Frank Langella Fired From ‘Fall of the House of Usher’ After Netflix Investigation

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Alesha Dixon and Amanda Holden reportedly stormed off Britain's Got Talent after being terrified by a "horrible" audition. BGT judge Alesha, 43, and Amanda, 51, are said to have left the stage after being covered in cockroaches, in scenes which are set to air this weekend.

Frank Langella’s ouster earlier this month.“Star Trek” actor Bruce Greenwood will now play Usher family patriarch Roderick Usher.Langella, 84, was fired by the streamer following sexual misconduct allegations. The Oscar nominee (“Frost/Nixon”) left the show halfway through filming after allegedly making inappropriate comments to a female co-star.

https://t.co/ya6QOQcX72The production, which also stars Mary McDonnell, Mark Hamill, Carla Gugino, Kate Siegel, Rahul Kohli, Annabeth Gish and Henry Thomas, was halfway through filming an eight-episode season when the allegations against Langella arose. “The Fall of the House of Usher” is “a modern remix of some of the most iconic works of Edgar Allan Poe,” including the short story of the same name.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterBruce Greenwood is joining “The Fall of the House of Usher” series at Netflix, taking over the role previously held by Frank Langella.Langella exited the series earlier in April after it was reported that he was under investigation for misconduct on the set, which it was later confirmed involved making an inappropriate joke to a female co-star.Greenwood will now star in the series as Roderick Usher, the head of the Usher family in creator Mike Flanagan’s modern re-telling of the Edgar Allan Poe story. The show draws on other Poe works as well.

Bruce Greenwood, one of the stars of Fox’s The Resident, is joining Netflix’s The Fall of the House of Usher.

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his wife, Alexandra Dickson Hartz, told Deadline.Hartz joined the morning news show in 1974 when he was 34.The broadcaster replaced previous “Today” host Frank McGee, who died at 58.Before Hartz became a part of the NBC network, he was a reporter for WNBC, covering local news.Several key events he reported throughout his two-year “Today” show career include President Richard Nixon’s resignation, the beginning of the Apollo 15 spacecraft, the conclusion of the Vietnam War and the American Bicentennial in 1976.Walters, 92, gushed over her co-host to the New York Times in 1974, saying: “Jim, doesn’t mind sharing the stage with me. He isn’t offended when I try to help him.” She left the show in 1976 for a job at ABC.In the same interview, he noted how much he enjoyed being a part of the “Today” show and wanted to honor McGee’s legacy.“I realized ‘Today’ would mean a lot.

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Frank Langella has been fired from the Netflix series "The Fall of the House of Usher" following the completion of a sexual misconduct investigation, Fox News Digital can confirm. Langella, 84, was the subject of the completed investigation, production sources told Deadline.TMZ reported earlier this week that Langella, who starred as Roderick Usher in the series, had been accused of inappropriate sexual behavior on set. Frank Langella has been fired from the Netflix show "The Fall of the House of Usher." The actor allegedly made an inappropriate joke that was sexual in nature, according to the outlet.  Langella also touched a female co-star's leg at some point during filming and brought attention to the moment by saying, "Did you like that?" production sources told TMZ.

Deadline.An investigation was undertaken and it was discovered that “The Box” star behaved inappropriately on set.The eight-episode drama is about halfway through production and scenes Langella already filmed will be reshot.While Langella was not scheduled to film this week, shooting the series will go on with scenes not involving his character until a new actor has been given the job. The outlet reported that Langella was accused of making ungentlemanly comments to a female co-star.TMZ reported that he also touched the leg of a female co-star and reportedly said something like, “Did you like that?”The series also stars Carla Gugino, Mary McDonnell, Carl Lumbly and Mark Hamill.The Post has reached out to Langella’s reps and Netflix for comment.The story is based on the works of Edgar Allen Poe and is created by the “Haunting of Hill House” filmmaker Mike Flanagan and produced by his company Intrepid Pictures.Flanagan announced the project last December in a series of tweets.

Frank Langella has been fired from Netflix series “The Fall of the House of Usher” after an an investigation was undertaken into allegations of on-set misconduct.

Frank Langella will not be starring in Netflix‘s The Fall of the House of Usher after all.