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Last week, Moulin Rouge! star Karen Olivo left the show in protest of producer Scott Rudin’s abuse earlier this month. The silence about Scott Rudin? Unacceptable, ”she said. “It’s the easy one, everyone. This is a monster. ‘On the other hand, many feel Sutton Foster and Hugh Jackman, the stars of Rudin’s Broadway revival The Musician, was disappointingly silent about the accusations that Rudin had physically and psychologically harassed his subordinates throughout his career. On Sunday, Foster finally addressed the allegations, set out in a April 7 Hollywood post. Reporter story, and Rudin’s decision to give up his Broadway productions on Saturday. Said the Younger star about Rudin’s retirement: “The only positive outcome is the one that happens.”
According to Foster, Foster informed the situation in an Instagram Live conversation with fellow stage artist Beth Nicely on Sunday. Reporter. THR reported earlier Foster threatened to leave The Musician if Rudin had not walked away. ‘I’m so honored to be a part of The Musician and I can not wait to create an amazing, safe, inclusive, loving environment for everyone involved, and that I just want to move forward, ‘the actress said.
“I apologize if it does not seem like I am actively trumpeting my feelings, but I feel like the sound of – I can not get a clear idea, and I really have to walk away,” Foster explains. ‘I’ve never had anything like this before, and I think 46 years on this earth deserve it. I’m mature enough to take time, and I think people should allow that. I’m really excited to be back on Broadway, and may we just continue the change, and that’s all I’m going to say. I just feel, it’s an incredibly unfortunate situation, but the only positive outcome is the event. Foster added: “And I know Hugh feels the same way.”
In his announcement about the move away from his current productions, which was before the closing To kill a mockingbird, west side story, en The Book of Mormon, Rudin apologized for his alleged years and years of abusive behavior. The producer said: ‘A lot has been written about my history of worrying interactions with colleagues, and I am very sorry for the pain my behavior has caused directly and indirectly to individuals.’