Jeffrey Tambor has been a reliable presence at the Emmys for the last three years thanks to his performance as Maura Pfefferman on Amazon’s “Transparent,” but the actor won’t be back in the race in 2018.
Gold Derby confirms Amazon has pulled Tambor from Emmys consideration for “Transparent” after the actor was fired from the show due to sexual harassment allegations.
Tambor would’ve been considered for the show’s fourth season.The first sexual harassment allegation against Tambor was made in November 2017 by his former assistant, Van Barnes.
The actor’s “Transparent” co-star Trace Lysette followed just over a week later with a second allegation, accusing Tambor of making sexually inappropriate remarks towards her in between takes and pressing up against her.
Tambor denied the allegations.
Following an internal investigation by Amazon, Tambor was fired from the series.Tambor’s performance in “Transparent” earned three consecutive Emmy nominations
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