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Writer Audrey Wauchope, who currently works on “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” accused “One Tree Hill” creator Mark Schwahn of inappropriate behavior on set of the WB show.
Wauchope also alleged that female writers would try to avoid sitting next to Schwahn on office couches and that men would try to protect them from him.
Schwahn even skipped the mandatory sexual harassment training from studio lawyers, Wauchope claimed.
Many of the female “One Tree Hill” stars reached out to support Wauchope after her allegations.
Late Monday, the entire female cast and crew put out a statement about Schwahn.
All of the female cast members of One Tree Hill have chosen this forum to stand together in support of Audrey Wauchope and one another.
To use terminology that has become familiar as the systemic reality of sexual harassment and assault has come more and more to light, Mark Schwahn’s behavior over the duration of the filming of One Tree Hill was something of an “Open secret.” Many of us were, to varying degrees, manipulated psychologically and emotionally.
Many of us since have stayed silent publicly but had very open channels of communication in our friend group and in our industry, because we want Tree Hill to remain the place “W everything’s better and everything’s safe” for our fans; some of whom have said that the show quite literally saved their lives.