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When Law & Order: Svu picked its new showrunner from Season 24, at least a dozen people were allegedly unhappy. David Graziano has written for shows like Lie to Me and American Gods and served as the showrunner of the Michael Chiklis-led show Coyote. Several allegations of workplace misconduct and bullying were raised against the showrunner, particularly from the set of Coyote.

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Graziano joined Svu after longtime showrunner Warren Leight stepped down after Season 23. The accusation against Graziano gained significant attention, particularly since the show deals with issues such as abuse and exploitation. Interestingly, Graziano continues to work on the show despite the allegations that was reported in 2022.

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An explosive report from the Los Angeles Times contained accounts...

More than 12 people have now accused Law & Order: Svu showrunner David Graziano of bullying, sexual harassment and workplace misconduct.

“[He] is s a very unprofessional, ego-centric, and immature man,” script coordinator Haley Cameron wrote on an industry listserv. “I have been in this industry a long time, and I have never experienced such pure, white-male misogyny.”

Cameron left Svu soon after Graziano took leadership. “I urge you — especially women — to think twice before putting yourself in a position that could end as badly as mine did,” she advised industry folks.

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A script coordinator for the dramatic series Coyote, Amy Hartman, reportedly added her own Graziano complaint on the same platform. “Graz is super toxic and I’ve never run from a job so fast in my life as I did when I Sc’ed for him. Stay away,” she warned.

Fellow Coyote...

“Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” may be looking into the internal affairs of its own showrunner.

Writer-producer David Graziano, who oversees the hit NBC series, was at the center of a Los Angeles Times report alleging a toxic workplace environment. More than a dozen people accused Graziano of mistreating colleagues, making inappropriate comments towards women and people of color, and having a bad temper. Allegations against Graziano cite events spanning over a decade.

The exposé was published the same day as “Svu” star Kelli Giddish’s final episode aired, with Giddish’s exit rumored to be due to salary disputes with series creator Dick Wolf.

“Law & Order: Svu” stars Mariska Hargitay as Captain Olivia Benson, the leader of a Special Victims Unit in New York City that investigates sex crimes. The beloved procedural has been airing for 24 seasons.

Graziano joined “Svu” as a writer, executive producer, and showrunner...

David Graziano, the current showrunner of the long-running Dick Wolf crime-drama Law & Order: Svu, has been accused of workplace misconduct, including bullying, volatile behavior, and misogyny. A Los Angeles Times report published on Thursday, December 8, states that more than a dozen people who have worked with Graziano over the years have accused him of mistreatment in the workplace. The claims include making inappropriate and demeaning comments toward women and people of color, as well as angry outbursts and disrespect towards subordinate staffers. Graziano was named Law & Order: Svu showrunner back in June, ahead of the popular NBC drama’s 24th season. But controversy soon followed. Not long after Graziano accepted the role, the show’s script coordinator, Haley Cameron, exited the series. According to The Times report, claims against Graziano began appearing on an industry listserv after an advertisement for the script coordinator position was posted. “The new showrunner,...

David Graziano, who was named the new showrunner of “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” ahead of its record 24th season, has been accused of creating “toxic” work environments and of inappropriate behavior and comments on his previous series, the Los Angeles Times reported on Thursday.

According to the article, the allegations of bullying date back at least 10 years.

“The implication that Mr. Graziano created a hostile work environment, or is sexist, inappropriate and unprofessional is false,” his spokesperson Alafair Hall told TheWrap. “‘Please,’ ‘thank you,’ and ‘excuse me,’ are words seldom heard in writers’ rooms where the focus is murder.”

When the news that “Svu” had tapped Graziano broke, Amy Hartman, who worked as a script coordinator on his Paramount drama “Coyote,” wrote on an email thread, “Graz is super toxic and I’ve never run from a job so fast in my life as I did when I Sc’ed for him.