Following allegations of sexual abuse, cabaret artist Chris D’Elia will be replaced in post-production of a new Zack Snyder film by fellow comedian Tig Notaro.
D’Elia was recently sacked by CAA following multiple allegations of sexual harassment against him, which the 40-year-old comic strip denied. Now it looks like he’s being removed from a role he’s already shot in Snyder’s Netflix movie “Army of the Dead.” The film focuses on a group of post-apocalyptic mercenaries who have the courage to quarantine the Las Vegas quarantine zone to remove an unlikely heist.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the film captured major photography last year and was in the midst of post-production when the COVID-19 pandemic hit and shut down most major Hollywood productions. In light of the allegations, the outlet reports that D’Elia’s part will be edited by a combination of upgrades and CG / green screen effects to give Notaro its share.
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Notaro, meanwhile, has recently stepped up her acting career thanks to her lead role in her own show, “One Mississippi,” as well as a small role on “Star Trek: Discovery.” The cancer survivor rose to fame thanks to her unconventional standup, which previously earned her two Grammy nominations. They will star alongside Dave Bautista, Ella Purnell, Ana De La Reguera, Theo Rossi, Huma Qureshi, Omari Hardwick, Hiroyuki Sanada, Garret Dillahunt, Matthias Schweighöfer, Raúl Castillo, Nora Arnezeder, and Samantha Win will also star in the cast .
Chris D’Elia will be replaced by Tig Notaro in an upcoming film following allegations of sexual abuse.
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Elia continues to reject reports to several women came forward provoked by a prosecutor who shared screenshots of emails she claims she exchanged with him between 2014 and 2016, which began when she was just 16 years old.
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“I know I have said and done things that may have offended people in my career, but I have not at any point pursued underage women,” D’Elia told TMZ in a statement last month.
“All of my relationships have been both legal and consensual and I have never met or exchanged unusual photos with the people who have tweeted about me,” he said.
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The stand-up comic strip added: “That being said, I’m really sorry. I was a dumb boy who absolutely pulled me into the lifestyle. That’s MY fault. I have it my own. I’ve thought about it. some time now and I promise I will continue to do better. “
