Broadway legend Ben Vereen has apologized following accusations of inappropriate sexual misconduct with cast members in a 2015 community theater production of the musical "Hair."
The allegations, first reported earlier Friday by the blog OnStage and the New York Daily News, were leveled by two young actresses who starred in the show, which was performed by a volunteer cast at the Venice Theatre in Florida.
One actress, Kaitlyn Terpstra, said Vereen lured her to a hot tub in his Florida rental home and touched her inappropriately, and accused him of misconduct in the theater as well, including getting naked with the cast.
Much of the unwanted interactions were done under the guise of improving the actresses' craft, Terpstra told NBC News.
In a statement on Friday, Vereen said, ?I would like to apologize directly to the female cast members of the musical ?Hair? for my inappropriate conduct when I directed the production in 2015. While it was my intention to create an environment that replicated the themes of that musical during the rehearsal process, I have since come to understand that it is my conduct, not my intentions, which are relevant here."
05-01-2018 - Vidéo
