More than 12 people have now accused Law & Order: Svu showrunner David Graziano of bullying, sexual harassment and workplace misconduct.
“[He] is s a very unprofessional, ego-centric, and immature man,” script coordinator Haley Cameron wrote on an industry listserv. “I have been in this industry a long time, and I have never experienced such pure, white-male misogyny.”
Cameron left Svu soon after Graziano took leadership. “I urge you — especially women — to think twice before putting yourself in a position that could end as badly as mine did,” she advised industry folks.
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A script coordinator for the dramatic series Coyote, Amy Hartman, reportedly added her own Graziano complaint on the same platform. “Graz is super toxic and I’ve never run from a job so fast in my life as I did when I Sc’ed for him. Stay away,” she warned.
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“[He] is s a very unprofessional, ego-centric, and immature man,” script coordinator Haley Cameron wrote on an industry listserv. “I have been in this industry a long time, and I have never experienced such pure, white-male misogyny.”
Cameron left Svu soon after Graziano took leadership. “I urge you — especially women — to think twice before putting yourself in a position that could end as badly as mine did,” she advised industry folks.
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A script coordinator for the dramatic series Coyote, Amy Hartman, reportedly added her own Graziano complaint on the same platform. “Graz is super toxic and I’ve never run from a job so fast in my life as I did when I Sc’ed for him. Stay away,” she warned.
Fellow Coyote...
- 12/9/2022
- by Ilana Frost
- Uinterview
“Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” may be looking into the internal affairs of its own showrunner.
Writer-producer David Graziano, who oversees the hit NBC series, was at the center of a Los Angeles Times report alleging a toxic workplace environment. More than a dozen people accused Graziano of mistreating colleagues, making inappropriate comments towards women and people of color, and having a bad temper. Allegations against Graziano cite events spanning over a decade.
The exposé was published the same day as “Svu” star Kelli Giddish’s final episode aired, with Giddish’s exit rumored to be due to salary disputes with series creator Dick Wolf.
“Law & Order: Svu” stars Mariska Hargitay as Captain Olivia Benson, the leader of a Special Victims Unit in New York City that investigates sex crimes. The beloved procedural has been airing for 24 seasons.
Graziano joined “Svu” as a writer, executive producer, and showrunner...
Writer-producer David Graziano, who oversees the hit NBC series, was at the center of a Los Angeles Times report alleging a toxic workplace environment. More than a dozen people accused Graziano of mistreating colleagues, making inappropriate comments towards women and people of color, and having a bad temper. Allegations against Graziano cite events spanning over a decade.
The exposé was published the same day as “Svu” star Kelli Giddish’s final episode aired, with Giddish’s exit rumored to be due to salary disputes with series creator Dick Wolf.
“Law & Order: Svu” stars Mariska Hargitay as Captain Olivia Benson, the leader of a Special Victims Unit in New York City that investigates sex crimes. The beloved procedural has been airing for 24 seasons.
Graziano joined “Svu” as a writer, executive producer, and showrunner...
- 12/9/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
David Graziano, who was named the new showrunner of “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” ahead of its record 24th season, has been accused of creating “toxic” work environments and of inappropriate behavior and comments on his previous series, the Los Angeles Times reported on Thursday.
According to the article, the allegations of bullying date back at least 10 years.
“The implication that Mr. Graziano created a hostile work environment, or is sexist, inappropriate and unprofessional is false,” his spokesperson Alafair Hall told TheWrap. “‘Please,’ ‘thank you,’ and ‘excuse me,’ are words seldom heard in writers’ rooms where the focus is murder.”
When the news that “Svu” had tapped Graziano broke, Amy Hartman, who worked as a script coordinator on his Paramount drama “Coyote,” wrote on an email thread, “Graz is super toxic and I’ve never run from a job so fast in my life as I did when I Sc’ed for him.
According to the article, the allegations of bullying date back at least 10 years.
“The implication that Mr. Graziano created a hostile work environment, or is sexist, inappropriate and unprofessional is false,” his spokesperson Alafair Hall told TheWrap. “‘Please,’ ‘thank you,’ and ‘excuse me,’ are words seldom heard in writers’ rooms where the focus is murder.”
When the news that “Svu” had tapped Graziano broke, Amy Hartman, who worked as a script coordinator on his Paramount drama “Coyote,” wrote on an email thread, “Graz is super toxic and I’ve never run from a job so fast in my life as I did when I Sc’ed for him.
- 12/8/2022
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
TV writers are rallying behind their writers room assistants’ calls for a “living wage” as part of the IATSE’s negotiations for a new film and television contract, which resume July 6.
Under the Ia’s contract, the minimum pay for writers’ assistants is only $16 an hour, while script coordinators, who report directly to their showrunners or head writers, are paid as little as $17.64 an hour. Many work for these barely livable wages in the hope of getting a shot at a writing assignment.
Writers have been tweeting their support for their assistants using the hashtags #IASolidarity, #PayUpHollywood and #IALivingWage.
“Writer’s Assistants & Script Coordinators are under-sung and underpaid superstars of every TV production; they deserve to be paid a living wage by every studio, no exceptions,” tweeted Craig Thomas, co-creator/executive producer of How I Met Your Mother and executive producer of the upcoming How I Met Your Father.
“Studios...
Under the Ia’s contract, the minimum pay for writers’ assistants is only $16 an hour, while script coordinators, who report directly to their showrunners or head writers, are paid as little as $17.64 an hour. Many work for these barely livable wages in the hope of getting a shot at a writing assignment.
Writers have been tweeting their support for their assistants using the hashtags #IASolidarity, #PayUpHollywood and #IALivingWage.
“Writer’s Assistants & Script Coordinators are under-sung and underpaid superstars of every TV production; they deserve to be paid a living wage by every studio, no exceptions,” tweeted Craig Thomas, co-creator/executive producer of How I Met Your Mother and executive producer of the upcoming How I Met Your Father.
“Studios...
- 6/28/2021
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
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