Hollywood and Broadway producer Scott Rudin now faces multiple accusations of workplace abuse, including allegations of physical assault. So far, the entertainment industry has been slow to respond. But a new video filmed by the twin brother of Rudin’s former assistant, who died by suicide last year, may prompt more people to take action. Featured Video Hide
According to an exposé published by the
Hollywood Reporter, Rudin’s assistants bore the brunt of his toxic behavior. Those assistants tended to be people under 25, and due to the fast turnover of staff quitting or being fired, one former assistant said “hundreds and hundreds of people” have “suffered” over the course of Rudin’s career.
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image captionFoster said Rudin s stepping back was the only positive outcome
Scott Rudin s announcement that he is to step back from the Broadway shows he produces has been welcomed by the lead actress of one of his productions.
Sutton Foster, who will star with Hugh Jackman in The Music Man from December, said it was the only positive outcome to an unfortunate situation.
Rudin s statement followed allegations of abusive behaviour against the Oscar-winning film and theatre producer.
He said he was profoundly sorry for the pain his behaviour had caused. Much has been written about my history of troubling interactions with colleagues, Rudin said in a statement published by The Washington Post on Saturday.
Following the investigation by
The Hollywood Reporter that revealed the horrifying full extent of producer Scott Rudin’s infamous bullying and violence towards his staff, the entertainment industry has remained dishearteningly quiet. While a couple of big names have spoken out against the man whose reputation as a phone-throwing jerk has been common knowledge for years, the silence from the rest of the industry has been deafening.
This weekend, Rudin released a statement announcing that he would be ‘stepping back’ from work on Broadway, and that he was ‘I am profoundly sorry for the pain my behavior caused to individuals, directly and indirectly.’ It’s worth noting that Rudin and his team released this statement on the weekend, which is a typical publicist tactic to avoid major weekday coverage or scrutiny. That tells you a lot about the humility of Rudin’s claim. His announcement that he would be ‘stepping back’ also opened up a lot of questions as to what this
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