Eliza Dushku testifies about ‘near-constant’ intimate harassment on ‘Bull’ set
Eliza Dushku made an appearance before a home Judiciary panel on Tuesday to testify concerning “near-constant” intimate harassment she presumably endured about pair of CBS’ “Bull.”
The 40-year-old celebrity mentioned in virtual committee hearing, called “Silenced: exactly how pressured Arbitration holds subjects of intimate Violence and Sexual Harassment inside Shadow,” that she “appreciated” the chance to speak out about this important issue as “someone who was simply fired and silenced once I attempted to approach it.”
She began by sharing that in 2017, she had been “aggressively pursued” by CBS for a six-year dedication to perform “a skilled, high-powered lawyer supposed to combat balance the existing male lead,” which had been starred by Michael Weatherly.
“However, during my basic month on my newer work i discovered myself personally the force of crude, sexualized and lewd verbal assaults,” Dushku alleged. “I experienced near-constant intimate harassment from my personal co-star.”
She included, “This was actually beyond things I had skilled within my 30-year profession.”
Dushku, whom did not identity Weatherly, went on to detail a number of the harassment she allegedly confronted.
She said at the hearing that the girl co-star often described this lady as “legs” and would “smell me and leeringly search myself up and down.”
“Off program, in front of about 100 crew members and shed users, he as soon as said that he would take us to his ‘rape’ van and make use of lube and long phallic activities on me personally and just take me over his knee and spank me personally like just a little female,” Dushku claimed, incorporating that he additionally shared with her that “his semen are strong swimmers.”