‘Stranger Things’ Star Finn Wolfhard Parts Ways With APA Agency, Tyler Grasham
“Stranger Things” star Finn Wolfhard has parted ways with APA Agency and has fired Tyler Grasham after he was accused of sexual assault.
The agency released a statement to Entertainment Weekly announcing that they have let go of Grasham. “Tyler Grasham’s employment with APA has been terminated, effective immediately,” it read. But even though Grasham is no longer connected to APA, Wolfhard still decided to cut ties with them.
According to People, Wolfhard is not the only young actor who fired Grasham. “Descendants” star Dove Cameron has decided to no longer team up with the agent, but it is still unclear whether or not she will still be managed by APA.
Blaise Godbe Lipman, who has starred in episodes of “Hawaii Five-0” and “Weeds,” recently joined the #MeToo movement and shared his story of assault when he was still signed with the prominent talent agent. At that time, he was just 17.
After joining the movement, Lipman allegedly received a poke from Grasham on Facebook, and this prompted him to pen a follow-up social media post outing the latter as his assaulter.
“I added my voice to the chorus to represent those who held no power. My incident with Tyler Grasham occurred when I was a young teenage actor, doing a bit guest-star roles and Disney shows. In that environment, kids are trained by representation, coaches, by network and studio, to give up their power. Young talent is literally dispensable, a fact they are made well aware of,” he wrote.
Towards the end of his post, Lipman directly addressed Graham and wrote, “Tyler, if you’re reading this, careful who you poke, and best of luck on the job hunt sweetie.”
The allegations against Graham just weeks after the New York Times exposed Harvey Weinstein’s sexual abuse of several actress and models in Hollywood. Angelina Jolie, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Beckinsale, Rose McGowan and Cara Delevingne are just some of the celebrities that came forward about Weinstein’s misconduct.
But last week, Weinstein denied the sexual assault allegations through his representative. “Any allegations of non-consensual sex are unequivocally denied by Mr. Weinstein.”
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