'American Housewife's Carly Hughes Leaves Series After Toxic Work Environment Claims.

Carly Hughes will not be returning as Angela on American Housewife this season. The actress has left the series, according to Deadline, after claiming a toxic work environment. The site reports that Carly kickstarted a big investigation into the set, in which she claimed was a toxic environment and she faced discrimination.

Carly Hughes will not be returning as Angela on American Housewife this season.

The actress has left the series, according to Deadline, after claiming a toxic work environment.

The site reports that Carly kickstarted a big investigation into the set, in which she claimed was a toxic environment and she faced discrimination.

“I was no longer able to work in the toxic environment that was created on American Housewife,” Carly shared in a statement. “I made the decision to leave to protect myself from that type of discrimination. As a black woman in entertainment, I feel the responsibility to stand up for what I deserve, what we all deserve – to be treated equally. I wish the show well, and I am excited for a new chapter and to be able to pursue the opportunities ahead.”

After Carly‘s accusations, changes have been made to the creative side of the series including that creator Sarah Dunn is no longer an active producer on the show, Mark J. Greenberg stepped down as line producer, and showrunners Rick Wiener and Kenny Schwartz underwent sensitive training.

“Carly was a valued member of the cast, and we had hoped she would return to the show this season,” a spokesperson for American Housewife said. “The concerns she raised led to positive changes to the workplace and improvements to the culture, but we respect the decision she made to move on. We wish her nothing but the best.”

American Housewife, which airs on Wednesdays on ABC, have added Holly Robinson Peete to the cast as one of Katie’s (Katy Mixon) longtime friends.

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by Anonymousreply 20December 26, 2020 10:58 PM

I like her on that show - and it sounds like her complaints were seen as valid by some folks in charge, given the massive changes that were made.

by Anonymousreply 1November 9, 2020 6:52 PM

Aw, this is sad to hear. I loved her on the show. Will Holly Robinson Peete, as her replacement, also be a lesbian? It was central to the story but it did provide an identity for her. The Asian woman is portrayed as a tiger mom.

by Anonymousreply 2November 9, 2020 7:27 PM

Hmm the actress who played the young daughter also left the show suddenly. Supposedly it’s because she was getting big offers after appearing in Tarantino’s Once Upon A Time In Hollywood but I wonder.

by Anonymousreply 3November 9, 2020 7:43 PM

Now that Holly is on, will the program be sponsored by Lipozene?

by Anonymousreply 4November 9, 2020 8:10 PM

R4, Bikini season is always right around the corner! Right ladies?

by Anonymousreply 5November 9, 2020 8:50 PM

I watched a few eps from S4 on a plane the other night, after reading on here about Oliver possibly being gay. Once I got home and have started watching S5 on the ABC website, I noticed the new Anna-Kat...and that Carly Hughes wasn't on the show. (I'm on S5 E2 and Katy is telling Ali Wong via Zoom that Carly's character is on a trip.) Her allegations had to be pretty serious for all those people to step down.

by Anonymousreply 6December 8, 2020 10:03 AM

r6 "All those people?" Basically only Carly. Julia Butters left because she thought she was a big star after her turn in "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood."

by Anonymousreply 7December 8, 2020 2:31 PM

i don't like the NuAnnaKat

by Anonymousreply 8December 23, 2020 11:19 PM

People of that demographic always file workplace behavior issue claims. Usually, when someone outside of their demographic is their superior and gives them a directive they do not want to follow. It is always a lengthy and expensive investigation, 99 percent of the time unfounded allegations. The accuser typically resigns after 2 years, no retribution however all trust for the individual is eroded.

by Anonymousreply 9December 23, 2020 11:33 PM

I would never watch such a show but I loved Katy and the fat guy who played Mike on Mike & Molly. Katy was criminally underused on M & M. I 'm glad she is the lead in her own series. She had amazing comic timing, as good as Melissa McCarthy. And the fat guy who played Mike is good in his new series with his black girlfriend.

by Anonymousreply 10December 23, 2020 11:36 PM

I’m watching season 5. Do all the kids have boyfriends living with them?

by Anonymousreply 11December 26, 2020 7:42 PM

TV and film productions are top-down operations. The performers actually have mostly regimented and specific jobs to execute and are given hundreds of minute instructions and direction throughout the often very long workday.

I've noticed many people (especially women and non-whites) are "triggered" by lots of instruction, or not being permitted to just "do their own thing." They often make a noisy stink about the simplest directives which seem to wound them deeply.

I have never hear of this actress, or this show. Is it only popular with black people?

by Anonymousreply 12December 26, 2020 7:52 PM

Remember when Katy Mixon was Bobby Deen's beard du jour?

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by Anonymousreply 13December 26, 2020 8:04 PM

Here's a better link to a different photo.

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by Anonymousreply 14December 26, 2020 8:06 PM

r11 Yeah having them all in there seems a bit unnecessary. It's fair enough for Trip and Taylor. But it does come across as insanely permissive when you let your 13 year old daughters boyfriend move in, and then let Cooper and Oliver build a private apartment. The neighbours must think the house is one giant orgy.

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by Anonymousreply 15December 26, 2020 8:17 PM

“Cooper and Oliver’s Private Apartment” is the Helix spinoff I want to see, r15!

by Anonymousreply 16December 26, 2020 8:53 PM

Bitch, didn't get her raise. That would be a macro-aggression.

by Anonymousreply 17December 26, 2020 8:55 PM

r16 Next season... Hopefully.

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by Anonymousreply 18December 26, 2020 9:14 PM

I don’t think the lady that quit is very valuable to the story. She just wanted to leave.

by Anonymousreply 19December 26, 2020 10:39 PM

I was disappointed with the new Anna Kat and the lack of Angela. She was a nice middle between the two extremes of Katie and Doris.

I just assumed she didn't want to play a lesbian anymore.

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