In an attempt to argue their case, the network's chief compliance officer presented outtakes from the program showing the actress cursing on the set. The company tried to frame Dushku's dismissal as the outcome of unprofessional behavior. He did not deny having made the comments but explained that they were merely jokes, improvised in the spur of the moment. Weatherly has denied all of the allegations against him, saying he had no part in removing Dushku from Bull.
Dushku, who considered a lawsuit but decided to enter into mediation with the company, said she believed it was retaliation for confronting Weatherly and raising alarms about his behavior. Dushku's sense of humor."ĭays later the actress was written off the show and told that plans to include her as a permanent cast member had been canceled.
According to the notes, Weatherly then texted the president of CBS Television Studios, "saying that he wanted to talk about Ms. She told investigators that a crew member approached her at one point and said with a chuckle, 'I'm with Bull,' before suggesting that he, too, wanted to take part in a threesome with her."ĭushku eventually approached Caron with her concerns and together they decided that she would address the ongoing issue with Weatherly directly, which she did. "Because of his status on the show, his behavior was contagious, in Ms. "When faced with instances of wrongdoing, the company had a tendency to protect itself, at the expense of victims," the probe concluded, according to the newspaper. The Times, which said it reviewed a draft of the firms' investigation report, said lawyers found widespread problems in the way the company handled sexual harassment claims and how it treated alleged victims.
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Dushku would have received for the balance of her contract as a series regular, and was determined in a mutually agreed upon mediation process at the time," the statement said. "The settlement of these claims reflects the projected amount that Ms. Dushku's claims are an example that, while we remain committed to a culture defined by a safe, inclusive and respectful workplace, our work is far from done." The settlement became public as a result of an investigation by two independent law firms hired by the network's board to examine accusations of sexual misconduct against Leslie Moonves, the company's former chief executive, as well as "cultural issues at all levels of CBS," The New York Times reported on Thursday.ĬBS confirmed the settlement in a statement to NPR, writing, "The allegations in Ms. Actress Eliza Dushku reached a $9.5 million settlement with CBS last year after she alleged she was written off Bull because she had made a sexual harassment complaint against the show's lead.Īctress Eliza Dushku reached a confidential $9.5 million settlement with CBS last year after claiming she was written off one of the network's most successful shows following her complaints of sexual harassment by the program's leading man.
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