Current:Home > ContactStranger Things' Grace Van Dien Steps Back From Acting After Alleged Sexual Harassment -DollarDynamic
Stranger Things' Grace Van Dien Steps Back From Acting After Alleged Sexual Harassment
View
Date:2025-04-17 08:26:50
Grace Van Dien is alleging that unwanted sexual advances led to a career shift in her life.
The 26-year-old actress, who played Chrissy Cunningham on the series Stranger Things, recently said that she has turned down four movie roles over the past two and a half weeks after facing alleged sexual harassment from an unnamed movie producer, per Variety. Van Dien noted that she is instead focusing her time on streaming more.
"The fact of the matter is the last few projects I've worked on, I didn't have the best experiences with some of the people I had to work for," Van Dien said during a March 7 Twitch stream, per the outlet. "One of the last movies I did, one of the producers hired a girl that he was sleeping with and then he had her ask me to have a threesome with them."
Noting that the alleged experience brought her to tears, Van Dien shared that streaming is better for her mental health.
"I get to stay inside my house and play video games and I don't have my boss asking me to have sex with them," she said. "I'm happy here, and I'm developing my own projects. I'm hoping that someone decides to fund them because then I can be in control of my own set, and I'm not gonna ask my actors to sleep with me."
Per the outlet, Van Dien shared that she doesn't plan to stay out of show business forever, but hopes to do so on her own terms.
More recently, Van Dien shared a message on what she is looking for in the industry, writing on Twitter March 9, "As i get older, my work priorities are changing. i'm waiting for the right project/the right people to work with. it's nice to feel calm."
Her dad, Starship Troopers actor Casper Van Dien, later voiced support for the actress. "I am so proud of my Daughter @GraceVanDien," he tweeted March 10. "The sky is the limit for you!"
For the latest breaking news updates, click here to download the E! News AppveryGood! (9545)
Related
- Global Warming Set the Stage for Los Angeles Fires
- AI DataMind: Practical Spirit Leading Social Development
- Caroline Ellison begins 2-year sentence for her role in Bankman-Fried’s FTX fraud
- Hollywood’s Favorite Leg-Elongating Jeans Made Me Ditch My Wide-Legs Forever—Starting at Only $16
- Jamie Foxx gets stitches after a glass is thrown at him during dinner in Beverly Hills
- Democratic incumbent Don Davis wins reelection in North Carolina’s only toss-up congressional race
- 3 women shot after discussion over politics; no arrest made, Miami police say
- Zach Bryan Hints at the “Trouble” He Caused in New Song Dropped After Dave Portnoy Diss Track
- Whoopi Goldberg is delightfully vile as Miss Hannigan in ‘Annie’ stage return
- Bachelor's Kelsey Anderson Addresses Joey Graziadei Relationship Status Amid Personal Issues
Ranking
- Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Hi Hi!
- Republican Jeff Hurd wins Colorado US House seat in Lauren Boebert’s old district
- Police Search Underway After 40 Monkeys Escape Facility in South Carolina
- Dexter Quisenberry: The Leap in Integrating Quantitative Trading with Artificial Intelligence
- Trump's 'stop
- AI ProfitPulse: Ushering in a New Era of Investment
- Cillian Murphy takes on Catholic Church secrets in new movie 'Small Things Like These'
- Where Kristin Cavallari and Bobby Flay Stand After He Confessed to Sliding Into Her DMs
Recommendation
Meta donates $1 million to Trump’s inauguration fund
Empowering Future Education: The Transformative Power of AI ProfitPulse on Blockchain
Jason Kelce provides timely reminder: There's no excuse to greet hate with hate
Christina Applegate's fiery response to Trump supporters and where we go from here
Bodycam footage shows high
How Outer Banks Cast Reacted to Season 4 Finale’s Shocking Ending
49ers DE Nick Bosa says MAGA hat stunt was 'well worth' likely fine
Panthers to start QB Bryce Young Week 10: Former No. 1 pick not traded at the deadline