Assistant Sues Ed Brubaker for Sexual Harassment
Variety • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Former production assistant Ijaaz Noohu has filed a lawsuit against showrunner Ed Brubaker, Amazon MGM Studios, and Big Indie Pictures, alleging a hostile work environment marked by racial and sexual harassment on the set of Amazon’s upcoming series "Criminal."
- Noohu claims Brubaker engaged in repeated sexual harassment, made demeaning racial and religious comments, and once pointed a functional firearm at Noohu’s face, pulling the trigger in an incident witnessed by a senior producer.
- The lawsuit also accuses executive producer Phillip Barnett of discouraging staff from documenting complaints and dismissing reports of misconduct, while Noohu was eventually banned from the set and left uncredited on the series.
- Brubaker, a well-known comic book writer with credits at Marvel, DC, and television shows like "Westworld," has not responded to requests for comment, and Amazon MGM declined to comment on the allegations.
