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| Ed Westwick replaced in BBC drama after sexual assault allegations | Ed Westwick replaced in BBC drama after sexual assault allegations |
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| The makers of BBC drama Ordeal by Innocence have replaced an actor after he was accused of sexual assault and will reshoot the scenes that he was in. | The makers of BBC drama Ordeal by Innocence have replaced an actor after he was accused of sexual assault and will reshoot the scenes that he was in. |
| Christian Cooke will replace Ed Westwick as Mickey Argyll in the programme, which is based on a novel by Agatha Christie, and was to be one of the BBC’s main Christmas shows. | Christian Cooke will replace Ed Westwick as Mickey Argyll in the programme, which is based on a novel by Agatha Christie, and was to be one of the BBC’s main Christmas shows. |
| Westwick, who starred in US series Gossip Girl, has been accused of sexual assault by three women. He denies the allegations, but the BBC pulled Ordeal by Innocence from its Christmas schedule after the claims emerged. | Westwick, who starred in US series Gossip Girl, has been accused of sexual assault by three women. He denies the allegations, but the BBC pulled Ordeal by Innocence from its Christmas schedule after the claims emerged. |
| The recasting of Westwick mirrors the changes made to Sir Ridley Scott’s All the Money in the World after serious allegations emerged against Kevin Spacey. Scott, the film’s director, replaced Spacey with Christopher Plummer weeks before it was scheduled for released. | The recasting of Westwick mirrors the changes made to Sir Ridley Scott’s All the Money in the World after serious allegations emerged against Kevin Spacey. Scott, the film’s director, replaced Spacey with Christopher Plummer weeks before it was scheduled for released. |
| The BBC said before Christmas that it was not making any judgment on the “serious allegations” against Westwick but would remove Ordeal by Innocence from its schedule “until these matters are resolved”. | The BBC said before Christmas that it was not making any judgment on the “serious allegations” against Westwick but would remove Ordeal by Innocence from its schedule “until these matters are resolved”. |
| After the first claim of assault against Westwick, in which an actor said he had raped her, Westwick tweeted: “I do not know this woman. I have never forced myself in any manner, on any woman. I certainly have never committed rape.” | After the first claim of assault against Westwick, in which an actor said he had raped her, Westwick tweeted: “I do not know this woman. I have never forced myself in any manner, on any woman. I certainly have never committed rape.” |
| He later added: “It is disheartening and sad to me that as a result of two unverified and provably untrue social media claims, there are some in this environment who could ever conclude I have had anything to do with such vile and horrific conduct. I have absolutely not, and I am cooperating with the authorities so that they can clear my name as soon as possible.” | |
| A new broadcast date for the three-part series is yet to be confirmed. Filming on White Gold, a BBC2 comedy series starring Westwick, has also been halted after the allegations against him. | A new broadcast date for the three-part series is yet to be confirmed. Filming on White Gold, a BBC2 comedy series starring Westwick, has also been halted after the allegations against him. |
| Cooke has previously appeared in ITV drama Where the Heart Is, Channel 4 mini-series The Promise as well as the 2010 film Cemetery Junction, which was written by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. | Cooke has previously appeared in ITV drama Where the Heart Is, Channel 4 mini-series The Promise as well as the 2010 film Cemetery Junction, which was written by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. |