Special Forces viewers saw one version of Ravi Patel‘s abrupt exit, but according to the comedian, there was more that didn’t make it to air.

During the Thursday, October 23, episode of the hit Fox series, the Directing Staff asked the remaining contestants if there was anyone who wasn’t interested in continuing with the competition, which led to Ravi, 46, and Nick Young voluntarily withdrawing.

“That’s not what really happened. Nick and I had both been planning on leaving together. We had both always decided [it] from the very beginning, saying, ‘Hey, I’m gonna leave in a few days,'” Ravi exclusively told Us Weekly. “My wife had to move homes for us while I’m out of town. One of my kids got sick the night before we left to come here. I was like, ‘I feel guilty. I have to get back to the

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