‘Days Of Our Lives’ Pauses Production Amid Controversy Over Albert Alarr Investigation
deadline.comDays Of Our Lives, which streams on NBCUniversal’s Peacock platform, is going on an unplanned hiatus. A rep for Peacock confirmed to Deadline that production on the long-running daytime drama has been suspended.
For the moment, it’s for one week, I hear. DoOL, which is dark this week, was slated to resume filming July 31. It will not remain dark until at least Aug.7.
The decision comes in the wake of Deadline’s report earlier this week about the misconduct investigation against longtime co-executive producer/director Albert Alarr and its aftermath.
As Deadline reported, about 30-40 people — primarily women — were interviewed in the investigation, which probed allegations of inappropriate comments and physical contact, including groping and forceful kissing.
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