# Actress Pauley Perrette claims she was assaulted on NCIS set **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 16, 2018, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actress-pauley-perrette-claims-she-was-assaulted-on-ncis-set/814270 "2018-05-16T07:34:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aldiboronti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2018, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actress-pauley-perrette-claims-she-was-assaulted-on-ncis-set/814270/1 "2018-05-16T07:34:39Z")
[Story here.](http://people.com/tv/cbs-responds-pauley-perrette-claim-ncis-physical-assaults/) This is all rather odd. She’s just left the show and now she’s tweeting about physical assaults on the set. The details? “He did it.” And that’s all we’re getting for now. This matter came to the attention of CBS about a year ago and has apparently been investigated. Again, no details. But also no other departure from the show so either none of the major players are involved or they didn’t turn up much. I can’t believe CBS is covering up, not in the present climate. So for the moment we’re left with pretty much of a mystery. Personally I think Perrette should name names or STFU. By these nondescript tweets she’s tainting the whole show and all involved. ---
**Author:** ![Chisquirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6bbea6/32.png) [@Chisquirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chisquirrel)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2018, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actress-pauley-perrette-claims-she-was-assaulted-on-ncis-set/814270/2 "2018-05-16T07:58:22Z")
> [@aldiboronti](#): > > [Story here.](http://people.com/tv/cbs-responds-pauley-perrette-claim-ncis-physical-assaults/) > > This is all rather odd. She’s just left the show and now she’s tweeting about physical assaults on the set. The details? “He did it.” And that’s all we’re getting for now. There’s nothing in the article or her tweets to imply it was another actor. Would you notice a departure if it was a producer or other related position? > [@](#): > > Personally I think Perrette should name names or STFU. By these nondescript tweets she’s tainting the whole show and all involved. This little excerpt can only be suitably replied to in the Pit. I guess we don’t believe women that recently left TV shows we like? ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2018, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actress-pauley-perrette-claims-she-was-assaulted-on-ncis-set/814270/3 "2018-05-16T09:06:08Z")
I don’t see anything weird here. It’s not a cover up, she’s just caught up in a legal minefield that means she has to respond to something she didn’t originally make public at a time when certain details aren’t ready to be released. She’s caught short between a rock and a hard place. ---
**Author:** ![aldiboronti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2018, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actress-pauley-perrette-claims-she-was-assaulted-on-ncis-set/814270/4 "2018-05-16T12:06:55Z")
> [@Chisquirrel](#): > > There’s nothing in the article or her tweets to imply it was another actor. Would you notice a departure if it was a producer or other related position? > > This little excerpt can only be suitably replied to in the Pit. I guess we don’t believe women that recently left TV shows we like? You’re completely misinterpreting my post, although that may be down to the way I phrased it. I stopped watching NCIS years ago and never particularly liked it. Nor am I doubting Perrette. Something unpleasant certainly seems to have occurred. What I do have an issue with is the vagueness of her accusations. They cast a cloud over the whole show and while I couldn’t give a toss about NCIS I do care about fairness. Perrette needs to put down her broad brush and pick up something finer. And if you’d like to pit me then bring it on. I could use some entertainment. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2018, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actress-pauley-perrette-claims-she-was-assaulted-on-ncis-set/814270/5 "2018-05-16T12:14:42Z")
I’ve only read a little about it, but I thought it involved Mark’s (Gibb’s) dog? ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2018, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actress-pauley-perrette-claims-she-was-assaulted-on-ncis-set/814270/6 "2018-05-16T12:28:01Z")
