Benny Safdie Addresses 'Disgusting' Sexual Misconduct, Grooming Allegations About Sebastian Bear-McClard
etonline.comproducer and Elara Pictures co-founder was accused of sexual misconduct and grooming teenage girls in March 2023. Per the outlet, a spokesperson for Benny and his brother Josh Safdie had previously said they fired him upon becoming aware of the behavior in July 2022«It's disgusting, and when you find out something about somebody that you didn't realize, you just have to be much more careful,» the actor-producer said in a new interview with . «It's a lot, and it's not something that you want to have happen to anybody.
And when you find it out, the one thing that you can do is really just take control.»Per the article, as of March 2023, Bear-McClard was involved in private mediation with the Safdie Brothers.
ET has reached out to Bear-McClard for comment.The allegations against Bear-McClard involved inappropriate on-set behavior for the Safdie Brothers' and , both A24 releases under the pair's first look deal with the entertainment company.A source told that A24 was not aware of any allegations against McClard when it licensed for U.S.
distribution in 2016 and that the distributor never received a complaint during the making of 2017's .The new upcoming Elara Pictures project does not involve Bear-McClard.Benny, meanwhile, will not co-direct the next Safdies movie with his brother Josh, who will instead direct solo.The r star did ensure that Elara Pictures is very much intact, telling the outlet, «Elara is still there.
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