Trigger warning: this article discusses alleged sexual abuse and misconduct.
Fourteen people involved in the queer series ‘Queer for Fear’ are defending the embattled producer, Bryan Fuller against allegations of sexual misconduct.
In an expose published by Variety on November 2, 14 people who worked for the LGBTQIA+ show are disputing Sam Wineman’s account of the events and allegations involving bullying, discrimination, sexual harassment, sexual assault, and retaliation from Fuller.
As stated in the lawsuit, Wineman, who worked as a series producer on the series, claimed that Fuller sexually harassed and sexually assaulted him while working together on ‘Queer For Fear’ in 2020.
Nine of the sources who went on the record with Variety, included an editor, a sound mixer, and several interview subjects. They all insisted that Fuller ran a “professional and collegial set” and was painted as an abuser with allegations that date back more than two years. Meanwhile, most sources claimed Wineman was an “ineffective and challenging colleague who was ultimately fired.”
One of Wineman’s most damning allegations involved an incident where Fuller cracked Wineman’s back, where he was “completely restricted from movement as Mr. Fuller pressed his penis against [Wineman’s] buttocks, holding it there so [Wineman] could feel it through the fabric of Mr. Fuller’s track pants.”
Steak House, one of the executive producers, told Variety that he was there when the incident happened and that Wineman had misconstrued what happened with Fuller cracking Wineman’s back after being told that his back hurts. Fuller then offered to do his back in front of a number of people on the crew.
