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July 20, 2020

SAG-AFTRA Reprimands L.A. Local President For Refusing To Remove Alleged Harasser From Committee

Brian Hamilton

Corey Feldman
Corey Feldman attends the LA premiere of “My Truth: The Rape of 2 Coreys” at the Directors Guild of America on Monday, March 9, 2020, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

The national board of SAG-AFTRA on Monday reprimanded Los Angeles Local president Patricia Richardson for refusing to remove a member of the local’s Sexual Harassment Committee, even though the board says she had received “detailed complaints from women who had been subject to or witness to sexual harassment, abuse and assault” by the committee member.

The board resolution does not identify the committee member, but Deadline has learned from multiple sources that it’s actor Corey Feldman, who stepped down from the committee June 26 amid mounting pressure for him to do so. Feldman has been a leading voice in the battle against abuse of underage actors.

On Monday, Feldman posted on Twitter that “IM ABOUT 2 B ATTACKED AGAIN IN A MASSIVE WAY!” He also sent a statement to Deadline saying, “I welcome an investigation”:
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