Yahoo Movies Jeffrey Tambor apologised to Arrested Development cast
The following article contains allegations of sexual misconduct that some readers may find distressing.
Jeffrey Tambor has said that he apologised to his Arrested Development co-stars at the height of the sexual misconduct scandal that plagued his other series, Amazon Prime Video's Transparent.
Tambor has denied accusations that he sexually harassed his former assistant Van Barnes and Transparent co-star Trace Lysette, but recently acknowledged that "lines got blurred" among them.
Amazon fired Tambor from his Emmy-winning role as trans woman Maura Pfefferman after conducting an internal investigation, and will now move ahead with a fifth and final season without him.
However, Netflix and the team behind Arrested Development are standing behind the actor and will not remove him from the fifth season, or its accompanying publicity campaign.
The cast appeared together on Entertainment Weekly Radio on Monday (May 21), where Tambor admitted he'd reached out to his Arrested Development castmates months ago to apologise for dragging them into his personal problems.
"I sent an email around and said an apology to these people I love so much for the distraction, and you'll be asked questions, and things like that," he explained.
"I gave a rather in-depth interview to The Hollywood Reporter. I'm no longer playing Maura, I'm going to miss her very much, I'm going to miss that cast that I love so much, and I wish them all the best.
"But I'm here now as a fan of this wonderful, wonderful group. I'm a little nervous, but I am so excited about this - and such a fan of these people - it is our best season, and these actors just knock it out of the park."
Arrested Development premieres the first half of its fifth season on Tuesday, May 29, and will drop the second half at some later date.
Rape Crisis England and Wales works towards the elimination of sexual violence. If you've been affected by the issues raised in this story, you can access more information on their website or by calling the National Rape Crisis Helpline on 0808 802 9999. Rape Crisis Scotland's helpline number is 08088 01 03 02.
Readers in the US are encouraged to contact RAINN, or the National Sexual Assault Hotline on 800-656-4673.
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