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In March 2017, Eliza Dushku, an actress known for her work on \u201cBuffy the Vampire Slayer,\u201d signed on to play a major role in three episodes of the CBS prime-time drama \u201cBull,\u201d and there were plans to make her a full-time cast member.<\/p>\n
Her time on the set began promisingly. The show\u2019s star, Michael Weatherly \u2014 a mainstay of CBS\u2019s prime-time lineup for 15 years \u2014 seemed friendly. And a producer and writer on \u201cBull,\u201d Glenn Gordon Caron, told Ms. Dushku she would be more than a love interest.<\/p>\n
Then came a series of comments that made Ms. Dushku uncomfortable. In front of the cast and crew, Mr. Weatherly remarked on her appearance, and made a rape joke and a comment about a threesome. Shortly after Ms. Dushku confronted the star about his behavior, she was written off the show. She believed her time on \u201cBull\u201d came to a sudden end as a result of retaliation.<\/p>\n
After she went through mediation with CBS, the company agreed to a confidential settlement that would pay her $9.5 million, roughly the equivalent of what Ms. Dushku would have earned if she had stayed on as a cast member for four seasons.<\/p>\n
Details of Ms. Dushku\u2019s experiences on \u201cBull\u201d and the confidential settlement she reached with the company emerged during the course of an investigation that began in August, when the CBS Corporation board hired the law firms Covington & Burling and Debevoise & Plimpton to examine accusations of sexual misconduct made by multiple women against Leslie Moonves, the company\u2019s former chief executive. The board also instructed the outside lawyers to investigate \u201ccultural issues at all levels of CBS.\u201d<\/p>\n
In a draft of the investigation report, which was reviewed by The New York Times, the lawyers said the company\u2019s handling of Ms. Dushku\u2019s complaints was not only misguided, but emblematic of larger problems at CBS. When faced with instances of wrongdoing, the company had a tendency to protect itself, at the expense of victims, the investigators wrote.<\/p>\n
The investigation\u2019s findings show how Ms. Dushku sought to address conduct she found demeaning, why she believed she faced retaliation and how a top CBS lawyer tried to undermine her claims with what investigators described as an \u201cantiquated\u201d view of how a woman should comport herself in the workplace.<\/p>\n
Because of his [Mr. Weatherly] status on the show, his behavior was contagious, in Ms. Dushku\u2019s view. She told investigators that a crew member approached her at one point and said with a chuckle, \u201cI\u2019m with Bull,\u201d before suggesting that he, too, wanted to take part in a threesome with her.<\/p>\n
The exchange left Ms. Dushku feeling \u201cdisgusting and violated,\u201d according to the interview notes.<\/p>\n
Mr. Weatherly said that when he mentioned a threesome, it was not to suggest Ms. Dushku take part in a threesome with him and another cast member. \u201cWhile we\u2019re shooting, in the context of the scene, she held up three fingers, suggesting something,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd I ad-libbed, \u2018Threesome?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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