A new report published by Rolling Stone offers further details and also denials about director and screenwriter Cary Fukunaga's alleged pattern of sexual harassment, «grooming» young actresses, and generally using his film sets to pursue female cast and crew members. In the Rolling Stone article, nearly a dozen sources came forward to claim the filmmaker repeatedly crossed professional lines.
The report comes on the heels of an early May accusation against Fukunaga by actor Rachelle Vinberg on Instagram. The pair met in 2016 on set for a Samsung commercial the day after she turned 18. «I spent years being scared of him,» Vinberg wrote. «Mans is a groomer and has been doing this s*** for years. Beware women.» Vinberg declined to be interviewed by Rolling Stone, but had also written online that she has been diagnosed with PTSD due to her relationship with Fukunaga, which eventually became romantic.
Vinberg's post prompted Hannah and Cailin Loesch--who worked with Fukunaga on Netflix's Maniac--to come forward with their own accusations, claiming they met the director when they were 20. The Loesch sisters describe becoming «a simple trio of friends» with Fukunaga, but claimed the director wanted to have a threesome and «suggested incest is fine 'if all parties are okay with it'» while they were in a hot tub.
Two sources who also worked on Maniac told Rolling Stone that Fukunaga seemed to surround himself with younger women. «We used to call it his fan club,» one says. «I'd be like, 'Why the hell are all these young girls always hanging around like puppy dogs?'»
One woman who spoke with Rolling Stone discussed meeting Fukunaga on the set of one of his productions. «I remember feeling so good to be away from him, like this
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