> [@aldiboronti](#): > > You’re completely misinterpreting my post, although that may be down to the way I phrased it. I stopped watching NCIS years ago and never particularly liked it. Nor am I doubting Perrette. Something unpleasant certainly seems to have occurred. What I do have an issue with is the vagueness of her accusations. They cast a cloud over the whole show and while I couldn’t give a toss about NCIS I do care about fairness. Perrette needs to put down her broad brush and pick up something finer. > > And if you’d like to pit me then bring it on. I could use some entertainment. It’s always okay for victims of assault to honestly tell their stories, how and when they see fit. If they don’t want to name names, that’s okay. If they do, that’s okay too. If they want to be vague, that’s okay. If they want to be specific, that’s okay too. There’s no wrong way to honestly tell the story of your mistreatment, as long as you’re telling the truth, and there’s no reason to believe that she’s not. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2018, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actress-pauley-perrette-claims-she-was-assaulted-on-ncis-set/814270/7 "2018-05-16T12:39:24Z")
> [@aldiboronti](#): > > Personally I think Perrette should name names or STFU. By these nondescript tweets she’s tainting the whole show and all involved. What the hell sort of thinking is this? She has to conform to your comfort zone or be silent? What? ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2018, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actress-pauley-perrette-claims-she-was-assaulted-on-ncis-set/814270/8 "2018-05-16T13:10:40Z")
For what it’s worth, her statement is absolutely consistent with the rumors that are floating around. She does not say that she was assaulted. She says that there were physical assaults on set, and that she was bullied. This is consistent with the story that Mark Harmon brought his pit bull on set, that the dog assaulted a crew member (possibly multiple crew members), and that Mark/the producers refused to keep the dog off set while Pauley was working. She does say that the show is putting out lies about her. It’s possible that the dog story is the lie she is referring to her, but reading everything she has said, the dog story remains perfectly plausible. If Mark and the producers did continue to allow an aggressive dog that had attacked people to stay on set, that means that she was bullied and there were physical assaults. If there is anything she has said that indicates some kind of sexual harassment, I haven’t seen it. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2018, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actress-pauley-perrette-claims-she-was-assaulted-on-ncis-set/814270/9 "2018-05-16T21:19:12Z")
I can understand if she’s not ready to name names, whether for personal or legal reasons. But if she’s not ready to name names, then why is she saying anything at all? What purpose is served by a vague tweet like “He did it”? ---
**Author:** ![aldiboronti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2018, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actress-pauley-perrette-claims-she-was-assaulted-on-ncis-set/814270/10 "2018-05-16T21:58:34Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > I’ve only read a little about it, but I thought it involved Mark’s (Gibb’s) dog? You nailed it. It was all down to [Mark Harmon’s pitbull.](https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/05/16/pauley-perrette-responds-to-cbs-acknowledgement-of-her-physical-assaults-claims/) Why on earth didn’t she say that? ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Bill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Mr.Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Bill)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2018, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actress-pauley-perrette-claims-she-was-assaulted-on-ncis-set/814270/11 "2018-05-16T23:43:21Z")
I find it interesting that I’ve been seeing “clickbait” type headlines all over the net for a couple of years now, proclaiming everything from her being dead to her bittersweet departure from the show. Makes me wonder if these were somehow orchestrated in order to “encourage” her to leave the show. That would be consistent with the idea that she was being bullied. ---
**Author:** ![Tapiotar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3be4f8/32.png) [@Tapiotar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapiotar)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2018, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actress-pauley-perrette-claims-she-was-assaulted-on-ncis-set/814270/12 "2018-05-16T23:51:35Z")
> [@iiandyiiii](#): > > It’s always okay for victims of assault to honestly tell their stories, how and when they see fit. If they don’t want to name names, that’s okay. If they do, that’s okay too. If they want to be vague, that’s okay. If they want to be specific, that’s okay too. There’s no wrong way to honestly tell the story of your mistreatment, as long as you’re telling the truth, and there’s no reason to believe that she’s not. Well, no, it’s not okay, if it leaves dozens of people under suspicion and vulnerable to malicious gossip and rumor. It is as cruel or crueler than the original abuse. Two or more wrongs do not make a right. They just make more wrongs. Pursue legal recourse, or some other recourse, but don’t damn dozens of people with vague innuendo. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2018, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actress-pauley-perrette-claims-she-was-assaulted-on-ncis-set/814270/13 "2018-05-17T00:25:54Z")
