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Fred Savage has been seen for the first time since being accused of ‘forcing himself’ on a former crewmember at a bar.
The actor, 46, was snapped trying to keep a low profile as he sped away from his Bel Air home in LA, California.
He jumped in his silver BMW and donned a baseball cap in an attempt to keep a low profile as he drove with a passenger next to him.
It is the first time the married-father-of-three has been seen in public since allegations from six women surfaced, claiming he was fired from the Wonder Years reboot for sexual harassment.
Savage has previously denied many of the claims against him, but said that he would ‘work to address and change’ any behavior that ‘negatively’ affected anyone.
He rose to fame after starring in the original in 1988 and had been working as a director on the sequel before being let go on May 6.
Disney initially said that the decision was because of ‘allegations of inappropriate conduct’, but now more details about the incidents have come to light.
The women claim that he moved a young female crew member into his Atlanta home behind the back of his wife of 18 years, Jennifer Lynn Stone.
Savage was seen speeding away from his property in Bel Air, Los Angeles, today after more details about his sexual harassment allegations came to light
The actor was fired from the reboot of the Wonder Years in May after the claims came to light. Disney only confirmed the decision was because of ‘allegations of inappropriate conduct’
He was seen looking tense and gripping onto the wheel, still wearing his wedding ring as his friends, family and wife, Jennifer Lynn Stone, are all supporting him through the claims
Six women have come forward with their allegations against, Fred Savage (left, pictured with wife), which include moving a young female crew member into his Atlanta home and following another into a restroom and putting her hands on his groin
He is also accused of showering her with gifts, before becoming verbally abusive to her on set, an belittled another woman who tried to step in.
Savage is also accused of following a different woman into a bathroom and putting her hands on his groin, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
It was previously reported that he was being supported by his friends and family, prompting the women to come forward to make further allegations.
In a statement over the allegations, Savage said: ‘Since I was 6 years old, I have worked on hundreds of sets with thousands of people, and have always strived to contribute to an inclusive, safe and supportive work environment.
‘It is devastating to learn that there are co-workers who feel I have fallen short of these goals. While there are some incidents being reported that absolutely did not and could not have happened, any one person who feels hurt or offended by my actions is one person too many.
‘I will work to address and change any behavior that has negatively affected anyone, as nothing in this world is more important to me than being a supportive co-worker, friend, husband, father and person.’
The six women making the allegations against the actor have spoken out anonymously, out of fear for their careers.
They described Savage as constantly flipping back and forth between being supportive and charismatic before changing to his angry alter ego.
Savage shot to fame while starring in the original 1988 sitcom, was accused of having two faces while on set of the Wonder Years reboot. Pictured: Savage (left) with reboot star EJ Williams on set last year
The Atlanta home where the show was filmed and where Savage allegedly lived together with a young crew member who women said he verbally harassed on set
The latest allegations against Savage come four years after his on-screen mother Alley Mills claimed the original Wonder Years’ cancellation ‘followed a sexual harassment lawsuit filed against Savage (then 16) and Jason Hervey (then 20)’, which was settled out of court
He is accused of verbally assaulting ‘below-the-line employees who don’t have power’, and the other women became concerned after one of the female crewmembers moved in with him.
Despite the alleged romance, several women said they observed Savage being ‘extremely controlling of her daily behaviors,’ describing him as ‘manipulative and erratic.’
They said the situation got so bad that one of them tried to shield the young crew member from Savage, at which point, ‘he proceeded to verbally harass me and belittle me,’ the woman told THR.
Another woman says she befriended Savage while on the set before inviting her to dinners and offered her expensive gifts, which she refused.
A second victim claims that she was abruptly fired from the set after Sabage promised to help her writing and comedy career.
She was then invited to a group outing in a bar in December 2021, where she claims Savage assaulted her.
The woman claims she was in the bathroom when Savage suddenly entered, causing her to try and laugh it off as she asked him to leave.
Instead, she said Savage had ‘dead eyes’ as he allegedly pushed her against the wall and started to forcefully kiss her and molest her.
‘I said, `Please, don’t do this,’ she told THR. ‘I meant ruining the friendship. I was pleading, not from fear so much, but this was no going back.’
‘He put his mouth on mine very forcefully. He went for the top of my pants. I brushed him away,’ she added.
‘Then he put his mouth on mine again, grabbed my hand and pulled it on his groin area. I was pulling back. He stopped very angrily. I shoulder checked him so I could get out.’
After exiting the bathroom, she said Savage left the party with the young crew member he was allegedly living with.
The woman said that following the incident, Savage continued to text her to meet up and left a voicemail apologizing for what he did.
The incidents allegedly occurred while on the set of the TV show The Grinder (above). Savage, who subsequently settled the suit, had called the accusations ‘completely without merit and absolutely untrue’
Savage starred as Kevin Arnold in the original hit sitcom that propelled him to fame
Hwang (seen with her attorney in 2018) also said that ‘Savage was known to intimidate, bully and torment female crew members.’ Hwang said that he had a ‘volatile and aggressive temper as it related to the female crew’ and had ‘violently struck’ her on three occasions
‘It’s your old friend Fred,’ he allegedly said. ‘We worked together for a while and then we didn’t and then I was a huge a**hole. A huge a**hole.
‘And I’m really sorry. And I’ve kind of owed you an apology for a minute here and so, uh, the truth is I really like you and I really want to be friends and I’m so sorry that I f***ed that up.’
This is not the first time that Savage has found himself embroiled in controversy. In 2018, he was sued by costumer Youngjoo Hwang, who claimed that he had assaulted and harassed her on the set of TV show The Grinder.
Hwang said in legal documents that Savage had a ‘volatile and aggressive temper as it related to the female crew’ and had ‘violently struck’ her on three occasions.
Hwang said that ‘Savage was known to intimidate, bully and torment female crew members while they were doing their job duties by yelling things like “I’m not a dog, quit f***ing following me,” “Don’t ever even f***ing look at me anymore,” and “Get the f*** away from me.”‘
Savage, who subsequently settled the suit, had called the accusations ‘completely without merit and absolutely untrue,’ and was cleared by a probe at the time by 20th Century Television.
Four years ago, his former on-screen mother Alley Mills claimed the original Wonder Years’ cancellation followed a sexual harassment lawsuit filed against Savage and Jason Hervey, which she said was settled out of court.
Monique Long, the woman who accused the then-16-year-old of sexual harassment, worked as a costumer on the set.
She accused both Savage and Hervey of ‘verbally and physically harassing her,’ according to Deadline.