Hannibal creator Bryan Fuller denies sexual harassment allegations
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Bryan Fuller has been sued for sexual harassment and discrimination by Queer for Fear director Sam Wineman.
In an explicit document filed to the Los Angeles Superior Court in late September, Wineman and law firms Good Gustafson Aumais and Atkins & Associates alleged: "Defendant Bryan Fuller cultivated and maintained a hostile work environment as a result of harassment, discrimination, sexual harassment, sexual assault and retaliation from the years 2020 to 2022.
"Mr. Fuller sexually assaulted plaintiff several times throughout the Steakhaus Production of Queer for Fear for AMC defendants and their streaming service Shudder."
The complaint is currently seeking a jury trial.
According to Wineman, he was let go from the Queer for Fear team in August 2021 by Shudder's vice president Nick Lazo and others after bringing Fuller's "abuse, unlawful behaviour and comments" to light.
"AMC defendants and executive producer defendants ignored all warning signs, facilitated and permitted Mr. Fuller's unlawful conduct and ultimately ratified Mr. Fuller's behaviour and comments," the accusation continued.
"Defendants' final act of retaliation was reducing plaintiff's earned credits when the production aired in or around September 30, 2022."
As AMC reviews the complaint, Fuller's lawyer Bryan Freedman has strongly denied the allegations in a statement obtained by Deadline.
"Make no mistake, Sam Wineman will be sued for defamation based on what are 100 percent probably false statements," he began. "There is documented evidence which completely disproves the allegations against Bryan Fuller.
"Wineman created this fictitious story long after his gross incompetence necessitated his removal in an effort to extort AMC, Shudder, Steakhaus and Bryan Fuller. He never raised any allegation of wrongdoing prior to his removal because he knew that this was absolute garbage.
"Sam Wineman just made the biggest mistake of his life and once the evidence comes out, he will forever be known as a pathological liar. Rest assured, a malicious prosecution lawsuit aimed directly at him is coming soon."
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