Jeffrey Tambor Under Investigation for Sexual Harassment at Amazon

The actor "adamantly" denied the allegations, calling them "baseless"

BY Josiah HughesPublished Nov 8, 2017

Veteran actor Jeffrey Tambor has received plenty of accolades for his depiction of a transgender woman on Amazon's Transparent, but he's now being investigated for alleged sexual harassment behind the scenes.

Van Barnes is a transgender woman who served as Tambor's assistant on the show and has also appeared in reality shows like Caitlin Jenner's I Am Cait and Amazon's This Is Me. According to Deadline, she alleged inappropriate behaviour from Tambor in a Facebook post.

Though the post was kept private, Amazon has now launched a probe into the accusations. Responding to the story, Tambor offered the following statement:

I am aware that a former disgruntled assistant of mine has made a private post implying that I had acted in an improper manner toward her.... I adamantly and vehemently reject and deny any and all implication and allegation that I have ever engaged in any improper behavior toward this person or any other person I have ever worked with.... I am appalled and distressed by this baseless allegation.

The Jeffrey Tambor investigation comes three weeks after Amazon Studios boss Roy Price resigned following a series of sexual harassment claims against him. 

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