Fuller House showrunner Jeff Franklin has been shown the door.
The producer behind the Netflix spinoff and ABC original Full House was ousted amidst complaints of his behavior, according to a Variety report published on Wednesday, February 28. Warner Bros. TV confirmed the news in a statement to the publication, saying: ?We are not renewing Jeff Franklin?s production deal and he will no longer be working on Fuller House.?
According to Variety multiple sources complained about the 63-year-old?s behavior in the writers? room. Franklin, who created ABC?s Full House in 1987, is accused of being ?verbally abusive to staffers? and making sexually suggestive comments about his own sex life. The piece notes that Franklin has not been accused of ?directly sexually harassing or engaging in physical misconduct with any staffers.?
In addition, employees also complained that Franklin would allegedly bring women he dated to the set and would occasionally give them small parts in Fuller House.