Jeffrey Tambor: Why ‘The Death of Stalin’ Director Chose to Keep Him in the Film

“The Death of Stalin” director and co-writer Armando Iannucci said he never considered re-editing his film after two women made sexual harassment allegations against co-star Jeffrey Tambor.

A two-time Emmy-winner for “Transparent,” Tambor faces accusations from his former assistant, Van Barnes, and series actress Trace Lysette.

Both came forward in November, after the October 20 U.K.

release of “The Death of Stalin.”“The film had been shot, it had been released in the U.K.

before any of this came out, and I don’t want to take anything away from his performance,” said Iannucci, an Oscar-nominated screenwriter (“In the Loop”) who also created HBO’s “Veep.” “And it was great to work with him.” Tambor receives the esteemed “and Jeffrey Tambor” tag in the film’s closing credits.While Ridley Scott recast Kevin Spacey in “All the Money in the World” just weeks ahead of its release date — for

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