Casey Affleck apologises for unprofessional behaviour

Los Angeles : Actor-director Casey Affleck addressed allegations of sexual harassment for the first time saying that he contributed to an “unprofessional environment” on the film set of “Im Still Here”. The 42-year-old said he took responsibility for the “really unprofessional” atmosphere on the set of the 2010 film that led to civil lawsuits from two women who worked on the production, reports theguardian.com.

During Affleck’s Best Actor campaign for an Oscar for his film “Manchester By the Sea” in 2016, the spotlight was turned back on the civil lawsuits for breach of contract filed by a cinematographer and a producer who worked on “I’m Still Here”. One of the women also sued him for sexual harassment, and both described an uncomfortable atmosphere on the set of the unconventional mockumentary.

“It was an unprofessional environment.... The buck had to stop with me being one of the producers and I have to accept responsibility for that,” Affleck said while talking about “I’m Still Here”, which he produced and directed. “I contributed to that unprofessional environment and I tolerated that kind of behaviour from other people and I wish that I hadn’t.”