CBS renews "Bull" despite Michael Weatherly's alleged sexual harassment



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CBS renewed its popular "Bull" legal drama for a fourth season, despite the controversy surrounding the show's star, Michael Weatherly, accused of harassing actress Eliza Dushku during filming.

Shortly after CBS announced the renewal of the program, Steven Spielberg's Amblin Television production company announced that it was breaking ties with the show, Deadline reported.

Spielberg was executive producer of "Bull", alongside co-presidents of Amblin Television, Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey.

A December survey by the New York Times revealed that CBS had reached a $ 9.5 million deal with Dushku, who had starred in "Bull," after being opposed to Weatherly for making him angry. inappropriate comments on the set and the members of the team.

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Jessica Alba & Michael Weatherly (Photo by Steve Granitz / WireImage)

Michael Weatherly & Murray at The Lint Roller Party at Barker Hanger in Santa Monica, California, USA. (Photo by Gregg DeGuire / WireImage)

USA – JULY 18: CBS Party at Dodger's Stadium – TCA Press Tour in Los Angeles, USA July 18, 2004 – Pauley Perrette and Michael Weatherly of NCSI at Press Tour of the CBS Party for Television Critics Association (TCA). (Photo by Barbara BINSTEIN / Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)

MONTE CARLO, MONACO – JUNE 30: The American actor Michael Weatherly attends the photocall of "Navy NCIS: Navy Criminal Investigation Service". at the 46th Monte Carlo Television Festival at the Grimaldi Forum, June 30, 2006 in Monte Carlo, Monaco. (Photo by François Durand / Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES – AUGUST 1: Agent Afloat & # 39; – The NCIS team (Michael Weatherly, left, Mark Harmon, center and Cote de Pablo, right) investigates a mysterious suicide aboard a carrier aboard the NCIS, on Tuesday, September 30th (8:00). 21:00, ET / PT) on the CBS television network. (Photo by Cliff Lipson / CBS via Getty Images)

VALENCIA, CA – SEPTEMBER 04: (LR) Actors David McCallum, Lauren Holly, Pauley Perrette, Sean Murray, Pablo's Coast, Brian Dietzen, Mark Harmon and Michael Weatherly attend the celebration of the 100th episode of NCIS at Valencia Studios on the 4th September 2007 in Valencia, Valencia, California. (Photo by Michael Buckner / Getty Images)

Melbourne, Australia – May 6: Actor Michael Weatherly and his niece Alexandra arrive at the 2007 Logie Awards TV Week at the Crown Casino on May 6, 2007 in Melbourne, Australia. The annual television awards allow Australia's most popular television talent to compete for the coveted awards, which are spread across the 11 most popular categories and the 11 most notable categories in the industry. (Photo by Patrick Riviere / Getty Images)

Valencia – November 19: "Flesh and Bone" – Gibbs questions DiNozzoÕs ability (Michael Weatherly, right) to do his job when Elder DiNozzo (special guest star Robert Wagner, left) is involved in their last investigation, the ÒNCIS, Tuesday, January 12 (8:00 pm – 9:00 pm, ET / PT) on the CBS television network. (Photo of Sonja Flemming / CBS via Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES – OCTOBER 13: "Child's Play" – The team (Michael Weatherly, Mark Harmon, Sean Murray, from left to right) has to suspend his Thanksgiving plans when the atrocious death of a Navy leads them to a governmental children's prodigy think tank, on NCIS, Tuesday, November 24 (8:00 pm to 9:00 pm, ET / PT) on the CBS television network. (Photo of Michael Yarish / CBS via Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES – JUNE 1: & # 39; Jack Knife & # 39; – When a sailor is found dead, DiNozzo (Michael Weatherly) and his team have embarked on the path of bankruptcy of an illegal trucking operation on NCIS on Tuesday, February 9 (8am to 9pm). : 00PM, ET / PT) on the CBS television network. (Photo of Michael Yarish / CBS via Getty Images)

MONTE-CARLO, MONACO – JUNE 09: *** EXCLUSIVE ACCESS *** Actor Michael Weatherly attends the portrait session of the & NCIS & # 39; at the Grimaldi Forum at the Monte Carlo Annual Television Festival, June 9, 2010 in Monte-Carlo, Monaco. (Photo by François G. Durand / WireImage)

