Jeffrey Tambor officially fired from ‘Transparent’ following sexual harassment allegations

Actor Jeffrey Tambor has officially been fired from Amazon’s Transparent over claims of sexual harassment, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Amazon investigated the harassment claims of Tambor’s former assistant Van Barnes and costar Trace Lysette. 

Tambor denied Barnes’ allegations when they first surfaced in November, adding that he didn’t see how he could return to Transparent in the current “politicized atmosphere.” In his statement, he expressed “deep regret if any action of mine was ever misinterpreted by anyone as being aggressive” and added “the idea that I would deliberately harass anyone is simply and utterly untrue.” Read more…

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