Jordan Karlesson
More information is coming to light about the accusations of misconduct multiple women lodged against Fred Savage, child star of The Wonder Years.
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Fred Savage allegedly had a Dr. Jeykll and Mr. Hyde complex, according to a Tuesday report on The Hollywood Reporter. That split personality of sorts drove him to assault and verbally harass crew members on the show’s reboot.
“His eyes would go dead,” one of his accusers, who was not named, reportedly said.
Savage allegedly had the ability to turn off his dark side, especially in front of actors and executives.
“They all see his absolute perfect, best face,” an accuser said. “But he sometimes showed a different side to ‘below-the-line’ employees who don’t have power.”
The History Behind The Fred Savage Controversy
Three months ago, an insider and production veteran told People that Savage “works his crews pretty hard by always doing more takes than necessary… Some directors just overshoot. Sometimes they feel like they didn’t get the performance or want to try another angle or things like that. He overshoots and the days are longer, therefore giving more opportunities to snap at people.”
Another source claimed that Fred Savage “can have a temper and occasional outbursts.”
While the full reasons and details for Savage’s firing are still unclear, it seems that this is a pattern. A female crew member, YoungJoo Hwang, filed a harassment suit against Savage in 2018. She claimed that after she brushed dandruff off of Savage’s suit, he “violently struck” her arm three times and shouted, “Do not touch me with your hands!” Hwang also claimed that Savage was “aggressive, intimidatory and constantly hurled profanities at female employees.”
In 1993, a costume designer named Monique Long once sued Fred Savage and another actor for sexual harassment. Savage’s lawyer brushed Long off as “a disgruntled employee.”
We still don’t know exactly why Fred Savage was fired. News of the firing by Disney is still very fresh, but it seems like the patterns are clear.
