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Former ‘Doctor Odyssey’ Crew Members Sue Disney for Alleged Sexual Harassment on Set

Three former crew members are suing 20th Century and Disney for enabling an “unchecked campaign of sexual harassment” for months.

Three former crew members on ABC’s Doctor Odyssey are suing 20th Century and parent company Disney for allegedly enabling an “unchecked campaign of sexual harassment” for months on the set of the show. According to the report from Variety, the three plaintiffs, all women, allege that the assistant prop master on the series would subject them to “sexual jokes, innuendos, comments, sexual gestures, and images” in addition to “unwanted touching,” which included “openly grabbing a visiting female employee’s buttocks.” The suit claims that Disney hired the assistant prop master and his wife, the lead prop master, despite having “knowledge that prior allegations of sexual harassment had been lodged” against him in 2010, when he worked on the set of House. The man was terminated after his behavior was reported to HR, but the suit claims that his wife then “began to engage in retaliatory behavior.” The entire prop department was later laid off, and the plaintiffs claim they have been blacklisted by Disney in response for coming forward about the harassment.