If Rudin didn't take a seat, I would leave - Sutton Foster

 

If Rudin didn't take a seat, I would leave - Sutton Foster

Scott Rudin

Jackman's co-star Sutton Foster has taken a strong stand and said if Rudin didn't take a seat she would leave the highly anticipated musical show of Broadway Productions

A source says Music Man star Hugh Jackman was “very concerned” about the issues, which included on-the-record depictions of physical abuse and “what it would look like moving forward” with Rudin in a visible role.

 On Saturday morning, Rudin replied to the allegations of misconduct and physical abuse by giving  a statement to “The Washington Post”  about his "history of troubling interactions with colleagues." In the statement, Rudin described, "I am profoundly sorry for the pain my behaviour caused to individuals, directly and indirectly” and said he has "made the decision to step back from active participation on our Broadway productions, effective immediately."

Ex Staffers of Producer Scott Rudin

In The Hollywood Reporter story, several of Rudin’s ex-staffers chronicled his abusive behaviour, which included throwing items at underlings in the New York office including a glass bowl, a baked potato, a teacup and a stapler. Also chronicled in the story, at least two staffers wound up in the hospital, one as a result of Rudin smashing a computer monitor on the young man's hand. But in the immediate aftermath of the story's publication, Hollywood remained relatively mum about the industry titan who has produced such films over the decades as Clueless, The Social Network and No Country for Old Men, which took home the best picture Oscar.