CBS Paid 'Bull' Actress Eliza Dushku $9.5 Mn To Settle Harassment Claims

US television network CBS paid $9.5 million Eliza Dushku, an actress on primetime drama "Bull," and wrote her off the show after she claimed the lead actor had harassed her.

New York, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 15th Dec, 2018 ) :US television network CBS paid $9.5 million Eliza Dushku, an actress on primetime drama "Bull," and wrote her off the show after she claimed the lead actor had harassed her.

Michael Weatherly made several lewd comments or jokes in front of the production team referring to Dushku's physique, with sexual connotations, according to The New York Times, which first reported the development.

The actor acknowledged having made most of the comments, but insisted that they were not sexual advances.

Dushku shared her discomfort at the remarks with the production team before speaking with Weatherly, and the situation did not improve.

Several days later, the actress learned that she had been written off the show even though the production team had previously told her it was planning to give her character a recurring role in the series.

After weighing taking legal action against CBS, the 37-year-old actress turned tomediation, which led to an agreement. The settlement amount corresponds to the paymentshe would have received had she fulfilled the entire term of her contract.