A trio of stars on Discovery Channel’s hit reality series “Deadliest Catch” have left the show.

Capts. Johnathan and Andy Hillstrand – who were sued earlier this month by Discovery for allegedly not performing work on a planned spinoff special – as well as Capt. Sig Hansen, said in a statement Tuesday that they were “unable” to continue on the series due to the litigation.

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