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| | Eliza Dushku was paid $9.5 million after Michael Weatherly harassed her | | Added 6 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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I stopped writing about the Les Moonves-CBS issue because those stories got few comments, and the stories were incredibly depressing. Les Moonves created a culture of sexual harassment, sexual abuse, sexual assault which permeated throughout all levels of CBS. He was a violent misogynist who loathed programming for or about women. He sexually harassed and abused dozens of women over the years as chairman and CEO of CBS. He used his power and authority to proposition women and then ?punish? them if they said no to him or raised any kind of issue.
As I said, Les Moonves? actions and attitude permeated down to all levels of CBS. But even this surprised me Michael Weatherly is best known, to me, for playing a beloved agent on NCIS. Several years ago, Weatherly left NCIS and CBS kept him in-house, and gave his the lead role on Bull. In 2017, Eliza Dushku was brought in for a guest-star arc on Bull, and the producers liked her so much, they wanted to expand the character so she could be a full-time cast member. Only that didn?t happen, because Weatherly was profoundly gross to Dushku, and when she complained, the permanent role never appeared.
Eliza Dushku was paid $9.5 million by CBS in a secret settlement after she accused Michael Weatherly of harassment and was subsequently written off of Bull. The actress, 37, first came forward with the claims against her former costar following his inappropriate remarks at the beginning of their professional relationship, the New York Times reported. The pair had been working together on CBS?s primetime drama ? Dushku joining the show in March 2017, playing a character that had a major three-episode arc, with plans to be added as a series regular.
Not long after her start, however, Weatherly, 50, allegedly commented on Dushku?s appearance, brought up a threesome, and made a rape joke in front of other cast and crew members, according to the Times. Dushku?s accusations and the settlement came to light as part of an investigation which is examining the behavior of the company?s former chief executive Leslie Moonves and the culture as a whole at CBS.
One particular instance, Dushku told investigators she made a gesture with three fingers and, in response, Weatherly allegedly made a crude comment about having a threesome with him and another cast member from Bull, the report obtained by the Times says. She also alleged that Weatherly would make comments publicly about bending her over his leg and spanking her and that when filming a scene with a windowless van, Weatherly said he would take her to his ?rape van.?
His behavior was enough to make Dushku extremely uncomfortable, causing her to bring it to his attention, the Times reports. But only a short time after their confrontation, Dushku was stunned to learn that her once-promising character had been suddenly written off the show. As a result, Dushku signed a confidential settlement, granting her $9.5 million ? approximately the same amount she would have made as a Bull cast member for four seasons, the Times reported.
Weatherly told the Times he regrets what he said and how he made his costar feel.
?During the course of taping our show, I made some jokes mocking some lines in the script,? Weatherly said in the statement to the publication. ?When Eliza told me that she wasn?t comfortable with my language and attempt at humor, I was mortified to have offended her and immediately apologized. After reflecting on this further, I better understand that what I said was both not funny and not appropriate and I am sorry and regret the pain this caused Eliza.?
[From People]
Michael Weatherly is disgusting. But honestly? The corporate culture allowed this to happen Weatherly was clearly used to treating female coworkers that way with little to no repercussions. Because he had seen, time and time again, that CBS doesn?t give a sh-t about women, that women are interchangeable, that their stories and lives and agency aren?t important. Bull is still on the air, by the way. Michael Weatherly cost the network $9.5 million. And he makes $175,000 per episode of Bull. There?s zero evidence that the show or Weatherly?s career were hurt in any way because of Dushku?s settlement.
Photos courtesy of CBS.
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| | Eliza Dushku: 'I?m an alcoholic and I was a drug addict for a lot of years' | | Added 7 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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I only ever watched one episode of Buffy The Vampire Slayer and that was because I knew someone on it. I don?t know why because I fell in love with the series Angel. But I do know and like all the actors from Buffy and that includes Eliza Dushku who famously played Faith. It turns out, Eliza is just as tough as Faith in real life. Eliza battled a drug and alcohol addiction that started as early as 14. She has since gotten sober and has stayed sober for the last eight and a half years. She recently opened up about all of this for the first time at the New Hampshire Youth Summit on Opioid Awareness in Manchester. Apparently, Eliza, who is a proud native of Watertown, MA, recently befriended the event’s organizer and agreed to speak when she had heard so many people would be there. She chose to speak without any notes so that her words came straight from the heart.
Eliza Dushkuopened up about her secret battle with alcoholism and drug addiction while speaking at the New Hampshire Youth Summit on Opioid Awareness in Manchester, New Hampshire, on Tuesday, March 7.
“Something a lot of people don’t know about me is that I’m an alcoholic and I was a drug addict for a lot of years,” theBuffy the Vampire Slayeralum, 36, told thousands of students during her speech. “I’m always going to be that, but the difference between me and an alcoholic or a drug addict that still drinks and does drugs is that I’m sober. I don’t drink and I don’t do drugs anymore.”
?I got sober for my family,? she said. ?But today, I?m sober for me, and I?m sober for you. Because drugs and alcohol are powerful, but we are more powerful.?
