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Harcèlement à Hollywood : le showrunner des Frères Scott à son tour accusé
 
Nouvelles accusations à Hollywood : c'est au tour du showrunner de la série "Les Frères Scott" d'être visé par des accusations. La société de production de Lars von Trier et James Woods sont également dans le viseur.

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Nouvelles accusations de harcèlement à Hollywood. Comme le révèle Variety, des membres de l'équipe des Frères Scott, parmi lesquels Sophia Bush, Hilarie Burton, et Bethany Joy Lenz, ont écrit une lettre mettant en cause l'ancien showrunner de la série, Mark Schwahn. Une lettre qui vient appuyer le premier témoignage sur les réseaux sociaux ce week-end d'une des scénaristes, Audrey Wauchope.

"For the record. I stand with Audrey. @audreyalison #BurnItDownSis. And to the bad guys? Yeah. #FuckYourSorry cc @HilarieBurton" - twitter Sophia Bush

Si la série Les Frères Scott est terminée, ces déclarations pourraient remettre en cause le travail de Mark Schwahn sur la nouvelle série dont il s'occupe, The Royals, pour la chaîne E!. "Nous étudions ces informations avec attention, a indiqué E! dans un communiqué, relayé par Deadline. E!, Universal Cable Productions et Lionsgate Television sont engagés à procurer un environnement de travail sûr, dans lequl tout le monde est traité avec respect et professionnalisme."

Dans le même temps, Elizabeth Perkins (Weeds, Big) a également mis en cause le comédien James Woods (Vidéodrome, Casino), comme le rapporte Variety. La comédienne a défilé avec un panneau "James Woods #MeToo" lors de la marche #MeToo à Hollywood dimanche, sans donner plus de détails.

Autre personnalité visée par des accusations, Peter Aalbaek Jensen, cofondateur de la société de production Zentropa avec Lars von Trier. Neuf femmes ont déclaré dans le journal danois Politiken avoir été harcelée sexuellement par le producteur, dénonçant un environnement professionnel "toxique". Précisons que Bjork avait également évoqué un "réalisateur danois" (sans donner de nom) dans un post Facebook dans lequel elle prenait la parole sur les conséquences de l'affaire Weinstein.

To Whom It May Concern,

All of the female cast members of One Tree Hill have chosen this forum to stand together in support of Audrey Wauchope and one another. To use terminology that has become familiar as thesystemic reality of sexual harassment and assault has come more and more to light, Mark Schwahn’s behavior over the duration of the filming of One Tree Hill was something of an “open secret.” Many of us were, to varying degrees, manipulated psychologically and emotionally. More than one of us is still in treatment for post-traumatic stress. Many of us were put in uncomfortable positions and had to swiftly learn to fight back, sometimes physically, because it was made clear to us that the supervisors in the room were not the protectors they were supposed to be. Many of us were spoken to in ways that ran the spectrum from deeply upsetting, to traumatizing, to downright illegal. And a few of us were put in positions where we felt physically unsafe. More than one woman on our show had her career trajectory threatened.

The through line in all of this was, and still is, our unwavering support of and faith in one another. We confided in each other. We set up safe spaces to talk about his behavior and how to handle it. To warn new women who joined our ranks. We understood that a lot of it was orchestrated in ways that kept it out of sight for the studio back home. We also understood that no one was fully unaware. The lack of action that has been routine, the turning of the other cheek, is intolerable. We collectively want to echo the calls of women everywhere that vehemently demand change, in all industries.

Many of us were told, during filming, that coming forward to talk about this culture would result in our show being canceled and hundreds of lovely, qualified, hard-working, and talented people losing their jobs. This is not an appropriate amount of pressure to put on young girls. Many of us since have stayed silent publicly but had very open channels of communication in our friend group and in our industry, because we want Tree Hill to remain the place “where everything’s better and everything’s safe” for our fans; some of whom have said that the show quite literally saved their lives. But the reality is, no space is safe when it has an underlying and infectious cancer. We have worked at taking our power back, making the conventions our own, and relishing in the good memories. But there is more work to be done.

We are all deeply grateful for Audrey’s courage. For one another. And for every male cast mate and crew member who has reached out to our group of women to offer their support these last few days. They echo the greater rallying cry that must lead us to change: Believe Women. We are all in this together.

With Love and Courage,

The Cast,

Sophia Bush, Hilarie Burton, Bethany Joy Lenz, Danneel Harris, Michaela McManus, Kate Voegele, Daphne Zuniga, India DeBeaufort, Bevin Prince, Jana Kramer, Shantel Van Santen, and Allison Munn

And Brave Crew,

Audrey Wauchope, Rachel Specter, Jane Beck, Tarin Squillante, Cristy Koebley, JoJo Stephens

And All the rest of the Women We Worked With Who Are Finding Their Voices as We Speak