywhere near the same level of recognition given this very public split.
Updated On: 2/21/13 at 12:53 PM