> [@Tapiotar](#): > > Well, no, it’s not okay, if it leaves dozens of people under suspicion and vulnerable to malicious gossip and rumor. It is as cruel or crueler than the original abuse. Two or more wrongs do not make a right. They just make more wrongs. Pursue legal recourse, or some other recourse, but don’t damn dozens of people with vague innuendo. She didn’t do that. ---
**Author:** ![doorhinge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a5b964/32.png) [@doorhinge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doorhinge)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2018, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actress-pauley-perrette-claims-she-was-assaulted-on-ncis-set/814270/14 "2018-05-17T01:37:43Z")
> [@Mr.Bill](#): > > I find it interesting that I’ve been seeing “clickbait” type headlines all over the net for a couple of years now, proclaiming everything from her being dead to her bittersweet departure from the show. > > Makes me wonder if these were somehow orchestrated in order to “encourage” her to leave the show. That would be consistent with the idea that she was being bullied. There is also the possibility that these “clickbait-type headlines” were generated by her, or her agents, in order to generate interest in her character, which could be a ploy to demand more money. Lots of possibilities with nothing but rumors to back them up. \*The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about. - Oscar Wilde \* ---
**Author:** ![doorhinge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a5b964/32.png) [@doorhinge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doorhinge)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2018, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actress-pauley-perrette-claims-she-was-assaulted-on-ncis-set/814270/15 "2018-05-17T01:49:30Z")
for historical reference - > [@Tapiotar](#): > > Well, no, it’s not okay, if it leaves dozens of people under suspicion and vulnerable to malicious gossip and rumor. It is as cruel or crueler than the original abuse. Two or more wrongs do not make a right. They just make more wrongs. Pursue legal recourse, or some other recourse, but don’t damn dozens of people with vague innuendo. > [@iiandyiiii](#): > > She didn’t do that. That seems to be exactly what has happened. Perrette hasn’t provided enough information for anyone to make an informed decision as to what actually happened. People, being people, are then free to jump to any conclusion that best suits their agendas. Was Perrette physically assaulted? Was Perrette sexually assaulted? Was Perrette assaulted by a human being, or by a dog? Was someone else assaulted by a dog, and Perrette objected to the dog being on set? So many questions, so few factual answers. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Bill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Mr.Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Bill)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2018, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actress-pauley-perrette-claims-she-was-assaulted-on-ncis-set/814270/16 "2018-05-17T01:54:26Z")
> [@doorhinge](#): > > There is also the possibility that these “clickbait-type headlines” were generated by her, or her agents, in order to generate interest in her character, which could be a ploy to demand more money. Lots of possibilities with nothing but rumors to back them up. > > \*The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about. > > - Oscar Wilde \* That is certainly another interesting possibility. If so, it doesn’t seem to have worked, but she might have tried. ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2018, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actress-pauley-perrette-claims-she-was-assaulted-on-ncis-set/814270/17 "2018-05-17T02:23:10Z")
> [@iiandyiiii](#): > > She didn’t do that. Who did she name? ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2018, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actress-pauley-perrette-claims-she-was-assaulted-on-ncis-set/814270/18 "2018-05-17T03:08:07Z")
> [@iiandyiiii](#): > > It’s always okay for victims of assault to honestly tell their stories, how and when they see fit. If they don’t want to name names, that’s okay. If they do, that’s okay too. If they want to be vague, that’s okay. If they want to be specific, that’s okay too. There’s no wrong way to honestly tell the story of your mistreatment, as long as you’re telling the truth, and there’s no reason to believe that she’s not. If you have and are providing proof, sure. If not, it’s “he said she said” and worth nothing. Sympathies to her if she was truly assaulted (whatever that means in context) but if shes just making up stories, to hell with her.