the showrunner of the series accused of harassment and sexism

David Graziano, the new showrunner of the series New York special unithe is accused of harassment and sexism by more than a dozen people according to an LA Times investigation.

David Graziano took control of one of the oldest franchises and the most successful in television history at the beginning of the year: New York special unit. She previously worked on the short-lived CBS border drama, Coyote, Jack Ryan from Amazon and the series Lie to me from Tim Roth. New York special unit account today 24 seasons and 524 episodes, available on the Prime Video platform. And, for now, she doesn’t seem ready to stop. The LA Times published a lengthy report on David Graziano on December 8, containing allegations of violent behavior, bullying and sexism by people who have worked with him during his career. Statements against this appear to stem in part from a recent post by a former script coordinator on the show featuring Mariska Hargitay. In her post, she reportedly warned others about working on the show.

Serious allegations for the showrunner of New York special unit

The report of Los Angeles Times brings together the allegations of more than a dozen people, most speaking on condition of anonymity. They therefore accuse David Graziano of brutalizing subordinates, making inappropriate comments about women’s bodies and creating a hostile work environment in a series of series in which he was one of the most powerful people on set. His former assistant, who worked for him from 2009 to 2012, has heard him speak in particular “about women’s bodies and what she would like to do with them” or expressing inappropriate sexual desires towards him. She also said she was fingered by another producer. When she reported the incident to Graziano, he told her the man in question was “an important showrunner” and that she was not “nobody”.

David Graziano denies the allegations

After the story hit the media, David Graziano’s spokesman Alafair Hall denied his allegations: “The implication that Mr. Graziano created a hostile, sexist, inappropriate, and unprofessional work environment is false. This allegation comes from Haley Cameron, who worked briefly as a script coordinator at New York special unit. She appears to have failed to report that she was about to be fired after less than two weeks of work for extensively editing scripts when she was hired only to flesh them out.” A denial that does not question the testimony of dozens of people.

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