Dushku revealed that she’s been sober for eight-and-a-half years and that she first dabbled with marijuana at the age of 14. “I loved the first time I took a drug because I loved the way it made me feel. I loved the way it made menotfeel ? I didn’t have to feel,” she explained. “It was fun ? and I loved it ? until it wasn’t. Drugs didn’t love me. They didn’t love my family. They definitely didn’t love my friends that died.”
[From Us]
You can watch her speech here. As I said above, Eliza gave the speech off the cuff and she sounds slightly nervous at the beginning, almost like she doesn?t know if she is going to go though with telling the audience she?s an addict. But you can hear her confidence as she moves forward and the crowd gives her encouragement. She said that one of the reason she got sober was that her brother no longer trusted her around his daughter because when she drank, she didn?t make good decisions. Her quote, “Because drugs and alcohol are powerful, but we are more powerful,? stood out to me because when I quit smoking, I had one cigarette I kept and every morning I would pick it up and say, ?You are not more powerful than me.? I employ the same tactic for a lot of things now, whenever I feel something is beating me.
Elisa has worked fairly steadily since Buffy. She was in the revamp of The Dollhouse and I always thought that was a good fit for her. Even though her career has been steady, Eliza is fulfilling her dream of a college degree at Suffolk University in Boston. She is earning a BA in sociology. This is especially poignant given that she speaks to how hard Middle and High School were. If it wasn’t for college, I wouldn’t have any fond school memories so I’m really happy for her. Her speech was both emotional and effective and in conclusion, Eliza said, ?If you’re in trouble, all you have to do is say, ‘I need help,’ I’m a real badass and tough girl. It was the hardest thing in the world for me to ask for help and it was the most powerful thing I’ve ever done.” We’ve heard this before but it always bears repeating.
If I said 1 thing that may have helped 1 person today- I'm grateful. #addiction #recovery Thx @JWahlly & everyone who organized & attended ? https://t.co/jOt0YDUWsC
— Eliza Dushku (@elizadushku) March 7, 2017
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| | Eliza Dushku At The Improper Bostonian Magazine July 2014 | | Added 10 years ago | Source: Dickism |
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Here is Eliza Dushku posing at The Improper Bostonian magazine July 2014 issue.
One of the world’s most beautiful Albanian women… But we don’t see enough of her, literally or figuratively.
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| | Eliza Dushku So Sexy Attend CBGB premiere in New York | | Added 11 years ago | Source: Dickism |
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Here is Eliza Dushku posing at CBGB premiere in New York. She went the more casual route in jeans and light denim jacket with sheepskin lining.
Eliza had fun posing with the movie’s Freddy Rodriguez too.
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| | Eliza Dushku Shows Off Some Skin | | Added 12 years ago | Source: HollywoodTuna |
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I’m not sure if Eliza Dushku can really be considered a celebrity anymore, I honestly don’t have a clue what she’s been doing for like the last decade, but I’m old enough to remember her doing something and that’s all I need. Obviously I can’t name one thing she was in, but I know she
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| | Eliza Dushku's Cute Little Booty | | Added 13 years ago | Source: HollywoodTuna |
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I wish I could say that I had some hot pictures of Eliza Dushku showing off those big boobs we all know are hidden under thick layers of terrible acting and awful career moves, but sadly I can’t. Instead I’ve got pictures of her at the airport with her boyfriend. So lame. There’s a moment
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| | Eliza Dushku and Rick Fox Hit the Red Carpet | | Added 14 years ago | Source: Feed Me Gossip |
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Rick Fox L and actress Eliza Dushku arrive at Spike TV’s 2010 Video Game Awards held at the LA Convention Center on December 11, 2010 in Los Angeles, California.
Here is the lovely Eliza doing what she does best, looking very very nice.
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| | A Little Eliza Dushkleavage | | Added 14 years ago | Source: HollywoodTuna |
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I wasn’t really planning on having Eliza Dushku on the site today, or any time soon for that matter, but I had a few cocktails yesterday when I did this and I thought that using the word Dushkleavage was kind of clever so that’s how I’m stuck in this situation this morning. I guess it’s
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| | Eliza Dushku In Her Little Shorts | | Added 14 years ago | Source: HollywoodTuna |
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Eliza Dushku normally bores the hell out of me, she’s kind of like a Reese Witherspoon type, she’s hot but….. Anyhow, here she is trying to step it up a bit with a nice pair of short shorts. I guess it’s a start right? If I can make a
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Taking on one of the biggest challenges an athlete can face, Eliza Dushku competed in a mini-triathlon over the weekend in Miami, FL.
The ?Open Graves? actress along with boyfriend Rick Fox took part in the third annual Nautica South Beach Triathlon on Sunday (April 11).
The competitive race which includes a half-mile swim, 19-mile bike ride and four-mile run benefits the St. Jude Children?s Hospital.
Shortly after, the 29-year-old star tweeted, "I feel like I ate the SUN! My body's burning up right now. We finished 2hrs45mins. @rickafox came in 1st place in male celeb division!" (Oddly enough, Mr Fox was the only one in that category).
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