The Los Angeles-based talent agency APA fired Hollywood agent Tyler Grasham on Friday following allegations that he sexually assaulted and harassed multiple young men in the industry, prompting Stranger Things star Finn Wolfhard to leave the firm.
A representative of Wolfhard’s did not immediately respond to a phone call and email seeking comment.
Grasham first came under scrutiny Monday when filmmaker Blaise Godbe Lipman alleged that, as a teenage actor a decade ago, the agent had “fed” him alcohol and then sexually assaulted him.
At least two other men — an editor and actor — have since come forward with stories of more recent unwanted sexual advances and harassment by Grasham.
A second client of Grasham’s, 18-year-old actor Cameron Boyce, had also decided to fire the agent before Grasham was terminated by APA, the actor’s publicist said. “In light of the allegations he felt it necessary to part ways with Tyler Grasham,” the publicist, Kasey Kitchen, said of Boyce.
APA had previously announced that it was investigating the allegations. Grasham had been put on leave before his firing was officially announced Friday afternoon.
“Tyler Grasham’s employment with APA has been terminated effective immediately,” the agency’s head of communications, Manfred Westphal, said in a statement. He said he could not provide any further information.
Grasham did not respond to requests for comment.
Unfolding scandal
The men said they were inspired to speak out as part of the “#metoo” campaign in which social media users have aired their experiences with alleged sexual harassment in response to the unfolding scandal surrounding disgraced film mogul Harvey Weinstein. More than 40 women have complained that the co-founder of the Weinstein Co sexually harassed or assaulted them over two decades.
Lipman, 28, whose acting credits include appearances on several TV shows, including Weeds and Hawaii Five-0, made his allegations in a Facebook post Monday.
After Lipman’s post, two other men made similar allegations on Facebook or in interviews with The Times.
Lucas Ozarowski, a 27-year-old film editor, alleged in a Facebook post on Thursday that Grasham groped him at his home following an APA party two years ago.
Brady Lindsey, a 19-year-old actor, said in an interview with The Times that Grasham made unwanted sexual advances.
