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From the article:
According to sources, the actor/actress in question has not yet been officially released from his/her contract, which has led some to speculate that the show could be setting up a Buffy-style bait and switch. A well-placed insider, however, maintains, “As it stands now, [redacted] is not returning next season.”
The fact that the actor in question hadn’t been let out of his or her contract when this blind item was written indicates a few things. Assuming the blind item is even about OUAT, the actor might still technically be contracted to ABC/Disney but could return at a later date. However, if the actor has gotten out of the contract since the blind item was written, things don’t look so great and the death could be permanent. Also worth considering is that the blind item might not be about OUAT, since the article specifically said the show was killing off its star. Robin is certainly not the star of OUAT in the way Regina and Emma are, so that doesn’t really make sense. That being said, this is an assemble cast, so I guess any of the main characters could be considered a “star.”
Emma, Snow, and Regina are technically the three leads of the show. Looking at the tombstones, we have seen their names, plus Robin.