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Celebrated LGBT theater director is fired over claims hes a sex pest who performed oral sex on one shocked co-worker, inappropriately touched another - and told victim he masturbated to gang rape scene in Jodie Foster movie Michael A. Shepperd, longtime artistic director at Los Angeles Celebration Theatre, was fired after at least two actors alleged sexual misconduct He was accused of performing oral sex on co-worker Michael Taylor Gray in 2006, and inappropriately touched actor Andrew Diego, i...

The sexual misconduct allegations rocking L.A.s largest LGBTQ theater company Read full article May 28, 2021, 5:00 AM·17 min read Andrew Diegos Facebook post was the center of Celebration Theatres sexual misconduct investigation of artistic director Michael Shepperd, who was fired this week. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times) As the longtime artistic director of Celebration Theatre, the city’s leading LGBTQ stage, Michael A. Shepperd has been an outspoken advocate for social justice. As a ga...

Print As the longtime artistic director of Celebration Theatre, the city’s leading LGBTQ stage, Michael A. Shepperd has been an outspoken advocate for social justice. As a gay Black theater-maker, Shepperd has pushed for inclusion and diversity in the arts. And as a successful director and actor — someone who has landed not just on Broadway but also in TV series such as “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “NCIS” and “Criminal Minds” — he has been an inspiration to a younger generation try...

LOS ANGELES — As the longtime artistic director of Celebration Theatre, the citys leading LGBTQ stage, Michael A. Shepperd has been an outspoken advocate for social justice. As a gay

Advertisement In an interview with The Times, Diego also accused Shepperd of groping backstage during performances and making a graphic sexual proposition. “I think there needs to be space created to have an open and ongoing conversation among queer theater executives about this theme of how we use sexuality amongst each other in our work and our work spaces,” Diego told The Times, “and how we end up in ways big and small bringing repulsive behavior into our spaces.” Shepperd, who had s...