Damon Lindelof & Carlton Cuse Accused Of Fostering Toxic Environment On ‘Lost’ Set In New Book
deadline.comA new book by Maureen Ryan that seeks to expose “patterns of harassment and bias in Hollywood” takes aim at the writers room of Lost, where executive producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse are accused of maintaining a culture of toxicity on the hit ABC drama.
In an excerpt from Burn It Down, Power, Complicity and A Call For Change in Hollywood (out June 6), Ryan interviews several people from the long-running drama that aired from 2004 to 2010.
Those who did speak on the record, including writer Monica Owusu-Breen, recalled an environment rife with bullying and inappropriate comments about race. “All I wanted to do was write some really cool episodes of a cool show.
That was an impossibility on that staff,” said Owusu-Breen, who worked on Lost’s third season. “There was no way to navigate that situation.
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