Lost Ending (SPOILER)
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Why no Mr. Eko on ‘Lost’?
There were plenty of questions surrounding the “Lost” series finale, and while many will remain forever unanswered, there is one that can be addressed: Where was Mr. Eko?Nearly every other major character returned for the episode, but Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, who played the warlord-turned-priest, did not.
According to E!, the issue was money. “According to ABC and ‘Lost’ insiders, Adewale was offered a hearty sum to do one scene in the last hurrah, but the actor wanted five times the amount that was offered. It didn't work out,” according to the E! report.
Ironically, one character who was killed off the show because of a reported money dispute was back: Ian Somerhalder, who played Boone. “He continued to want more and more money,” said one ABC insider. “More than cast members with lots more screen were getting. So they let him go.”