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CBS fires producer Peter Lenkov from all projects

CBS fires series maker Peter Lenkov after several allegations of toxic misconduct led to an investigation into the same. Thus, one parted company with immediate effect and commissioned other producers with the series management of his other productions. Lenkov actually had a contract for another year with CBS TV Studios, but apparently the results of the investigation are taken seriously and the cooperation is ended, how The Hollywood Reporter reports.

Peter Lenkov is no longer the executive producer supervising MacGyver and Magnum PI and the studio has ended his relationship with him. Monica Macer will be Showrunner at MacGyver and Eric Guggenheim will be responsible for Magnum PI. Both are currently executive producers in their respective series. Our studio is committed to creating safe and respectful production environments. Over the past year, we have assigned HR departments to each series, expanded our training measures and created reporting opportunities. We will continue to develop our possibilities and try to focus on building trust towards everyone who works on our sets. Every complaint is taken seriously, every allegation is investigated, and if evidence is clear and our rules or values ​​are violated, we take immediate action.

Lenkov also had a statement: “Now is the time to listen and I am listening. It is difficult to hear that the work environment where I was responsible was not a work environment that my colleagues deserve. I deeply apologize for that. I take responsibility for what I hear and want to change it and invest the work to get better and be better.

According to the THR sources, there were at least three complaints that he was manipulative and abusive on the Hawaii Five-0 and MacGyver 2016 set. Presumably there was one boys clubwho treated male employees better, smoked cigars, and rated women in Hawaii like objects. Others accuse him of allegedly granting men different working conditions and hours, but not offering the same to women. An anonymous source thinks it was difficult for women on this set.

In addition, he is said to have often spoken to authors, especially women and people of color, from above. THR also reports of an incident in which he made fun of a fan with a disability. An author confronted him with it, whereupon he tried to fire her.

Lenkov was one of the top show runners at CBS and has achieved several international successes through classic series reboots and had the rare honor of having a whole program day a week for himself and his productions Hawaii Five-0, MacGyver 2016 and Magnum PI. Hawaii Five-0 ended in early 2020 after ten seasons.

Hawaii Five-0 once hit the headlines when it became known in July 2017 that Daniel Dae Kim and Grace Park, two serial masters, should leave the island thriller after 168 episodes – possibly not entirely voluntarily. Because they wanted to get the same payment as their other colleagues, which was refused. Alex O’Loughlin and Scott Caan earned more than their two colleagues and were also involved in the series’ profits.

Brad Kern, former show runner of NCIS: New Orleans, was recently released from his duties at CBS. At Fam, Bob Kushell was fired, and at CBS All Access, too, the Star Trek: Discovery showrunners Gretchen Berg and Aaron Harberts were fired for their misconduct and exceeding budgets. Not to forget the long-time CBS CEO Leslie Moonves, who had to vacate his position as part of the MeToo movement.

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