The actor, who was ousted from Transparent after sexual misconduct allegations, has found himself under scrutiny again with resurfaced verbal harassment
arlier this week, it was announced that Jeffrey Tambor, an actor whose name was one of many mentioned in the post-Weinstein rush of sexual misconduct allegations, would be returning to this year’s Emmys race.
The 73-year-old star, who has previously won two awards for his role as a trans woman in Transparent, was submitted by Netflix for his work in the latest season of Arrested Development launching at the end of the month. It felt like the beginning of a comeback, a slow crawl back to the top after being ousted from the Amazon drama. But his good luck was short-lived. Later that same day, the New York Times launched a roundtable interview with Tambor and the rest of the Arrested Development cast. It was a surprisingly candid chat and once talk of the new season was completed, the conversation moved on to Tambor’s misbehaviour.
Jason Bateman apologises for excusing co-star Jeffrey Tambor's yelling on set
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In an interview with the Hollywood Reporter earlier this month, he had mentioned a “blowup” with his on-screen wife, played by Jessica Walter. It was brought up in the roundtable and she spoke for the first time about the incident. After her male co-stars tried to defend him, she started to cry, audio of which has been going viral.
“It’s hard because honestly – Jason [Bateman] says this happens all the time,” she said. “In like almost 60 years of working, I’ve never had anybody yell at me like that on a set. And it’s hard to deal with, but I’m over it now.”
After outcry online, Bateman apologised for his unwavering defense of Tambor. “Based on listening to the NYT interview and hearing people’s thoughts online, I realize that I was wrong here,” he tweeted. “I sound like I’m condoning yelling at work. I do not. It sounds like I’m excusing Jeffrey. I do not. It sounds like I’m insensitive to Jessica. I am not.”
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Since the article was published, Netflix has announced that all future interviews supporting the show will be cancelled.
arlier this week, it was announced that Jeffrey Tambor, an actor whose name was one of many mentioned in the post-Weinstein rush of sexual misconduct allegations, would be returning to this year’s Emmys race.
The 73-year-old star, who has previously won two awards for his role as a trans woman in Transparent, was submitted by Netflix for his work in the latest season of Arrested Development launching at the end of the month. It felt like the beginning of a comeback, a slow crawl back to the top after being ousted from the Amazon drama. But his good luck was short-lived. Later that same day, the New York Times launched a roundtable interview with Tambor and the rest of the Arrested Development cast. It was a surprisingly candid chat and once talk of the new season was completed, the conversation moved on to Tambor’s misbehaviour.
Jason Bateman apologises for excusing co-star Jeffrey Tambor's yelling on set
Read more
In an interview with the Hollywood Reporter earlier this month, he had mentioned a “blowup” with his on-screen wife, played by Jessica Walter. It was brought up in the roundtable and she spoke for the first time about the incident. After her male co-stars tried to defend him, she started to cry, audio of which has been going viral.
“It’s hard because honestly – Jason [Bateman] says this happens all the time,” she said. “In like almost 60 years of working, I’ve never had anybody yell at me like that on a set. And it’s hard to deal with, but I’m over it now.”
After outcry online, Bateman apologised for his unwavering defense of Tambor. “Based on listening to the NYT interview and hearing people’s thoughts online, I realize that I was wrong here,” he tweeted. “I sound like I’m condoning yelling at work. I do not. It sounds like I’m excusing Jeffrey. I do not. It sounds like I’m insensitive to Jessica. I am not.”
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Since the article was published, Netflix has announced that all future interviews supporting the show will be cancelled.
