# "Arrowverse" producer suspended amid sexual misconduct allegations

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**Post date:** [November 11, 2017, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrowverse-producer-suspended-amid-sexual-misconduct-allegations/801373/1 "2017-11-11T22:35:48Z")

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Andrew Kreisberg, a showrunner for the CW’s stable of DC superhero shows, has been suspended by Warner Bros. over allegations of sexual harassment and inappropriate physical contact over a period of years.

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> Andrew Kreisberg, co-creator and executive producer of The CW’s slate of DC superhero shows (Arrow, The Flash, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Supergirl) has been suspended by Warner Bros. over allegations of sexual harassment. According to a report, 15 women and four men who have worked alongside the producer claim he “engaged in a pattern of alleged sexual harassment and inappropriate physical contact over a period of years.”

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> There is nothing more important to us than the safety and well-being of our cast, crew, writers, producers and any staff,” Kresiberg’s boss Greg Berlanti’s company Berlanti Prods. said in an official statement. “We do not tolerate harassment and are committed to doing everything we can to make an environment that’s safe to work in and safe to speak up about if it isn’t.”

> **[Warner Bros. Suspends Flash, Supergirl Showrunner Over Sexual Harassment...](https://www.cbr.com/warner-bros-suspends-andrew-kreisberg-sexual-harassment-allegations/)**
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> Warner Bros. has suspended executive producer Andrew Kreisberg over sexual harassment allegations.

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**Post date:** [November 12, 2017, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrowverse-producer-suspended-amid-sexual-misconduct-allegations/801373/2 "2017-11-12T15:53:45Z")

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He’s getting shafted.

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**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2017, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrowverse-producer-suspended-amid-sexual-misconduct-allegations/801373/3 "2017-11-13T03:16:51Z")

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From the Variety article that broke the story:

> **[‘Supergirl,’ ‘Arrow’ Producer Suspended Amid Sexual Harassment Allegations by...](https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/warner-bros-sexual-harassment-andrew-kreisberg-1202612522/)**
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> Warner Bros. TV Group has launched an investigation into allegations of inappropriate behavior by Andrew Kreisberg, an executive producer on the CW shows “Arrow,” “Supergirl,” “The Flash” and “DC’s Legends of Tomorrow,”

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> Last year, a high-level female producer who works with Kreisberg brought her concerns about his inappropriate behavior and his harassment of employees to a senior executive at Berlanti Productions, the company owned by mega-producer Greg Berlanti, who oversees all of the series Kreisberg works on. “There was zero response,” this woman says. “Nothing happened. Nothing changed.”

Speculation is that this producer was Ali Adler, who co-created _Supergirl_ and was showrunner for the first two seasons or so. Further, these allegations are why she left the show. I cannot find any confirmation beyond Reddit rumor, so take it for what it’s worth.