'Teen Wolf' star Colton Haynes says he exited the show because they didn't want to pay him 'the same amount as everyone else'

• Colton Haynes spoke about his departure from "Teen Wolf" in his new memoir, "Miss Memory Lane."
• Haynes said he exited the show after season two because of unequal pay.

"Teen Wolf" star Colton Haynes opened up in his new memoir, "Miss Memory Lane," about his sudden and surprising exit from the hit MTV supernatural series after two seasons.

"A failed contract negotiation is what the press ran with, but the real truth was that they didn't want to pay me the same amount as everyone else," Haynes wrote, "which wasn't a lot to begin with by Hollywood standards, even though my working quote — the fee I would be paid to appear on anyone else's show — was higher than most of the cast's."

The actor also said that he was "represented by a team of people that made the 'Teen Wolf' production's life a living hell."

"So in order to get back at my team, the production refused to pay me the standard salary," he wrote in his book, which hit shelves on Tuesday. "I was constantly caught in the middle and at the end of the day, the only person who ended up getting hurt in the battle was me."

"Teen Wolf," a show inspired by the 1985 movie of the same name, premiered on MTV in June 2011 and concluded in September 2017 after six seasons.

Haynes' role as a jock named Jackson Whittemore marked his major breakthrough in Hollywood. In his memoir, Haynes said that booking the part felt like the first time in his career when he was "actually teed up for success."

Jackson played a larger part in season two of "Teen Wolf," serving as an antagonist after he transformed into a reptile-like shape-shifter called a Kanima. So, when multiple publications reported in October 2012 that he wouldn't return for season three, fans were surprised.

At the time, E! News reported that Haynes' reason for leaving "Teen Wolf" was due to failed contract negotiations. An anonymous source told the publication that the actor was offered appearances in half of season three's episodes, as opposed to the full season.

A source shared a similar reason with Us Weekly, telling the outlet that the heads of "Teen Wolf" wanted to decrease his screen time.

Haynes said in his book that he adored his "Teen Wolf" castmates.

"Every second with this crew felt meant to be," he wrote, adding that he "felt comfortable enough to come out to them, and they promised to keep my secret."

Haynes did eventually return to "Teen Wolf" as a guest star for two episodes as part of the show's final season. He's set to reprise his role for a continuation film starring most of the original cast and set for release on Paramount+ later this year.