Ricky Gervais has spoken out after his frequent collaborator and After Life producer Charlie Hanson was accused of sexual misconduct by 11 women, according to a report in U.K. newspaper The Times. …
“I am shocked and appalled to learn of the historical allegations made by a number of women against Charlie Hanson,” Gervais said in a statement Saturday obtained by. “The decision was made to immediately remove him from production and I am confident the matter is being handled thoroughly.
”“On Monday, we received an anonymous email containing historical allegations about a producer on one of our titles,” a rep for the streamer said in a statement obtained by. “Whilst the allegations are unrelated to his time on the show, we immediately removed him from the production and referred the matter to the police.”