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Actor Jeffrey Tambour will not be returning the show Transparent after Amazon Studios said Thursday that it had completed an internal investigation into sexual harassment allegations.
The news comes several months after Tambour put out a statement saying he would leave the show after co-star Trace Lysette and former assistant Van Barnes accused him of sexual harassment.
“I have great respect and admiration for Van Barnes and Trace Lysette, whose courage in speaking out about their experience on Transparent is an example of the leadership this moment in our culture requires,” the show’s executive producer, Jill Soloway, said in a statement to BuzzFeed News. “We are grateful to the many trans people who have supported our vision for Transparent since its inception and remain heartbroken about the pain and mistrust their experience has generated in our community. We are taking definitive action to ensure our workplace respects the safety and dignity of every individual, and are taking steps to heal as a family.”
As Maura Pfefferman, the trans matriarch of the Pfefferman family, Tambour won two Emmys for Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series. It was always controversial that he was a cis straight actor playing a trans person, and even more so when Lysette and Barnes shared their accusations, being that they identify as transgender.
Amazon also announced that it is still moving forward with Season 5 of Transparent.
BuzzFeed News reached out to a representative for Tambour and Lysette for comment.
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