F. Murray Abraham (White Lotus) was fired from Apple TV’s Mythic Quest for sexual harassment.

F. Murray Abraham (White Lotus) was fired from Apple TV’s Mythic Quest for sexual harassment.

The 83-year-old actress unexpectedly left the Apple TV + series before the third season. Now we know a little more about the reasons for leaving…

star White Lotus she was fired from her other drama, MythicQuest Due to multiple sexual harassment complaints on Apple TV+, Rolling Stone reported.

In April 2022, production studio Lionsgate suddenly announced that the 83-year-old actor would not be returning for season 3. MythicQuest, without an explanation. According to Rolling Stone, there have been at least two instances where the actor’s behavior on set has raised concerns.

Rolling Stone reports that the first incident resulted in a warning and the player was asked. “Stay away from some actors in the show”. F. Murray Abraham was fired from the show after creator and star Rob McElhenney learned of a second incident.

“We take allegations of harassment seriously and are investigating thoroughly”reacted to Lionsgate in a press release. “Due to our company policy, we do not discuss the measures taken regarding our employees.”

During the first two seasons MythicQuest, F. Murray Abraham starred as CW Longbottom, the lead author of the video game of the same name. His departure from the show was announced in the Season 3 premiere in a letter revealing that Longbottom had been diagnosed with a terminal illness.

At the time, Rob McElhenney told Variety that “disappointment” F. Murray Abraham is no longer on the show. “We recognize that the CW is a beloved character and plays an important role in the show, so we made sure to pay him an appropriate tribute. We certainly made a big appeal to him.”

It’s worth noting that F. Murray Abraham continued to play the Golden Globe-nominated role of creepy grandfather Bert Di Grasso in season 2. White Lotusafter he announced his dismissal MythicQuest. Throughout the season, Bert’s son Dominic (Michael Imperioli) and grandson Albie (Adam DiMarco) objected to his inappropriate comments about women.

Melissa Tella

Source: Programme Television

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