Australian actress Christie Whelan Browne has accused a theatre company of sex discrimination over her appearance in musical The Rocky Horror Show. 9News
Australian actress Christie Whelan Browne has accused a theatre company of sex discrimination over her appearance in musicalWhelan Browne, 40, said she has lodged a complaint with the Australian Human Rights Commission over the 2014 show, produced by what was then the Gordon Frost Organisation .
In a social media post Whelan Browne accused the company of "sexual discrimination, unsafe conditions at work, breaching its duty of care towards her, failing to meet work health and safety standards and permitting another employee to engage in sex discrimination and sexual harassment."Cast of the Rocky Horror Show Frank N Furter played by Craig McLachlan, Brad played by Tim Maddren and Janet played by Christie Whelan Browne in 2014.
In 2020, actor Craig McLachlan was found not guilty of allegations he indecently assaulted four women during the Melbourne stage production of theWhelan Browne said she tried to address the situation privately but has "no choice" but to make this move. "It's disappointing that I've been forced to take this step, having tried but failed on a number of occasions to have GFO properly address my complaints," she said.
"I do this knowing that it will subject me to further attacks online and in the media, but also knowing that I have no choice."I am determined to stand up for myself."McLachlan dropped his defamation case against Nine newspapers, the ABC and Whelan BrowneMcLachlan was suing the ABC and Nine newspapers for publishing sexual harassment allegations from his time acting inMad as Hell
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