Sutton Foster Breaks Silence on Scott Rudin Allegations, Explains Why She Waited to Speak

Carl Lentz‘s wife Laura Lentz has spoken out for the first time since the former Hillsong pastor was fired from the church amid a cheating scandal. She marked their 18th wedding anniversary on May 5 with a lengthy Instagram caption, accompanied by a snap of palm trees against a blue sky.

Famed producer Scott Rudin said he plans to resign from the Broadway League as allegations that he bullied and manipulated staffers over the years continue to pile against him. Rudin, 62, has been accused of abusing his employees by multiple people claiming to have worked with him.

Rita Wilson is opening up about what allegedly happened when she worked with disgraced Scott Rudin on the 2015 Broadway play Fish in the Dark.

Add New York State’s summerlong arts festival NY PopsUp to the roster of projects from which producer Scott Rudin has stepped back.

The Producers Guild of America has broken its silence over workplace bullying claims in the wake of The Hollywood Reporter's April 7 cover story on allegations made against Scott Rudin. On Thursday, the Hollywood producers organization announced it has created a new task force dedicated to rooting out workplace harassment in the aftermath of allegations made against the Hollywood mega-producer.

Michael Appler Several hundred Broadway advocates and theater workers gathered in New York City on Thursday to demand the industry banish Scott Rudin in the wake of a growing controversy around the producer’s abusive treatment of employees.

The Producers Guild of America is expanding its Independent Production Safety Initiative to include anti-bullying trainings “with the goal of eliminating workplace violence and aggression.” The move comes in the wake of bullying accusations against Broadway and Oscar-winning movie producer Scott Rudin.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterIn response to recent and explosive allegations about producer Scott Rudin’s workplace behavior, the Producers Guild of America is forming a task force to combat bullying in Hollywood.“We are deeply disturbed and disheartened by the continuing allegations of workplace harassment and abuse in our industry, and stand with those who speak out against such violence and intimidation in all forms,” a Thursday PGA statement read, without directly naming Rudin, who

Hugh Jackman, star of the upcoming Broadway revival of The Music Man produced by Scott Rudin, said today that the company is “rebuilding the Music Man team” in the wake of Rudin’s decision to step back from active leadership participation.

Call it soft distancing. In the wake of an April 7 Hollywood Reporter exposé on Scott Rudin’s abusive behavior, a number of industry organizations and Rudin himself have begun to address the matter, albeit in vague and toothless ways.

Queen Elizabeth II is mourning the love of her life. After Prince Philip died at the age of 99 on April 9, the British royal paid tribute to her husband of over 73 years with a heartbreaking statement honoring his life and legacy.

Nearly two weeks after The Hollywood Reporter published a cover story detailing Scott Rudin's history of alleged abuse, the uber-producer released a statement that he is stepping back from a number of his upcoming films, according to reports by Variety and Deadline Hollywood. An A24 source told The Hollywood Reporter that Rudin is no longer involved in its Jennifer Lawrence film Red, White and Water and Joel Coen's The Tragedy of Macbeth, starring Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterIn the wake of Kevin Graham-Caso’s suicide last October, his friends pored over his old emails, looking for answers. Klodiana Alia found one from 2009, when Graham-Caso was working as an assistant to producer Scott Rudin.

Sutton Foster broke her silence Sunday about Scott Rudin amid abuse allegations made against the uber-producer in an April 7 Hollywood Reporter cover story. On Sunday, Foster took part in an Instagram Live conversation with fellow performer Beth Nicely, where she expressed relief that Rudin was stepping back.

Sutton Foster, who is set to co-star in the upcoming $17 million revival of The Music Man on Broadway with Hugh Jackman, made her first public comments about the show’s producer, Scott Rudin, since the controversy over his alleged abusive workplace behavior heated up in recent weeks.

Ellise Shafer administratorThe outrage surrounding producer Scott Rudin intensified over the weekend, with Broadway star Sutton Foster speaking out while the twin brother of a late former Rudin assistant posted an emotional video message alleging that his brother was traumatized by his experience with the producer.Both statements follow Rudin’s announcement on Saturday that he is “stepping back” from Broadway.

Sutton Foster deserves a standing ovation for the stand she took against producer Scott Rudin!

Scott Rudin, a producer of both movies and Broadway shows, says he will “step back” from his theatrical productions after he was accused of workplace abuse.