F. Murray Abraham apologizes following misconduct allegations

F. Murray Abraham has publicly apologized, days after Rolling Stone reported that the reason for his abrupt 2022 departure from the Apple+ TV present Mythic Quest was as a result of him having been fired for sexual misconduct.

“This can be a honest and deeply felt apology,” Abraham mentioned in an announcement via his consultant. “Although by no means my intention to offend anybody, I instructed jokes, nothing extra, that upset a few of my colleagues and consequently misplaced a terrific job with great individuals. I’ve grown in my understanding from this expertise, and I hope they are going to forgive me.”

Based on the journal, at the least two issues had been raised about Abraham’s habits: one leading to him being instructed to keep away from some actresses engaged on the comedy, and one other, dropped at creator and star Rob McElhenney, resulted in his firing.

Abraham, who performed old-school writer C.W. Longbottom on the primary two seasons of the present, was killed off within the third season. He had declined to touch upon the explanation he was leaving. Lionsgate, the studio behind the collection, did the identical, citing personnel issues.

Abraham, 83, received an Oscar for Greatest Actor in 1985 for his portrayal of Antonio Salieri in Amadeus. He is continued to seem in initiatives together with the Showtime drama collection Homeland, for which he was nominated for 2 Emmys; Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Resort; the Coen brothers’ Inside Llewyn Davis; and, most just lately, the second season of The White Lotus. Within the latter, which premiered in October, he performed a philandering grandfather staying at a lodge in Sicily along with his son and grandson. IMDb lists his solely upcoming challenge because the thriller Double Soul, wherein his co-stars embody Danny Glover, Paz Vega and Julian Sands, the actor who went lacking in January whereas mountain climbing California’s treacherous Mt. Baldy.