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06-07-2023, 04:09 AM
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/snl-lost-curb-your-enthusiasm-biggest-bombshells-burn-it-down-hollywood-tell-all-012937281.html
The Muppets
The adorable characters of Kermit, Fozzie Bear and others have appeared in a long list of TV shows. Ryan noted that the live-action ABC series (https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/the-muppets-bob-kushell-showrunner-out-1201633158/) that aired in primetime from July 2015 to March 2016 — the one where Kermit had a girlfriend named Denise — was anti-Miss Piggy. Co-executive producer Nell Scovell told Ryan that show co-creator and executive producer (https://jezebel.com/executive-producer-of-the-muppets-was-apparently-a-se-1850510727) Bob Kushell (https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Bob_Kushell) had "little respect" for the iconic character, and Scovell faced "a constant battle" in the writers' room" to protect Miss Piggy. It was an indicator of the misogyny on the set.
Scovell told Ryan that, as just one example, Kushell had come into her office, closed the door and lambasted the fact that someone high up in the crew had been fired for alleged sexual harassment. He didn't understand the problem. "It wasn't like he was grabbing t*** or a**," he said, using "gross gestures." He quieted down when Scovell shared her personal story of assault on a set she's worked on earlier, but that ended as he left. "He opened his arms and jokingly said, 'Wanna f***?'" (Kushell reportedly did not respond to Ryan's request for comment.)
The Muppets
The adorable characters of Kermit, Fozzie Bear and others have appeared in a long list of TV shows. Ryan noted that the live-action ABC series (https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/the-muppets-bob-kushell-showrunner-out-1201633158/) that aired in primetime from July 2015 to March 2016 — the one where Kermit had a girlfriend named Denise — was anti-Miss Piggy. Co-executive producer Nell Scovell told Ryan that show co-creator and executive producer (https://jezebel.com/executive-producer-of-the-muppets-was-apparently-a-se-1850510727) Bob Kushell (https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Bob_Kushell) had "little respect" for the iconic character, and Scovell faced "a constant battle" in the writers' room" to protect Miss Piggy. It was an indicator of the misogyny on the set.
Scovell told Ryan that, as just one example, Kushell had come into her office, closed the door and lambasted the fact that someone high up in the crew had been fired for alleged sexual harassment. He didn't understand the problem. "It wasn't like he was grabbing t*** or a**," he said, using "gross gestures." He quieted down when Scovell shared her personal story of assault on a set she's worked on earlier, but that ended as he left. "He opened his arms and jokingly said, 'Wanna f***?'" (Kushell reportedly did not respond to Ryan's request for comment.)