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Maureen Ryan‘s new book, “Burn It Down”, is not only shedding light on the past toxic environment of Lost, but also bringing up an alleged feud between Sleepy Hollow stars Nicole Beharie and Tom Mison.

Jeff Garlin‘s behavior while working on The Goldbergs allegedly created a challenging environment for his colleagues.

Jeff Garlin had a very abrupt 2021 exit from The Goldbergs.

After his quotes about writing for Lost appeared in a Vanity Fair book excerpt Tuesday, veteran scribe Javier Grillo-Marxuach doubled down via social media by sharing more of his experience on the ABC drama.

Damon Lindelof is owning up to his past failures as the showrunner and co-creator the mega popular ABC series, Lost.

Damon Lindelof is admitting his failings. In the upcoming book, author Maureen Ryan speaks to many people who worked on  and described the show as having «dark and complicated» behind-the-scenes drama, which was, at times, «grueling and scarring» and «nakedly hostile.»In response to the accusations leveled against the series, Lindelof, who co-created the show, admitted that he «failed» during its run from 2004 to 2010.«My level of fundamental inexperience as a manager and a boss, my role as someone who was supposed to model a climate of creative danger and risk-taking but provide safety and comfort inside of the creative process — I failed in that endeavor,» Lindelof told Ryan in 2021, according to an excerpt of the book, which was published by .In a follow-up conversation the next year, Lindelof told Ryan, «The way that I conduct myself and the way that I treat other humans who I am responsible for and a manager of is a by-product of all the mistakes that were made.… I have significantly evolved and grown, and it shouldn't have had to come at the cost and the trauma of people that I hurt on .»Lindelof later claimed that he was «largely oblivious to the adverse impacts that I was having on others in that writers' room during the entire time that the show was happening.»«It's not for me to say what kind of person I am,» he said later.

star Harold Perrineau is speaking out.In a new excerpt from the upcoming book, , which chronicles the alleged toxic and hostile work environment behind the scenes of ABC's hit TV show, author Maureen Ryan spoke to writers and cast members across all six seasons, including Perrineau, who detailed their experiences. A writer also alleged that co-creator/co-showrunner Damon Lindelof and co-showrunner Carlton Cuse were often not receptive to concerns that storylines were focusing primarily on the «hero characters,» who were white.Perrineau joined the supernatural series in 2004 as Michael after starring in  the movies and.

Vanity Fair has published an excerpt from a new book examining Hollywood’s corrosive culture rips the lid off “Lost”, revealing a shocking pattern of toxic behaviour behind the scenes of the hit series.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director “Lost” showrunners Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse confront several accusations of racism, toxicity and more that allegedly occurred during the making of the ABC hit series in Maureen Ryan’s new book, “Burn It Down,” an excerpt of which has been published on Vanity Fair’s website. In the excerpt, Lindelof admits that he “failed” in regards to providing “safety and comfort” in the show’s writers’ room. Several writers and actors spoke to Ryan about the toxic work environment on “Lost,” which ran for six seasons on ABC from 2004 to 2010. Harold Perrineau, who starred as Michael Dawson in the first two seasons of “Lost,” spoke bluntly about his white co-stars getting the show’s major storylines. As he put it, “It became pretty clear that I was the Black guy. Daniel [Dae Kim] was the Asian guy. And then you had Jack and Kate and Sawyer.”

Jeff Garlin is responding to reports that his conduct on the set of “The Goldbergs” that made people “feel uncomfortable” and contributed to an atmosphere some found “demeaning or unprofessional.”

Peter White Television EditorDiverse directors and female directors are set to make up 63% of FX’s productions in 2021 – the first time that white male directors will not be in the majority.This stat, which will see white male directors make up 37% of its shows next year, was revealed by John Landgraf during a keynote session at the Edinburgh International TV Festival as he lifted the lid on the cable network’s diversity strategy.This is a marked improvement on five years ago, when white men made up 85% of its directors.Landgraf, who is Chairman of FX Networks and FX Productions, admitted that he was “ashamed” by this number in 2015, revealed in an article by Maureen Ryan, and that his initial reaction was “defensiveness”.