Carol's Second Act: Two Writers Quit After Patricia Heaton's Husband is Accused of Sexual Misconduct
Two female writers quit CBS sitcom Carol's Second Act after allegations were leveled against executive producer David Hunt.
Hunt is married to the show's leading lady, Patricia Heaton.
Per The New York Times, Broti Gupta alleged that Hunt touched her on two occasions, with the first happening at a cast and crew dinner in August.
During that incident, Gupta alleged that Hunt hugged her from the side, before complimenting her pants and running his hand up the side of her thigh.
The writer told her boyfriend, Greg Gallant, about the incident that night, and he confirmed the conversation to the outlet.
Weeks after the alleged incident, Gupta was working while sitting next to the show's co executive-producer Margee Magee.
Hunt was said to be looking for something when he approached Gupta and took her by the shoulders and jerked her forward.
Magee allegedly got up from her seat and said,...
Hunt is married to the show's leading lady, Patricia Heaton.
Per The New York Times, Broti Gupta alleged that Hunt touched her on two occasions, with the first happening at a cast and crew dinner in August.
During that incident, Gupta alleged that Hunt hugged her from the side, before complimenting her pants and running his hand up the side of her thigh.
The writer told her boyfriend, Greg Gallant, about the incident that night, and he confirmed the conversation to the outlet.
Weeks after the alleged incident, Gupta was working while sitting next to the show's co executive-producer Margee Magee.
Hunt was said to be looking for something when he approached Gupta and took her by the shoulders and jerked her forward.
Magee allegedly got up from her seat and said,...
- 11/18/2019
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Two female writers quit the freshman CBS sitcom Carol’s Second Act after allegations were leveled against executive producer David Hunt, who is married to series star Patricia Heaton.
According to The New York Times, writer Broti Gupta alleged that Hunt touched her inappropriately on two separate occasions. The first incident occurred at a cast and crew dinner in August, when Hunt allegedly hugged Gupta twice from the side, then complimented her pants and ran his hand up the side of her thigh. Later that night, Gupta discussed the incident with her boyfriend, fellow TV scribe Greg Gallant, and actress Dylan Gelula,...
According to The New York Times, writer Broti Gupta alleged that Hunt touched her inappropriately on two separate occasions. The first incident occurred at a cast and crew dinner in August, when Hunt allegedly hugged Gupta twice from the side, then complimented her pants and ran his hand up the side of her thigh. Later that night, Gupta discussed the incident with her boyfriend, fellow TV scribe Greg Gallant, and actress Dylan Gelula,...
- 11/16/2019
- TVLine.com
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Making its world premiere at the fest is “I Love Dick,” Soloway’s Amazon comedy featuring Kevin Bacon as the titular Dick, a “charismatic artist” who upends the marriage of Kathryn Hanh and Griffith Dunne. In addition, the Netflix documentary “Hot Girls Wanted” gets a sequel directed by Rashida Jones; “Turned On” explores “the intersection of sex and technology,” per the official release.
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