Eliza Dushku testifies to end forced arbitration clauses
WATCH: @ElizaDushku shares her personal story of the sexual harassment she faced at CBS and the secret arbitration process she was forced to enter. #EndForcedArbitration pic.twitter.com/ZhgoLrYVnX
- House Judiciary Dems (@HouseJudiciary) November 16, 2021
-BTVS/Tru Calling/Dollhouse star Eliza Dushku has testified before Congress to end forced arbitration clauses in contracts.
-She details the sexual harassment she encountered while on CBS show 'Bull' from Michael Weatherly and how the clause never came up in negotiations.
-The forced arbitration clause means that CBS/Michael Weatherly are protected from the public ever learning about the case beyond what the star has revealed along with the video evidence being locked away.
-Eliza stopped acting after the incident in 2017 after a 30 year career and refuses to return to Hollywood if it means signing her rights away.
-While Eliza had to endure sexual harassment, being silenced and her career threatened, Michael Weatherly/CBS got to continue on as if nothing happened and the show is currently in its 6th season.
-The House Judiciary Committee voted in favor of abolishing the forced arbitration clause and it is now set to go before The House of Representatives.
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