“Oscar-nominated actor Frank Langella has been fired from “The Fall of the House of Usher” Netflix series following a misconduct investigation into an allegation of sexual harassment.
“The investigation, now completed, found “he had been involved in unacceptable conduct on set,” Deadline reported. A spokesperson for Netflix confirmed the report to NBC News.
“Langella, 84, had been accused of sexual harassment, including making inappropriate comments to a female co-star on set, TMZ first reported.
“NBC News has reached out to his representatives for comment.
“Langella’s role as Roderick Usher will be recast as the eight-episode series, based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe, is about halfway through production. Scenes he filmed will be reshot.”
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