Dioszzo (Michael Weatherly) and the team are responsible for protecting Ziva's father, while his presence at an NCIS conference opens unexpected surprises on NCIS on Tuesday, November 16 (8:00 – 21:00, ET / PT) on the CBS television network. (Photo of Monty Brinton / CBS via Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES – JANUARY 9: "Secrets & # 39; – When a Navy captain is found dead with an unusual suit hidden under his uniform, the NCIS discovers a secret society of real superheroes and must find the villain, on NCIS, Tuesday, February 14 (from 20 h at 9 pm, ET / PT) on the CBS television network. Perrey Reeves (right), star of the movie, Wendy Miller, ex-fiancée of DiNozzo's reporter (Michael Weatherly, left). (Photo by Ron P. Jaffe / CBS via Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES – MARCH 11: 'Dead Reflection & # 39; – The NCIS team (from left to right: Cote de Pablo, Michael Weatherly and Mark Harmon) follows the murderer of a Marine lieutenant after the Pentagon security camera revealed a small officer committing the crime. crime. Meanwhile, Gibbs announces that Constable Barrett and his team will take over the Port-to-Port serial killer case in NCIS on Tuesday, April 12 (8:00 pm to 9:00 pm Eastern Time). ), on the CBS television network. (Photo of Sonja Flemming / CBS via Getty Images)

Los Angeles – January 11th: (l-r); Michael Weatherly, Sean Murray and Pauley Perrette at the NCIS Session at the 2012 CBS Winter Press Tour, held on January 11, 2012 at the Langham Huntington Hotel in Los Angeles, California. (Photo of Monty Brinton / CBS via Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES – AUGUST 24: A petty officer is shot down in a Billionaire Ferrari and the investigation has led the NCIS team to uncover a link with a man named Gibbs in NCIS on Tuesday, October 30 (8am) . 21:00, ET / PT) on the CBS television network. From left to right: Mark Harmon and Michael Weatherly (photo by Sonja Flemming / CBS via Getty Images) *** Local subtitle)

LOS ANGELES – APRIL 25: "Until death does not separate us" – Terrorism threatens to shake the foundations of the Navy and NCIS, while the newest member of the NCIS Most Wanted Wall eludes the team. The destination wedding of Jimmy Palmer is affected by the case, during the final of the NCIS season, on Tuesday, May 15 (from 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm Eastern / Estonia) on the network. CBS television. Pictured from left to right: Cote de Pablo, Sean Murray and Michael Weatherly (Photo by Michael Yarish / CBS via Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 16: Michael Weatherly visits "Extra" at The Grove on October 16, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Noel Vasquez / Getty Images for Extra)

NEW YORK, NY – MAY 15: Actors Michael Weatherly, Pablo's Coast and Mark Harmon attend CBS Upfront 2013 at The Tent at Lincoln Center on May 15, 2013 in New York. (Photo by Jim Spellman / WireImage)

LOS ANGELES, CA – JANUARY 08: Actors Josh Holloway (left) and Michael Weatherly attend the 40th Annual People's Choice Awards at the Nokia Theater L.A. Live on January 8, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz / FilmMagic)

LOS ANGELES – AUGUST 27: "Anonymous was a woman & # 39; – Gibbs and McGee (Sean Murray, left) go to Afghanistan when a murder case took them to an Afghan women's shelter, Mike Frank, secretly backed for years, in NCIS, Tuesday, October 15 ( 20:00 – 21:00, ET / PT) on the CBS television network. Also on the photo: Michael Weatherly. (Photo of Sonja Flemming / CBS via Getty Images)

WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA – JULY 17: (RL) Starring Michael Weatherly, Pauley Perrette and Brian Dietzen at the 2014 CBS Summer Press Tour, The CW, Showtime and CBS Television Distribution, Pacific Design Center, Pacific Design Center West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Barry King / FilmMagic)

