‘Search Party’ showrunner Charles Rogers accused of sexual assault by production assistant
nme.comHBO Max series, Search Party, has accused showrunner Charles Rogers of sexual assault.Evan Schwartz has claimed that Rogers sexually assaulted him, and has suggested that the showrunner also drugged him.
The alleged incident reportedly happened in 2020, according to Schwartz.According to TheWrap, the network carried out a past investigation into the alleged assault, which cleared Rogers.
However, in social media statements shared by Schwartz on January 6, he said: “HBO’s HR investigator gaslit me into exonerating Charles.
Because of the psychotic episode, I believed I made this all up, and I even sent him an email telling him he did nothing wrong.”In a statement to TheWrap, an individual close to Rogers said: “The facts speak for themselves as evidenced by this individual’s decision to retract his own statement amid a thorough, third-party investigation which found no wrongdoing.
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