Dean Cain made a shocking revelation in a new interview with Variety this week: he was sexually harassed while filming the TV show Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. Cain, 58, didn’t disclose who harassed him on the set of the ’90s hit, but he said that he “could have had the biggest sexual harassment lawsuit in Hollywood history.” Cain’s statement could resolve the longstanding question of why ABC abruptly cancelled the show—which attracted 15 million viewers per episode at its peak—after the fourth season ended. Cain had already written scripts for season five and planned to direct several episodes while also starring as Clark Kent. The Hollywood heartthrob went on to host the TV docuseries Ripley’s Believe It or Not! and star in movies such as The Broken Hearts Club, Rat Race, and Out of Time. His time as Superman has always defined his public persona, though, including in recent weeks as he’s attracted attention for his stinging critiques of the newest Man of Steel movie (which premiered earlier this month). Cain told Entertainment Weekly that director James Gunn had made the new Superman too “woke”: “Changing beloved characters I don’t think is a great idea.”
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