LOS ANGELES – NOVEMBER 10: 'Check & # 39; – The NCIS team is scheduled to investigate a series of crime scenes that appear to be previous case imitators on NCIS on Tuesday, January 6th (8:00 pm to 9:00 pm). ET / PT), on the CBS television network. From left to right: Emily Wickersham and Michael Weatherly (Photo by Greg Gayne / CBS via Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES – AUGUST 26: "Choke Hold & # 39; – Secretary of the Navy assigns the NCIS team to a joint working group on terrorism after the murder of a marine researcher and the main suspect wanted by the Russian government. In order to advance the case, Gibbs asks DiNozzo (Michael Weatherly) to interfere with Task Force leader, FBI agent, Leia Pendergast, on NCIS, on Tuesday, October 14 ( from 20:00 to 21:00). ET / PT), on the CBS television network. (Photo of Michael Yarish / CBS via Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES – NOVEMBER 20: Sister City: Part One & # 39; – After the passengers and crew of a private plane traveling from New Orleans to Washington DC are fatally poisoned, all the evidence suggests the missing leader, Abby's brother, Luca (Tyler Ritter). ). Gibbs and the DC team work with Pride and New Orleans to locate Luca and determine why a private technology company was targeted during the first part of a two-hour special cross-over on NCIS, Tuesday, January 5th (June 8th). : 00 – 21: 00 ET / PT) on the CBS television network. From left to right: Pauley Perrette and Michael Weatherly (Photo by Bill Inoshita / CBS via Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 7: (D) Actor Michael Weatherly and guest attending the performance of Hennessy Toasts achievements in music on February 7, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Unique Nicole / WireImage)

NEW YORK – JULY 27: "The woman in 8D & # 39; – Dr. Bull and his Trial Analysis Corporation (TAC) team must formulate a new defense strategy when they discover that the jury has an unconscious sexual bias towards their client, a woman accused of negligence pilot after one of the crash of his flight, in BULL, on Tuesday, September 27 (10:00 to 23:00, ET / PT), on the CBS television network. On the photo: Michael Weatherly as Dr. Jason Bull (Photo by Jojo Whilden / CBS via Getty Images)

BEVERLY HILLS, CA – AUGUST 10: Actor Michael Weatherly speaks at the Roundtable & # 39; Bull & # 39; during the CBS portion of the Television Critics Association's 2016 Summer Tour at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown / Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CA – SEPTEMBER 18: Actress Michael Weatherly and Bojana Jankovic attend the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Microsoft Theater on September 18, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo of Frank Trapper / Corbis via Getty Images).

NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 29: "At the bedside of the patient" – Bull must find a way to reverse the negative effect of his egomaniacal client, a surgeon with a complex of God sued for malpractice, on the jury. In addition, Bull hires Liberty Davis (Dena Tyler), a lawyer for his former client, when he decides that Benny may not be sympathetic enough to the jury on Tuesday, Nov. 1 in BULL (9:00 am – 10:00 pm, ET / PT ). ) on the CBS television network. On the photo: Michael Weatherly as Jason Bull (photo by Craig Blankenhorn / CBS via Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 5: Michael Weatherly attends CBS TV Guide's famous Michael Weatherly magazine at HGU New York on October 5, 2016 in New York. (Photo by Brad Barket / Getty Images)

NEW YORK – OCTOBER 11: "Callisto" – When Bull and Trial Analysis Corp. help a young woman defend against a drug patent, they are forced to go to Callisto, the small Texas town where Bull suffered the only loss of his career. , on BULL, Tuesday, October 18 (9:00 pm to 10:00 pm, ET / PT) on the CBS television network. In the photo: Michael Weatherly as Dr. Jason Bull The picture is a screenshot. (Photo of CBS via Getty Images)

NEW YORK – MARCH 4: Welcome, Dr. Bull & # 39; – Bull reaches agreement with leading criminal lawyer JP Nunnelly (Eliza Dushku) to defend Benny at trial for misconduct in a case related to his former career with the District Attorney's Office on BULL on Tuesday, May 9 (9 pm to 10 pm, ET / PT) on the CBS television network. On the photo: Michael Weatherly as Dr. Jason Bull (Photo by David Giesbrecht / CBS via Getty Images)

MONTE-CARLO, MONACO – JUNE 16: Bojana Jankovic and Michael Weatherly attend the opening ceremony of the 57th Monte-Carlo Television Festival on June 16, 2017 in Monte-Carlo, Monaco. (Photo by Stephane Cardinale – Corbis / Corbis via Getty Images)

