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Bye Kev! Fans Are Feeling Emotional After Alex Hibbert Confirms His Exit From ‘The Chi’

<p>Season six of &&num;8220&semi;The Chi&&num;8221&semi; has done nothing but pull on our heartstrings&excl; We also can&&num;8217&semi;t forget the bittersweet feeling we all felt once the <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;lena-waithe-reveals-the-chi-has-been-renewed-for-a-fifth-season&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">character Kevin<&sol;a> announced his plans to move to Los Angeles&period; This scene left many fans wondering if we had to say goodbye to the character&&num;8217&semi;s actor&comma; <strong>Alex Hibbert<&sol;strong>&comma; for good&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Grab the tissues&excl; Since 2018&comma; viewers have seen the cast grow before our eyes&comma; and the flashback scenes will forever get fans in their feels&excl; <em>Listen&excl; From watching our TV cousins graduate to Papa talking to Bakari over Papa&&num;8217&semi;s father&&num;8217&semi;s casket&comma; my heart can&&num;8217&semi;t take it anymore&period; <&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;"><strong>And now THIS&excl; <&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">It&&num;8217&semi;s Official&excl; Alex Hibbert Confirms His Departure From &&num;8216&semi;The Chi&&num;8217&semi;<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>In a feed post on Instagram on Sept&period; 22&comma; Alex Hibbert shared a <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;instagram&period;com&sol;p&sol;CxgIDiGOU94&sol;&quest;utm&lowbar;source&equals;ig&lowbar;web&lowbar;copy&lowbar;link" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">lengthy message<&sol;a> thanking his fellow cast members and fans for their support during his acting journey on &&num;8220&semi;The Chi&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>Dear fans and viewers&comma; it<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>brought tears to my eyes just writing this&period; As some of you may already know&comma; today marks my departure from &&num;8220&semi;The Chi&period;&&num;8221&semi; This show has been such an important part of my life and I&&num;8217&semi;m forever grateful to the people that watched me grow up on camera in front of your eyes for several years&comma;&&num;8221&semi; Hibbert wrote&period; &&num;8220&semi;It is with a heavy heart that I say goodbye to my castmates&comma; crew members&comma; and all of you who have supported me throughout this incredible journey&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode&equals;"CxgIDiGOU94" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"600" data-captioned><&sol;amp-instagram><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He also spoke about the experience of being on the show&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&&num;8220&semi;Working on this show has been an unforgettable experience&comma; and I am grateful for all the opportunities it has brought me&period; I have learned so much from my time here&comma; and I will carry those lessons with me as I move on to new projects&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>Hibbert also sent word directly to his fans&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&&num;8220&semi;To the fans who have followed me and my character&&num;8217&semi;s journey&comma; your unwavering support and love have been the driving force behind my work&period; I am humbled and honored to have been able to bring this character to life and share Kevins story with you&period; While I may be leaving this show&comma; I am excited about what the future holds&period; I look forward to continuing to create meaningful and impactful work that resonates with audiences around the world&period; Once again&comma; thank you for everything&period; I will miss this show and most importantly I&&num;8217&semi;m going to miss Kevin&comma; but I will cherish the memories and experiences forever&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">&&num;8216&semi;The Chi&&num;8217&semi; Cast Send Their Farewells To Hibbert<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>Alex Hibbert got to sit down with his cast as they reflected on some of their special moments&comma; favorite episodes&comma; and the strong bond they created throughout the years&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Many of them even shared some heartfelt messages under his announcement post&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&&num;8220&semi;Love brudda 7 years ago feel like 7 days ago lol continue to soar N shine yo future filled with nun but brightness&period;&&num;8221&semi; — Michael Epps &lpar;Jake&rpar;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&&num;8220&semi;I love you bro&period; thank you for your consistency&comma; seriousness&comma; being a leader &amp&semi; your wisdom&period; you were a blueprint for me coming in &amp&semi; im forever grateful for you taking me in wit open arms brudda&period; Go be great brudda I love you&&num;8230&semi; job well done&period;&&num;8221&semi; — Ahmad Ferguson &lpar;Bakari&rpar;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&&num;8220&semi;LOVE YOU&&num;8221&semi; — Birgundi Baker &lpar;Keisha&rpar;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&&num;8220&semi;Whewww thank you for being the foundation of this family and the PERFECT example&period; you know I love you&&num;8221&semi; — Judea Brown &lpar;Jemma&rpar;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&&num;8220&semi;Job well done honey&excl;&excl; Keep soaring&excl;&excl;&excl;&&num;8221&semi; — Tabitha Brown &lpar;Octavia&rpar;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&&num;8220&semi;Rooting for you&comma; king&period; We love you baby&excl;&&num;8221&semi; — Genesis Hale &lpar;Maisha&rpar;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&&num;8220&semi;Now I&&num;8217&semi;m crying again&excl; Love you<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&commat;therealalexhibbert&excl; And the door is<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>always open&period;&&num;8221&semi; — Lena Waithe<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&&num;8220&semi;We&&num;8217&semi;re going to miss you&comma; Nephew&excl;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Continue to reach for the stars&excl; It was an absolute pleasure and honor to work alongside with you&excl;&excl; God bless you&comma; Alex&excl;&excl;&&num;8221&semi;—Jason Weaver &lpar;Rashaad&rpar;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Fans React To Alex Hibbert&&num;8217&semi;s Announcement<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>Many fans can&&num;8217&semi;t imagine &&num;8220&semi;The Chi&&num;8221&semi; without Alex Hibbert and his character&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>We have watched Kev persevere through the worst situations&period; The feeling of him leaving is so bittersweet because&comma; for six seasons&comma; we watched him grow up as he battled so much trauma&comma; but fans seem to be collectively happy to see him finally make it out of Chicago alive&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1706021031322808605" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>Here are some fan reactions following his recent announcement&colon;<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1705286245973147928" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1705756537619107958" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1705382663845253254" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1706160220760945068" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><br &sol;>&NewLine;&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1705200263965945880" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><br &sol;>&NewLine;&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1705270911199256714" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1706047532428558352" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h5 style&equals;"text-align&colon; 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