Parramatta were unaware of any allegations until today. Hayne has issued a denial:
High profile actresses speaking out.
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Seven also reviewing the show that he stars in too.
ABC has removed The Dr Blake Mysteries from iView and cancelled an upcoming repeat of the last episode.
I was slightly taken aback to see the Weinstein Company vanity card at the start of Nine’s Saturday night family movie given the way those being accused of sexual harassment are being so quickly erased from view.
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Nine News reporting this morning that two more people have come forward to Police about alleged inappropriate behaviour by McLachlan.
Without wanting to downplay the seriousness of these allegations I find it bizarre that Christie Whelan-Browne would accept a role on The Wrong Girl alongside Craig McLachlan given what happened when they worked together on The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Why not call the allegations out at the time and refuse to work alongside him ever again? I am very sympathetic if these allegations prove to be true, but at the same time wonder why an actress would willingly subject themselves to further harassment again just to further their careers or to earn $$?
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Admittingly that was the first thing I thought of also and it’s obviously come to light today with various media outlets reporting on some very awkward scenes between McLachlan & Whelan-Browne in The Wrong Girl etc.
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Just maybe she didn’t know he had been cast in a role on the show when she accepted her role, After hearing her allegations about what happened on stage maybe she thought the same behaviour towards her wouldn’t happen in a studio, or simply needed the job for money to live and had backup on the set of the show to make sure that alleged disgusting behaviour couldn’t happen to her again.
Different climate. Think about how many have come forward since Weinstein. It was a watershed moment. Who knows what influence McLachlan may have and what directors, studio bosses he is friends with. Weinstein ruined careers, perhaps they thought McLachlan could do the same.
Let’s not forget, acting is a tough gig to make Work. Turn down something you’re offered and you might find your card marked.
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Even if McLachlan had no influence, I doubt if any of these accusations had occurred at the time and individually that things would have happened. It took until the Weinstein case for things to suddenly be taken seriously and thankfully others have now not only felt safe to share their experiences and stories but for them to actually be listened to and acted upon. I think people not in the media industry are genuinely shocked at what they are hearing worldwide and I’m sure there will be more to come but the climate has changed to allow it to all come out now.
Still there, featured in fact.
they’ve also dropped a repeat of the recent doco The Dream Factory because it has Craig McLachlan appearing in the closing titles… So the whole show gets dumped.
A number of people that I’ve spoken to who have experienced similar issues (remember this doesn’t just happen in the ‘media’) have said that they often don’t really have a choice because of the potential repercussions of raising the issue, the smaller or more niche the industry the more damaging it can be
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In Molly Meldrum’s autobiography Ah Well, Nobody’s Perfect, Craig McLachlan is quoted as recalling an incident with Meldrum when both were appearing in a 1990’s performance of The Rocky Horror Show. The details are in the SMH:
Craig McLachlan is suing performer Christie Whelan Browne,Fairfax Media & the ABC over sexual harassment claims.
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And all other media outlets that reported it incl the female victim.