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Hugh Jackman has broken his silence following disgraced Broadway producer Scott Rudin s decision to step back and reflect on his past bad behaviour.
Rudin is one of the people behind The Greatest Showman star s The Music Man revival.
In a statement released on Wednesday, Hugh assured fans the show will go on while the team behind the musical rebuilds. I want to say how much I respect and applaud the people that have spoken up about their experience working with Scott Rudin, Jackman wrote. It takes an enormous amount of courage and strength to stand up and state your truth, he went on.
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By Dan Meyer
Apr 21, 2021
The Tony winner broke his silence days after co-star Sutton Foster commented on the industry reckoning. Hugh Jackman Cubankite/Shutterstock.com
Tony winner and Oscar nominee Hugh Jackman has spoken out in regards to Scott Rudin s decision to step away from projects on Broadway and in Hollywood. In a statement provided to The New York Times (as shared on Twitter by Michael Paulson), the actor, who is to star in the upcoming production of
The Music Man, applauded those who came forward about the producer s abuse and bullying, and called Rudin s voice the most important in a healing journey.
USA TODAY
As allegations of bullying continue to plague Scott Rudin, the Hollywood producer announced Tuesday that he would be stepping back from his film and streaming work days after doing the same for his Broadway productions.
In a statement, Rudin said he would use the time to work on personal issues I should have long ago. The producer, who has many movie projects in development, didn t expand on what stepping back entailed. When I commented over the weekend, I was focused on Broadway reopening successfully and not wanting my previous behavior to detract from everyone’s efforts to return,” Rudin said. It’s clear to me I should take the same path in film and streaming. I am profoundly sorry for the pain my behavior has caused and I take this step with a commitment to grow and change.
âAfter a period of reflection, Iâve made the decision to step back from active participation on our Broadway productions, effective immediately. My roles will be filled by others from the Broadway community and in a number of cases, from the roster of participants already in place on those shows,â Rudin said in a statement.
The move comes more than a week after the Hollywood Reporterâs cover story on Rudin contained accounts of the producing heavyweight throwing glass bowls, staples and baked potatoes at former employees. In his statement on Saturday he did not deny the allegations.
âMuch has been written about my history of troubling interactions with colleagues, and I am profoundly sorry for the pain my behavior caused to individuals, directly and indirectly. I am now taking steps that I should have taken years ago to address this behavior,â he said.