It has been confirmed that Australian actor and musician Craig McLachlan will no longer star in Rocky Horror Show, following a number of sexual assault and harassment claims made against him.
A statement from the show’s production company, Gordon Frost Organisation, says they came to a mutual agreement with McLachlan that he would step down from his role as Frank N Furter as they undertake “a full internal investigation”.
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It’s alleged that the Gold Logie Award-winning 52-year-old indecently assaulted, sexually assaulted, exposed himself and bullied female colleagues from the 2014 Rocky Horror Show production – all of which McLachlan denies.
"We take these allegations very seriously, and have always endeavoured to prioritise a safe working environment," Gordon Frost Organisation said.
"We can also confirm that our records show the claimants at no time made any complaint — formal or informal — to the company manager or executive producer of The Rocky Horror Show in 2014.
“Furthermore no-one at GFO recalls any verbal discussion of this nature.
"It would be distressing to us if anyone within our company was dismissive of sexual assault allegations, and this will form a part of our internal investigation."
As well as starring in popular Australian shows like Home & Away and Packed To The Rafters, McLachlan released three studio albums between 1990-1996 and a number of hit songs such as Mona.
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