Eliza Dushku signed on for three episodes of the CBS show Bull in March 2017 and was told there were plans to make her a series regular. But after she confronted the show’s star Michael Weatherly about inappropriate sexual comments he’d made toward her on set that made her uncomfortable, she was suddenly written off the show. CBS paid her a confidential settlement of $9.5 million, which is approximately what she would have made as a cast member for four seasons, The New York Times reports.
Dushku, whom you might know from Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Bring It On, alleged that Weatherly’s comments included remarks about her appearance, “spanking” her, and rape jokes. When the two were filming a scene in a windowless van, Weatherly said he would take her into his “rape van,” People reports. In another instance, Dushku made a gesture with three fingers on set, and Weatherly responded by saying it meant she wanted to have a threesome with him and another guy from Bull. She said the crew laughed at this exchange.
The settlement came in January of this year, but it forbid Dushku from talking about her experiences on the show. The details of the allegations and settlement are now being discussed as CBS’s larger investigation into Les Moonves continues. Numerous women through the years have accused the former CBS chief of sexual harassment, including actress Cybill Shepherd, who says her show was canceled after she rejected his request to come home with him. He allegedly told her his wife and “mistress” didn’t turn him on and said, “Well, you know, why don’t you let me take you home?”
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