MONTE-CARLO, MONACO – JUNE 16: Michael Weatherly arrives at the opening ceremony of the 57th Monte-Carlo Television Festival and World Premiere of the Absentia Series on June 16, 2017 in Monte-Carlo, Monaco. (Photo by Tony Barson / FilmMagic)

The American actor Michael Weatherly poses during a photocall of the TV show "Bull". as part of the 57th Monte-Carlo Television Festival on June 18, 2017 in Monaco.
The Monte-Carlo Television Festival, organized since 1961, aims to encourage the new art form of television. / AFP PHOTO / VALERY HACHE (Photo credit must match VALERY HACHE / AFP / Getty Images)

MONTE-CARLO, MONACO – JUNE 20: Michael Weatherly and his wife Bojana Jankovic attend the closing ceremony of the 57th Monte-Carlo Television Festival on June 20, 2017 in Monte-Carlo, Monaco. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain / Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 26: Actor Michael Weatherly visits Build to discuss "Bull" at the Build Studio on September 26, 2017 in New York. (Photo by Bennett Raglin / Getty Images)

NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 29: "The devil, the details" – Bull agrees to help the parents of a former employee sue a drug manufacturer when their son commits suicide during a trial. However, the task is complicated when the company brings its own scientist, Arti Cander (Archie Panjabi, winner of an Emmy Award), on BULL, Tuesday, November 14 (9:00 to 22:00, HE / PT) on CBS. Television network. On the photo: Michael Weatherly as Dr. Jason Bull (Photo by David Giesbrecht / CBS via Getty Images)

NEW YORK – JULY 13: "The ground beneath their feet & # 39; – Bull returns to work after a heart attack with a new client of the company to represent in civil court, an insurance company sued by a dying mother for denying him liver transplant, during the first season from BULL, Monday, September 24 (10:00 to 23:00, Eastern Time / Estonia) on the CBS television network. On the photo: Michael Weatherly as Jason Bull (photo by Craig Blankenhorn / CBS via Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY – MAY 24: Actor Michael Weatherly attends the 20th anniversary screening of "The Last Days of Disco" at the Walter Reade Theater on May 24, 2018 in New York. (Photo by Monica Schipper / Getty Images)

NEW YORK – MARCH 31: "Redemption" – Bull helps Jim Grayson (Nathan Darrow), a respectable family man who has been arrested for changing his identity after being the driver of the flight unintentionally in a fatal flight a few years ago. Bull hopes to be able to convince the jury that Jim is being redeemed for his past mistakes by living a remarkable life for years on BULL on Tuesday, April 3rd (9 pm to 10 pm ET / PT) on CBS Television Network . In the photo: Michael Weatherly as Dr. Jason Bull Photo is a screenshot. (Photo of CBS via Getty Images)

NEW YORK – FEBRUARY 3: Keep your friends close & # 39; – Bull is brought to help the FBI file against a computer hacker suspected of violating the air traffic control of LaGuardia Airport. But when Cable learns that the accused is her friend's husband, she runs the risk of breaking the law – and defying Bull – to try to prove her innocence on Tuesday, February 6, in BULL (9:00 pm to 10:00 pm) . / PT) on the CBS television network. In the photo: Michael Weatherly as Dr. Jason Bull The picture is a screenshot. (Photo of CBS via Getty Images)

NEW YORK – MAY 18: BULL stars Michael Weatherly in the role of Dr. Jason Bull in a drama inspired by the early career of Dr. Phil McGraw, founder of one of the most prolific advocacy firms of all the temperature. Brilliant, bold and charming, Dr. Bull is the ultimate puppeteer. It combines psychology, human intuition and high-tech data to understand the difference between jurors, lawyers, witnesses and defendants. This fall, BULL will air on Tuesdays (9 pm to 10 pm ETPT) on the CBS television network. (Photo by Patrick Harbron / CBS via Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY – MAY 18: Actor Michael Weatherly of "Bull" attends CBS Upfront 2016 at Oak Room on May 18, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Gary Gershoff / WireImage)




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Weatherly reportedly informed CBS Television Studios president David Stapf of his charges, and Dushku was then struck off the show.

