Ali Abbasi, the Iranian-Danish director of The Apprentice, has issued an apology in gentle of an allegation that he groped an actor at a Golden Globes celebration in January.
Writing on X, the filmmaker stated, “I need to deal with the current articles about me instantly and overtly. I totally perceive that my motion made somebody uncomfortable, no matter my intent, and for that, I’m really sorry.”
Abbasi, who attended Saturday afternoon’s Spirit Awards ceremony in Santa Monica, stated he knew the accuser and believed they had been pleasant.
“I made an over-familiar gesture — a slap on the rear — which I meant as playful and never in any sexual approach in anyway,” the filmmaker continued. ”I shortly realized I had misjudged the state of affairs. I apologized to him on the spot, and the next day I made positive my apology was reiterated by means of my consultant.”
On Friday it emerged the filmmaker had parted methods with CAA and Leisure 360. CAA confirmed to Display screen that the events had parted methods.
Nevertheless Abbasi stated the celebration incident and leaving his representatives weren’t related. “The suggestion that I used to be dropped by my illustration as a consequence of this interplay is fake,” he continued. “My resolution to half methods was a long-term profession resolution that was not formed by brief motivations.”
The Apprentice is within the working for 2 Oscars subsequent weekend (March 2): greatest lead actor for Sebastian Stan and greatest supporting actor for Jeremy Sturdy.