It definitely is ODD that there have been no photos from backstage, not a peep from any interview, etc.. We really do not know if the Brandon B. is still working. Yes, they could have decided to write the character out, or else, thouight it was working well, so why not just continue on with the the new guy in the role. ???
Since currently, the suits & writing staff have no problem changing the characters, either redeeming or making them really bad...opposites of who they had been.......one never knows!!