Dushku felt that his role in "Bull" ended in retaliation for denouncing Weatherly's behavior. Through mediation, Dushku and CBS reached the settlement, which is the amount she would have received had she stayed on the show for four seasons.

Spielberg and his wife, Kate Capshaw, have made one of the most important contributions to the Time's Up movement, an organization founded in 2018 by women in the entertainment industry who advocate for equal opportunities at the workplace. work and oppose abuse and harassment.

Capshaw and Spielberg donated $ 2 million to the cause.

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NEW YORK, NY – MARCH 27: Steven Spielberg attends the world premiere "Five Came Back". at Alice Tully Hall at the Lincoln Center on March 27, 2017 in New York. (Photo by Chance Yeh / FilmMagic)

NEW YORK, NY – MARCH 27: Steven Spielberg and Kate Capshaw attend the world premiere "Five Came Back". at Alice Tully Hall at the Lincoln Center on March 27, 2017 in New York. (Photo by Chance Yeh / FilmMagic)

NEW YORK, NY – FEBRUARY 15: (EXCLUSIVE COVER) Glenn Close as "Norma Desmond" and Steven Spielberg pose behind the scenes of the hit musical "Sunset Boulevard" on Broadway at the Palace Theater on February 15 2017 in New York. (Photo by Bruce Glikas / FilmMagic)

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Dec. 8: Steven Spielberg (left), founder of the USC Shoah Foundation, and winner George Lucas attend the Ambassadors for Humanity Gala for the USC Shoah Foundation at the Ray Dolby Ballroom, Hollywood & Highland Center, December 8, 2016 in Hollywood, California (Photo by Michael Kovac / Getty Images)

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Dec. 8: Steven Spielberg, founder of the USC Shoah Foundation, expresses himself on stage at the Humanities Ambassadors Gala for the benefit of the USC Shoah Foundation at the Ray Dolby Ballroom in Hollywood & Highland Center on December 8, 2016 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Michael Kovac / Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 25: Steven Spielberg and Kate Capshaw are seen on October 25, 2016 in New York. (Photo by Gardiner Anderson / Bauer Griffin / GC Images)

NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 15: Kate Capshaw, Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson in The Museum of Modern Art: Benefit: A tribute to Tom Hanks at the Museum of Modern Art on November 15, 2016 in New York. (Photo by Gonzalo Marroquin / Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)

BEIJING, CHINA – OCTOBER 10: American director Steven Spielberg attends a promotional event for his movie "Big Friendly Giant" at Tsinghua University on October 10, 2016 in Beijing, China. (Photo of VCG / VCG via Getty Images)

London, England – July 17: Mark Rylance and Steven Spielberg arrive for the premiere of the British film "The BFG" at Odeon Leicester Square on July 17, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Karwai Tang / WireImage)

HOLLYWOOD, CA – JUNE 21: Composer John Williams (left) and director Steven Spielberg arrive at the premiere of Disney's "The BFG" at the El Capitan Theater on June 21, 2016 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Amanda Edwards / WireImage)

HOLLYWOOD, CA – JUNE 21: Steven Spielberg arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of Disney's "The BFG" movie, which was held at the El Capitan Theater on June 21, 2016 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Michael Tran / FilmMagic)

HOLLYWOOD, CA – JUNE 09: Actress Kate Capshaw and director Steven Spielberg attend the 44th AFI Life Achievement Awards Gala at Dolby Theater on June 9, 2016 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jason LaVeris / FilmMagic)

HOLLYWOOD, CA – JUNE 09: Director Steven Spielberg is on stage at the 44th annual American Film Institute Gala Tribute Award presented at John Williams at Dolby Theater on June 9, 2016 in Hollywood, California. 26148_001 (Photo by Frazer Harrison / Getty Images for Turner)

CAMBRIDGE, MA – MAY 26: Steven Spielberg receives an honorary doctorate in arts from Harvard University on their 365th anniversary year at Harvard University on May 26, 2016 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. (Photo by Paul Marotta / Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY – MAY 19: Director Steven Spielberg stops by the set of "Rebel in the Rye" on May 19, 2016 in New York. (Photo of Bobby Bank / GC Images)




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