'Criminal' Boss Ed Brubaker Sued ,Accused Of Sexual & Racial Harassment
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Key Points:
- Sri Lankan American filmmaker Ijaaz Noobu has filed a 12-claim lawsuit in LA Superior Court alleging sustained sexual, racial, national origin, and religious harassment while working as a production assistant on Prime Video's upcoming series Criminal.
- Noobu claims he faced demeaning stereotypes and inappropriate remarks, including being asked by showrunner Ed Brubaker if he supported Hamas, and was ultimately banned from the set after raising concerns.
- The lawsuit names Ed Brubaker, Amazon Services, MGM, Executive Producer Phillip Barnett, and others, accusing them of enabling and ignoring the abusive conduct on set.
- Noobu alleges that despite numerous witnesses and senior producers being aware, the corporate defendants failed to take reasonable steps to prevent the harassment.
- Representatives for Amazon MGM and Ed Brubaker have not responded to requests for comment regarding the lawsuit.
