{"id":57592,"date":"2018-12-20T01:46:34","date_gmt":"2018-12-20T01:46:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/?p=57592"},"modified":"2018-12-20T01:46:34","modified_gmt":"2018-12-20T01:46:34","slug":"eliza-dushku-slams-cbs-michael-weatherly-scathing-op-ed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/?p=57592","title":{"rendered":"Eliza Dushku slams CBS, Michael Weatherly in scathing op-ed"},"content":{"rendered":"

Actor Eliza Dushku has slammed CBS and her former \u201cBull\u201d co-star Michael Weatherly in a scathing story for the Boston Globe that details the allegations of harassment that led to her $9.5 million settlement with the network earlier this year.<\/p>\n

\u201cI took a job and, because I did not want to be harassed, I was fired,\u201d Dushku states in the first-person story published on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

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Dushku asserts that in addition to the money, she demanded as part of the settlement that CBS send a sexual harassment expert to monitor Weatherly\u2019s conduct on the set. She also asserts she was promised a meeting with Steven Spielberg, head of Amblin Partners, which produces \u201cBull\u201d with CBS Television Studios. Dushku writes that she has yet to meet with Spielberg.<\/p>\n

Dushku says the settlement included a non-disclosure agreement, but that she decided to come forward after reading what she described as \u201cdeflection, denial, and spin\u201d from the network, Weatherly and \u201cBull\u201d showrunner Glenn Gordon Caron in a report last week by the New York Times on the previously undisclosed settlement. Dushku joined the show at the end of its first season with the expectation of becoming a regular cast member in Season 2. But she was written off the show after three episodes as a result of her clashes with Weatherly.<\/p>\n

Dushku writes of experiencing sophomoric behavior from Weatherly that allegedly included him making comments about wanting to have a \u201cthreesome\u201d with her and many other sexually charged remarks. When she complained to the studio, Dushku asserts that Weatherly worked to have her fired, accusing her of having a \u201chumor deficit.\u201d<\/p>\n

Representatives for CBS, Weatherly and Amblin Partners could not immediately be reached for comment.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat is hardest to share is the way (Weatherly) made me feel for 10 to 12 hours per day for weeks,\u201d Dushku writes. \u201cThis was classic workplace harassment that became workplace bullying. I was made to feel dread nearly all the time I was in his presence. And this dread continues to come up whenever I think of him and that experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dushku\u2019s comments come as CBS is grappling with the fallout from the sexual misconduct scandal that led to the ouster of longtime chairman-CEO Leslie Moonves in September.<\/p>\n\n

Dushku asserts that Weatherly frequently \u201cbragged\u201d about his friendship with Moonves.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe regaled me with stories about using Moonves\u2019s plane, how they vacationed together, and what great friends they were. Weatherly wielded this special friendship as an amulet and, as I can see now, as a threat,\u201d Dushku writes.<\/p>\n

Dushku describes numerous crude comments she received from Weatherly and writes that her allegations are supported by footage from filming and rehearsals that were used as part of her settlement. CBS paid her a portion of what she would have earned on the show over a standard six-season contract.<\/p>\n

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