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ACTRESS HILARIE Burton has detailed rampant alleged harassment by “One Tree Hill” showrunner Mark Schwahn.
Burton, 35, told Variety of several instances where she said Schwahn forcefully kissed her and once shoved his hands s down her pants.
Her account emerged after the series’ female stars banded together to support t writer Audrey Wauchope, who accused d Schwahn of inappropriate behavior
One of the encounters Burton describes happened while she and Schwahn, 51, were on the phone with CW President Dawn Ostroff.
Burton was invited by Schwahn to join him on the call, knowing her desire to produce.
“I’m leaning in listening, and when it’s s Dawn Ostroff’s turn to talk, he just leans s over and starts kissing me,” Burton recalled.
Weeks later, Schwahn sent her an invitation to “the kissing club” with a note to meet at a local restaurant, she said.
“He had this grand idea that it was going to be this swingers makeout club where people who are in relationships can make out with no strings attached,” she said.
He touched the small of her back and slid his hand beneath her waistband at a concert, Burton said. Co-star Danneel Ackles confirmed witnessing that incident to Variety.
Accusations against the director/producer came to light when Wauchope took to Twitter to share her story. After she came forward, all of the women of the show issued a joint statement.
“Many of us were, to varying degrees, manipulated psychologically and emotionally,” they wrote. “More than one of us is still in treatment for posttraumatic stress.”
Schwahn has since been suspended from his current show, “The Royals,” amid the accusations.