Star of It and Stranger Things Finn Wolfhard has parted ways with his agent Tyler Grasham after a former client alleged sexual abuse.
14-year-old Finn has left APA agency and his agent after actor-turned-filmmaker Blaise Godbe Lipman named Grasham in a Facebook status that accused him of sexual assault, reports Metro UK citing The Hollywood Reporter.
‘Yesterday I posted my “me too” contribution, briefly sharing my experience with sexual assault at the hands of a man in a position of power in the entertainment industry,’ Blaise said. ‘I didn’t name names, just the company he worked for.
‘People poured out of the woodwork in private message, aware of who I must be talking about. His reputation was enough, I didn’t have to say his name.’
But, Blaise said, after he posted the status, Tyler then used Facebook to ‘poke’ him: ‘He must have been made aware of the post by one of our many mutuals.
‘Was his poke passive agressive? An abuser making himself known, a quiet threat? An admission of guilt with a smirky, “just try me”? I don’t know and I don’t care. It felt gross.’
So, in light of the Weinstein scandal, Blaise decided to make it known exactly who he was accusing.
‘His name is Tyler Grasham, an agent at APA Agency,’ he said.
‘Tyler Grasham, under the pretense of a business meeting regarding potential agency representation at APA Agency, fed me alcohol while I was underage and sexually assaulted me.
‘APA Agency has kept this man employed, working with kid actors.’
Blaise also claimed that Tyler would have his friends ‘drunkenly call and berate’ the actor: ‘I didn’t do anything at the time. I was young and desperately wanted acceptance within my industry.’
