Scoop: Is 'Brothers & Sisters' disowning Balthazar Getty?

I smell fresh Emmy material forBrothers & Sistersmatriarch Sally Field.

However, that doesnt mean that Tommys place setting at the Walker dinner table is being permanently removed.

Not yet, anyway.

While a rep for the show declined to comment, Gettys spokesperson denies that the actor is leaving.

Rumors about Gettys possible exit have been grist for the gossip mill for months.

Whats more, according toE!

Onlines Marc Malkin, Getty has been showing up late for work and proving increasingly difficult to work with.

Tommy has long been considered the most disposable ofB&Ss siblings.

Removing him, at least as a regular presence, frees up the show to introduce some new blood.

In any case, dont expect Tommy to exit by way of a casket.

What do you think?

Is Tommy an integral part ofB&S?

Or will you not even notice if hes missing?

Also, could Getty be the subject of a certainblind item(tee-hee)?