Nine show Lego Masters rocked by sexual harassment scandal
Nine Lego Masters shows rocked by sexual harassment scandal
- Nine’s Lego Masters hit by sexual harassment scandal
- Senior producer accused of touching a female colleague
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A senior producer of Channel Nine’s hit TV show Lego Masters is at the center of sexual harassment claims raised by a junior associate.
The woman, who worked as a Lego Sorter on the show, claims she was denied a safe workplace and treated unfairly because she was a woman.
She has filed a civil suit against production company Endemol Shine, known for producing popular TV shows like The Bachelor, MasterChef and Survivor, seeking $150,000 in damages and alleging that the workplace was unsafe.
The junior member of staff claimed the producer showed her a video clip of him simulating sex with a box of cask wine and repeatedly invited her to his hotel room, The Australian reports.
She claimed the producer often bragged about his sexual exploits with other female colleagues who worked on Lego Masters, court documents show.
She also accused the producer of constantly making unwanted advances, touching her and asking personal questions throughout the three seasons she worked on Lego Masters.
A senior producer of the Channel’s hit TV show Lego Masters has been accused of repeatedly touching a female colleague, showing her a video clip of him simulating sex with a box of cask wine and repeatedly inviting her to his hotel room.
She accused the producer of using his higher position to make female Lego Sorters feel they owed him for their work.
In one case in January 2020, he told his accuser about a time he had a sexual encounter with a Lego sorter when she was “skinny.”
Another example in March of the same year was him texting her saying she was the “main babe” while the other Lego Sorters were “babes.”
In August 2021, Lego Masters moved production for the fourth season from Melbourne to Sydney due to Covid border restrictions and filmed at Fox Studios.
The alleged victim moved to Sydney from Melbourne to continue working on the show and lived in a hostel.
She was invited by the producer to his hotel room, which Endemol Shine paid for, so she could do her laundry, as her hostel had no washing machines.
While she was doing her laundry, the producer reportedly came up behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist.
In September, she claimed he had asked her to move in with him. She refused.
A woman who worked as a Lego Sorter for the Channel Nine program made the accusations
He asked her if she used dating apps, if she had been married before, and if she dated younger men – since she was older than him.
She made six complaints about him during her employment with the Channel Nine programme.
He would have been advised to work professionally and not to talk to others about the complaints against him.
No disciplinary action has been taken and he has not been charged.
The woman was subsequently not offered any work on the set of Lego Masters for the fifth season.