Variety reports that 45-year-old former child Fred Savage was fired from his job as a director and executive producer of a Wonder Years reboot after an investigation of alleged inappropriate conduct on the set. Why would anyone behave inappropriately?
I vaguely remembered a sexual harassment lawsuit when he was a teen on that show.
From Variety:
In 1993, original “The Wonder Years” costume designer Monique Long sued the actor for sexual harassment. People reported that Long said Savage repeatedly told her, “Oh, Monique, I’m so in love with you. Please have an affair with me.” She also said he asked her out on dates and tried to hold her hand.
Alley Mills, who starred alongside Savage, claimed in 2018 that the original series’ cancellation was a result of the suit. Mills called the suit “completely ridiculous,” saying to Yahoo Entertainment that Savage was “the least offensive, most wonderful, sweet human being that ever walked the face of the earth.”
Also in 2018, 20th Television (then called 20th Century Fox Television) investigated Savage’s conduct on the set of “The Grinder,” where wardrobe team member Younjoo Hwang alleged “an extremely hostile work environment” created by Savage, whose “aggressive behavior, intimidation, and constant use of profanities aimed toward female employees was left unchecked.”
But in that instance, the studio said that it “found no evidence of any wrongdoing.”
I expect this sort of thing from Jerry Mathers, but not Fred Savage!
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| That was a joke. Jerry Mathers is a saint. |
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