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        <title><![CDATA[Jeffrey Tambor continues to apologize for ‘Transparent’ misconduct]]></title>
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        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Almost two and a half years after <strong>Jeffrey Tambor</strong> was accused of sexual misconduct, the former &#8220;<strong>Transparent</strong>&#8221; star is again apologizing for his actions.</p><p>&#8220;Regarding how I left [&#8216;Transparent&#8217;] I just want to make it really, really clear for your listeners out there that I&#8217;m not this guy. I in no way ever, ever intended to make anyone feel uncomfortable,&#8221; Tambor, 75, <strong>said on Gilbert Gottfried’s Colossal Show on SiriusXM</strong>.</p><p>Tambor — who starred as Maura Pfefferman, a transgender divorced parent of three in the groundbreaking series — <strong>left in the wake of the allegations</strong>.</p><p>&#8220;It was a set like no other,&#8221; he said, praising the cast of the show. &#8220;And, uh, there had to be, of course, instances where my interaction would be with these lovely people, could have been mistaken way other than how I intended. And I have profoundly apologized and I apologize now.&#8221;</p><p>The &#8220;Arrested Development&#8221; actor continued, &#8220;If I made anyone, anyone feel vulnerable and I&#8217;m sorry. I&#8217;m sorry it ended the way it did, but I just wanted to say, you know, I have to say it, I&#8217;m so proud of playing Maura and part of the LGBT community and getting that important message, out and it&#8217;s a highlight of my life and I just can&#8217;t let the day go short and I can&#8217;t leave this studio without saying something.&#8221;</p><p>In November 2017, at the height of the #MeToo movement, the Emmy winner was <strong>accused of sexual misconduct</strong> by his former assistant Van Barnes and <strong>his “Transparent” co-star Trace Lysette</strong>. A third accuser, a makeup artist, <strong>came forward later that month</strong> with another allegation.</p><p>Barnes detailed the alleged misconduct during an interview with Megyn Kelly, saying that Tambor, along with inappropriate sexual comments, <strong>watched her sleep naked</strong>. Lysette also accused him of unwanted sexual statements, as well as pressing his body against hers in a sexually aggressive manner.</p><p>In a <strong>2018 interview with the Hollywood Reporter</strong>, Tambor vigorously denied the claims, but did concede that he was “difficult on set. I drove myself and my cast mates crazy. Lines got blurred.”</p><p>Around the same time, in an interview for Netflix&#8217;s “Arrested Development&#8221; reboot, his co-star Jessica Walter <strong>revealed that he had verbally harassed her</strong>.</p><p>&#8220;He never crossed the line on our show with any, you know, sexual whatever,” she told the <strong>New York Times</strong>. “Verbally, yes, he harassed me, but he did apologize &#8230; In like almost 60 years of working, I&#8217;ve never had anybody yell at me like that on a set.&#8221;</p>]]></content:encoded>
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