Frank Langella Speaks Out After Being Fired From Netflix Series Over ‘Unacceptable Behaviour’
etcanada.comFrank Langella believes his firing was unjust. In a guest column at Deadline, the 84-year-old actor responded to allegations of “unacceptable behaviour” that led to his termination from the upcoming Netflix series “The Fall of the House of Usher”. READ MORE: Frank Langella Fired From Netflix’s ‘The Fall Of The House Of Usher’ Following Investigation Into Misconduct Allegations Langella was fired from the show following an investigation that cited sexual harassment of an actress on the set. “I have been cancelled.
Just like that,” the actor began his column. “In the increasing madness that currently pervades our industry, I could not have imagined that the words collateral damage would fall upon my shoulders.” He continued, “On April 14 of this year, I was fired by Netflix for what they determined to be unacceptable behaviour on set.
My first instinct was to blame. To lash out and seek vengeance. I interviewed crisis managers, tough connected lawyers, the professionally sympathetic at $800 per hour.” The central incident in the story came on March 25, as Langella explained. “I was performing a love scene with the actress playing my young wife.
Both of us were fully clothed,” he wrote. “I was sitting on a couch, she was standing in front of me. The director called ‘cut.’ ‘He touched my leg,’ said the actress. ‘That was not in the blocking.’ She then turned and walked off the set, followed by the director and the intimacy co-ordinator.
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