In the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal sweeping Hollywood, Actress Evan Rachel Wood, star of HBO’s hit show “Westworld,” tweet a prediction earlier this week on what “will be the next dam to break”:
This will be the next dam to break. https://t.co/Vqlnyz0IfX
— #EvanRachelWould (@evanrachelwood) October 17, 2017
And there are some indications that she was right and that this dam is cracking. Tyler Grasham, an agent for APA specializing in youth talent, has been fired after “numerous accusations of sexual assault and harassment from men” surfaced this week:
Days after initial accusations surfaced, agent Tyler Grasham, who specialized in youth talent, has been fired https://t.co/MMIAvogR2u
— Chris Gardner (@chrissgardner) October 20, 2017
One alleged victim who came forward, Blaise Godbe Lipman, accused Grasham of getting him drunk and assaulting him when he was only 17:
Blaise Godbe Lipman claims the now fired agent "fed me alcohol while I was underage and sexually assaulted me" https://t.co/LOnsRsnDd7
— Hollywood Reporter (@THR) October 20, 2017
Lipman only went public with Grasham’s name after the agent “poked” him on Facebook earlier this week:
Public FB post about APA agent Tyler Grasham and his passive aggressive threats after finding out he was hinted as a sexual assaulter. pic.twitter.com/MrhndlNf6k
— PABLO GOLDSTEIN (@pablogoldstein) October 18, 2017
The Other alleged victim to come forward is Jordan Gavaris (“Orphan Black”) who says Grasham “repeatedly harassed him”:
#OrphanBlack’s Jordan Gavaris says that scandal-ridden Hollywood agent Tyler Grasham repeatedly harassed him https://t.co/Wjt6XaMMZ7
— Vulture (@vulture) October 20, 2017
APA is starting to lose major clients over Grasham, including Fin Wolfhard (“Stranger Things”):
This has been brewing all week on Facebook, now finally coming out that agent has lost Finn Wolfhard as client.https://t.co/LaqWLsPWw5
— Chris Gardner (@chrissgardner) October 20, 2017
And Cameron Boyce who stars in Disney’s “The Descendents”:
'Descendants' Actor Cameron Boyce Fires APA Agent Due to Sexual Assault Allegations https://t.co/YapQWTMF8V pic.twitter.com/I4RxQEgHku
— TheWrap (@TheWrap) October 20, 2017
Nickelodeon fired one of its showrunners, too, for sexual harassment:
Weinstein fallout #1: Nickelodeon has fired Chris Savino, showrunner of The Loud House, for sexual harassment. https://t.co/UhdMvmRcPm
— Mark Harris (@MarkHarrisNYC) October 20, 2017
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