It has been reported that F. Murray Abraham was kicked off the Mythic Quest collection following allegations of sexual misconduct.
The allegations have been first reported by Rolling Stone yesterday (April 17), and comply with the announcement that Abraham wouldn’t be returning to the Apple TV+ present for its third season.
When information broke that the 83-year-old actor was leaving the comedy collection final April, little clarification behind the choice was provided, aside from producing studio Lionsgate confirming his departure (by way of Vanity Fair).
However, one yr later, Rolling Stone has advised that the Oscar-winning actor – who additionally starred within the second season of the hit HBO collection The White Lotus – was kicked off the present after “at least two concerns were raised” about his behaviour.
According to the report, made by a manufacturing supply, the actor was given a warning whereas engaged on the collection and instructed to steer clear of a number of the actresses on set.
Then, when a second incident was talked about to the present’s creator and star Rob McElhenny – extensively recognised for his work on It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia – Abraham was then let go from the present.
In gentle of the accusations, Lionsgate issued one other assertion to the publication, as soon as once more refusing to make clear whether or not the rumours surrounding the actor are true. “We take allegations of misconduct seriously and investigate them thoroughly,” it learn. “As a matter of corporate policy, we do not discuss our personnel actions.”
Abraham has not but commented on the allegations, nor has McElhenney, different creators of the present, or any of the actors.
Launched in 2020, Mythic Quest adopted the plot of fictional fantasy/sci-fi creator C.W. Longbottom (performed by Abraham) and a fictional online game studio, which produces a well-liked MMORPG recreation referred to as Mythic Quest.
Charlotte Nicdao, Ashly Burch, Imani Hakim and Jessie Ennis additionally star within the collection – which shared its season three premiere in November – and was co-created by McElhenny, alongside fellow Always Sunny colleagues, Charlie Day and Megan Ganz.
In the primary episode of the brand new season, the writers gave the character of Longbottom an extravagant send-off — revealing that the character had been recognized with a terminal sickness and determined to “script” his personal ending by driving into the Grand Canyon, Thelma & Louise-style, then having his stays launched into house.
Last yr, Abraham referred to as his function in Mythic Quest a “special gift” in an interview with Vanity Fair. “I’ve done a whole lot of work and there are certain things I look for,” he mentioned “One of [them] is community. To find that kind of connection and humanity is so hard because it’s so segmented.”