This is quite unexpected news. Hugo Sperry, best known for his role in The Full Monty, explains why he feels he was unfairly left out of the Disney+ series that follows the hit 1997 film.
The actor starred in the cult film, which followed six unemployed metal workers who performed male striptease. Decades later, he’s one of the original cast members reprising his role in the series, which is expected to premiere June 14 on Disney+.
But that all changed when Disney announced that Hugo Speer’s contract had been terminated due to “inappropriate behavior” while filming in Manchester, England.
in the interview DailyMailHugo Speer explained that a young woman who has the function of “runner” in English – the equivalent of a courier – with some experience on the set, knocked on the door of his caravan while he was changing. And even though she claims he told her to wait a minute, he opened the door anyway.
The actress says she hid behind the wardrobe and can’t understand why she didn’t leave when she realized she was changing. A few days later, Hugo Speer says, a producer pulled him aside on the set and said:There were several complaints about you“.
Surprised, he answered:What? In 31 years, I have never had a single complaint about my drivingThe actor says that the producer told him afterwards:We saw her naked in the trailer.“After listening to your own speech”that I made team members uncomfortable– said Hugo Speer to himself.shocked“.
“I tried to remember the runner, but he didn’t say anything after he opened the door when he fell on his head.“, he added.Not “it was a bit awkward”. nothing. We were just going about our business.“
He was sent home for a few weeks in the hope that everything would work out, but Hugo Speer says that after an investigation, his character was pulled from the rest of the series and fired.
According to a copy of the investigation report that he received, the actor said he was accused of being seen naked in his trailer by a costume intern who complained about him walking naked near the open door of his trailer.
After being kicked out of the project, Hugo Speer did not work. “It was tragicomic, but they didn’t understand the effect I had on me“, said the actor.I experienced a big and deep shock. As you can see, I’m still a little bit“.
After all, the actress revealed that she also battled depression and struggled with mental health. He added: “The job was taken away. They took away my reputation. They took my money. They accepted my common sense“.
a Disney spokesperson said HollywoodReporter :”Last year, allegations of inappropriate behavior by Hugo Speer on the set of The Full Monty came to our attention. As policy dictates, an independent investigation has been launched. At the end of this, a decision was made to terminate his contract, which took effect immediately.“
The actor is definitely not in the series trailer that was released last May.
Source: Allocine
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