Nyla Media’s film “American Cherry” fired a first assistant director last month after harassment complaints to the film’s producers on the first week of shooting.
Producer Taryn Arriola, head of production on the romance-thriller, told TheWrap: “We immediately terminated the services of the assistant director and removed him from the production after harassment complaints were filed and reviewed. It was a swift and necessary decision.”
The first assistant director, William Lambe, told TheWrap the accusations were completely false.
“I would never do that. I’ve been a first Ad for 15 years and I would never do that on any set,” he said.
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An individual close to the production told TheWrap that Lambe was accused of making “uncomfortable comments and unwanted advances on set, offering shoulder massages and other inappropriate things like that.
Producer Taryn Arriola, head of production on the romance-thriller, told TheWrap: “We immediately terminated the services of the assistant director and removed him from the production after harassment complaints were filed and reviewed. It was a swift and necessary decision.”
The first assistant director, William Lambe, told TheWrap the accusations were completely false.
“I would never do that. I’ve been a first Ad for 15 years and I would never do that on any set,” he said.
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An individual close to the production told TheWrap that Lambe was accused of making “uncomfortable comments and unwanted advances on set, offering shoulder massages and other inappropriate things like that.
- 9/19/2019
- by Beatrice Verhoeven and Tim Molloy
- The Wrap
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