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But [Marg Helgenberger]’s not about to abandon her “CSI” team anytime soon, as former co-star Jorja Fox did last year. Of Fox’s decision to leave, Helgenberger says, “I know she considered not wanting to forget to have a baby. And I think she kind of wanted a break from the heinous crimes our show deals with.”

The women have maintained an off-screen friendship. Last month, the two caught up at L.A.’s Gay and Lesbian Center, where Fox produced a play about the life of late lesbian pop star Dusty Springfield. Helgenberger was also a recent guest at Fox’s San Clemente beach home, where Fox has been spending much of her free time out in the ocean on her surfboard.

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