Stranger Things star Finn Wolfhard fires agent amid sex abuse claims
Stranger Things star Finn Wolfhard, 14, has reportedly broken ties with his agent Tyler Grasham, after at least two accusations of sexual assault were leveled at the agent.
On Tuesday, former child star Blaise Godbe Lipman wrote a Facebook post alleging that Grasham had assaulted him.
Lucas Ozarowski, a film and TV editor, has also claimed that he has been mistreated by the agent, in a statement given to
Deadline Hollywood.
A source close to Wolfhard told the film news site that he had parted ways with Grasham's agency due to these allegations. Wolfhard plays young hero Mike in Netflix's sci-fi/horror series Stranger Things, and also appeared in this summer's hit Stephen King adaptation
It.
A representative for the agency has said: "APA takes these allegations extremely seriously and is investigating this matter." According to the
Hollywood Reporter, Grasham is currently on leave from APA while his employers conduct an internal investigation.
Lipman has said he was inspired to post his story on Facebook by the "#metoo" campaign, which encourages people to share their own experiences of sexual harassment, in the wake of a recent spate of allegations aimed at disgraced film producer
Harvey Weinstein.
Angelina Jolie, Gwyneth Paltrow and Kate Beckinsale are
among the film stars who claim to have been harassed by the Oscar-winning producer. As of Sunday, Weinstein has been
under investigation by Scotland Yard for five allegations of sexual assualt and rape. Weinstein's spokesman has "unequivocally denied" any accusations of non-consensual sex.