Hilarie Burton shared how she A hill of trees Co-star Chad Michael Murray defended her during an alleged assault against the show’s creator and showrunner, Mark Schwahn.
Talk about the drama queen Podcast, Burton recalled the incident that occurred while filming the 2007 teen drama in Honey Grove, Texas.
She told her coherent and former ones A hill of trees Co-stars Sophia Bush and Bethany Joy Lenz: “Chad came up to us and said, ‘What are you doing?’ He told our boss at the bar… He saw our boss grab me in front of a lot of people, and you know, Chad had nothing to lose because he knew our boss hated him anyway. ” She continued, “A lot of people had a lot to lose, so don’t talk when you have a lot to lose. But (our boss) felt so comfortable that he had no problem with it. (He thought: “I can do whatever I want with her in public while her boyfriend is standing there.”
Bush said she believes Murray’s starring role as Lucas Scott on the show contributed to his ability to defend Burton. Bush said: “He was protected as number 1 on the call list. He had the most strength, so he was able to come forward and push our boss off and fight. And I’m glad he did. I want everyone to follow this example.”
Bush also spoke about the importance of protecting others. “This idea that it’s okay to look down — it’s not,” she said. “And thank you, Hilarie, for having that moment with Chad, who was already at odds with our boss.”
Schwahn never spoke out about the allegations, but was later fired from E!’s The royal family in 2017. His downfall began when television writer Audrey Wauchope made the allegation O.T Creator and showrunner of sexual harassment during the time she and writing partner Rachel Specter worked on the CW drama. The duo were soon joined by a number of other former OTH cast and crew members, including Bush, Burton and Lenz, who signed an open letter about Schwahn’s harassment. They described being “psychologically and emotionally manipulated” on the show, “put in uncomfortable positions”, “threatened” and felt “physically unsafe”. The women received some support from their male colleagues O.T Stars help their peers in social media posts.
Shortly after the allegations became public, Schwahn was suspended and then fired The royal family.
Source: Deadline
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