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Harassment: Hawaii Five-0 reboot showrunner, Magnum, and Macgyver fired after multiple charges – News TV Series

Expert of the reboot of cult series, the creator, producer and showrunner Peter M. Lenkov is also in matters of harassment, racism, sexism and homophobia according to multiple accusations from his teams which led to his dismissal by CBS …

CBS and harassment is still not a thing of the past. After a large number of accusations, investigations and references concerning the series of the chain, from NCIS to Criminal Minds through the big boss himself, The Moonves, landed in 2018 during the breaking #MeToo, it is one of showrunners and most prominent producers in the fired American network. Its exclusivity contract with CBS Television Studios is also terminated one year from its expiration.

Canadian Peter M. Lenkov, who is responsible for the Hawaii Five-O, Macgyver and Magnum reboots, among other feats of arms, has been the subject of numerous accusations by collaborators, who have led an internal investigation by the human resources department. It was concluded that he had created a toxic work environment. In detail, at least three complaints were filed by the teams of Hawaii 5-0, which has just ended after 10 years of success, and Macgyver. According to Hollywood Reporter, he created a “boys club” which tended to favor male employees, who benefited in particular from preferential treatment in terms of timetable and working conditions.

He was particularly cruel to female screenwriters and / or from diverse backgrounds; he also allegedly, during a significant incident, mocked a disabled fan and attempted to fire a screenwriter who had then openly disapproved of his behavior. A source said: “He is not racist or sexist, he is all that at the same time! He’s anti-women, anti-people of color, anti-gay and everything else you can imagine. But he also occasionally tortured heterosexual white men.“According to Variety, he had already created similar problems when he was working on The Experts: Manhattan, almost 15 years ago. It was only very recently that CBS looked into the matter.

In his defense, Peter M. Lenkov told the Hollywood Reporter : “The time has come for me to hear that the working atmosphere I was in charge of was not what my colleagues deserved and for that, I am deeply sorry. I take my responsibilities and I agree to take all the necessary measures to do better and become a better person.

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