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‘The Music Man’ Star Sutton Foster Breaks Silence on Scott Rudin Abuse Allegations Kimberly Nordyke
Sutton Foster broke her silence Sunday about Scott Rudin amid abuse allegations made against the uber-producer in an April 7
On Sunday, Foster took part in an Instagram Live conversation with fellow performer Beth Nicely, where she expressed relief that Rudin was stepping back.
“I feel like the only positive outcome is the one that happened,” she said, a day after Rudin told
The Washington Post in a statement that he would be stepping back from his Broadway productions.
The actress had up to that point not made a public statement about the allegations, which involve the producer of the highly anticipated Broadway revival of
Ten days after the Hollywood Reporter accused Broadway producer Scott Rudin of being an abusive boss in an April 7 cover story, Rudin has responded to the allegations with an apology and a promise to “step back” from his stage productions, the Washington Post reported on Saturday. In a three-paragraph statement, his first public comment on the matter, Rudin wrote, “Much has been written about my history of troubling interactions with colleagues, and I am profoundly sorry for the pain my behavior caused to individuals, directly and indirectly.”
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Rudin, who was accused of throwing things at his employees ranging from a glass bowl to a baked potato, went on to write that he had “made the decision to step back from active participation on our Broadway productions, effective immediately.” The beleaguered producer did not elaborate on what that meant in practical terms or whether or not his production company would also be stepping back, but he did write that his
Scott Rudin s fallout grows
Scott Rudin Fallout Intensifies With Sutton Foster Statement, Emotional Video From Late Assistant’s Twin https://t.co/nBHJ3wAS46 Variety (@Variety) April 19, 2021
So after the recent allegations made against Rudin s toxic work environment, on saturday his PR made an announcement that he s stepping back from Broadway.
The following day David Graham-Caso made a video saying his twin brother, Kevin Blake Graham-Caso, suffered horrific abuse when he was working for Rudin in 2008 and 2009.
Time s Up has also joined their voice and is asking for Rudin to release his employees from prior non-disclure agreements. First and foremost, we owe a debt of gratitude to the brave employees who came forward with allegations of workplace bullying and harassment against Scott Rudin. For far too long, this abusive behavior has been a stepping stone to success in Hollywood and on Broadway but those days are over.
The outrage surrounding producer Scott Rudin intensified over the weekend, with Broadway star Sutton Foster speaking out while the twin brother of a late former Rudin assistant posted an emotional video message alleging that his brother was traumatized by his experience with the producer.