The Rookie star Afton Williamson quits due to alleged sexual harassment and racial bullying
Fillion and Williamson. Photo: Getty Images/2019 One of the leads of ABC’s popular crime dramedy series, The Rookie, has quit the show due to what she claims were repeated instances of sexual harassment and racial bullying throughout the course of filming the first season — behavior that went ignored by the show’s higher-ups.
“HR protocol was never adhered to,” Williamson wrote. “An investigation was never issued for any of my claims.” Eventually, she says, she was able to get a meeting with Hawley, two producers, her agent, and a SAG-AFTRA union representative in June, where she was promised that “everything was handled” in the lead-up to season two. However, Williamson learned at the meeting that the recurring guest star had not been fired, despite being “assured” he would be.
As such, Williamson said she had no choice but to “walk” away from The Rookie. “Now is the best time in the world to be a woman and I have a platform so it’s time to use my voice,” she concluded. “Strength comes from within. It comes from above.” TV Line reports Williamson’s character will not be recast, but rather, a new training officer played by Lost alum Harold Perrineau will be introduced for a short arc.
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