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TMZ Reports Michael Muhney Fired From Y&R For Allegedly Groping Co-Star's Breasts On Two Occasions!

Photo Credit: Kathy Hutchins

Photo Credit: Kathy Hutchins

The entertainment news and gossip outlet TMZ.com has picked up the story on the firing of former The Young and the Restless star Michael Muhney (Adam Newman).  The very popular star with fans of the long running number one soap opera, was shown the front door last month under much speculation as to the root cause for his dismissal.

Now according to TMZ.com:  “Multiple sources connected to the show tell TMZ … 38-year-old Muhney allegedly bullied and harassed 20-year-old Hunter King, who plays Summer on the show.  She went to higher-ups and complained recently Muhney had fondled her breasts on 2 occasions — and she said both were unsolicited and unwanted.”

Photo Credit: Kathy Hutchins

In addition, TMZ.com went on to say: “Sources tell us … the new allegations were the proverbial ‘straw that broke the camel’s back.’  Muhney — who is married with 3 kids — had been a problem on the set for a long time, allegedly bullying and harassing Hunter and others. ”

While this may not come as new news to soap fans, who have seen the situation between Hunter King and Muhney popping up everywhere on message boards and through the rumor mill, this report would align with several cast members of The Young and the Restless who have come to the defense of maligned Y&R executive producer Jill Farren Phelps, for the person not to be pointing the finger at for the firing of Muhney.

So, in light of this report from TMZ.com, do you think Y&R took the appropriate action by dismissing Muhney?  Weigh-in!

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Then if this is the truth, he deserved to be fired…end of story!!!

Agreed!

He touched a child and a women and he had to go. Sorry but we don’t know this man. he is in our living rooms every day and we think we know him but we do not1

He is guilty in my book. I do not think a person would risk her career with telling this llie. he had to go and anyone who still sticks by him after this is in more of a fantasy land then the show . He has caused nothing but trouble. The show is great and will go on without him! 😀

Agreed. Several people confirmed it is true. I believe it 100 % I was never going to stop watching. he has only been on the show a few years. Please he can be replaced. I wish Hunter well

amen to you. i agree, he got what he deserved. end of story.

I FEEL SO BAD FOR THIS POOR VICTIM . THEY ARE GOING AFTER HUNTER AKA SUMMER ON TWITTER WITH STICKS AND STONES. I CAN NOT BELIEVE THEY ARE WRITING THIS YOUNG GIRL AND CALLING HER UGLY NOT TALENTED AND THE WORST THINGS. IF MICHAEL MUHNEY WAS A REAL MAN HE WOULD PUT ON TWITTER LEAVE HUNTER ALONE AND HE IS GUILTY. SHAME ON MICHAEL MUHNEY. SHE IS BEING MOLESTED ALL OVER AGAIN. PEOPLE MAKE ME SO SICK. SHAME ON ALL THESE HATEFUL FOOLISH PEOPLE WRITING THIS POOR YOUNG GIRL WHO WAS ABUSED. I SERIOUSLY DOUBT THIS GIRL WOULD PUT HERSELF THROUGH THIS IF IT WAS A LIE. By Michael Muhney staying quiet and letting this girl be a victim all over again he is really a coward. At least come forward and deny or admit but do not let this girl be ambushed! Id love to see what these same bashers would say if it happened to there daughter.

Well Mrs. C (God rest her soul) can touch the guys butts then maybe he was picking up on what she use to do but in a different area of the body. The guys did not complain about this prank….just saying she did it out of love. Maybe he was doing the same thing. I don’t think someone as intelligent as MM would do this intentionally to hurt Hunter. She may have just freaked out, especially since he did it with someone right there (Fen). Just takes the bad out of it if u do it in front of somebody and makes it more of a prank.

JulieA: SHAME ON YOU FOR DEFENDING THIS PERVERTED CREEP! How could you possibly excuse his behavior as being “a prank”? A MAN WOULD NEVER “PRANK” A FEMALE BY TOUCHING ANY OF HER PRIVATE AREAS. The victim was FEMALE. She doesn’t have the same physical ability to defend herself as he does. She is also very young and doesn’t have as much life experience which is why they say it took her sometime to come forward.

He had been intimidating this poor girl and telling her sexual obscenities for a while now even before he started groping her.

She’s very brave for coming forward at all (even though I wish she would have done it even sooner). I commend her for that. You sound like those obsessed teenage girl fans who defended Justin Bieber when he peed in that poor custodian’s mop bucket. But at least that actually was a prank – and not sexual harassment! I guess you’re even worse than those “Beliebers’.

THERE IS NEVER ANY EXCUSE FOR A MAN GROPING OR TOUCHING A FEMALE WITHOUT HER CONSENT. NEVER.

THIS ISN’T HIS FIRST TIME:

He was supposedly fired from the tv show VERONICA MARS prior to landing his role on Y&R due to inappropriate behavior towards female employees on set who were just trying to do their jobs. They say he also leaked script information to VERONICA MARS fans online and didn’t get along with the rest of the cast (not just the ladies who he groped or manhandled – but also the majority of everyone else). So this new info about him isn’t at all surprising given his past.

I agree. And I also think, if it’s true, those people threatening to stop watching Y&R in support of MM, might take a pause and consider what they are really supporting. I don’t like losing actors from the show, but better an actor than the show itself! JMO

And i agree with you…lets not loose a soap over one or two actors being fired or if they quit…because all the other actors who would like to keep their jobs shouldnt suffer because of it…besides we have so few soaps as it is and we’d also be hurting us soap fans if we loose any one of the remaining four!

He had to go in my opinion. I will watch this show without him even if its not true. But I am so sure he did something wrong . But that’s just me!

She would not bring this attention to herself if it were not true. Come on. People please he is a character. You do not know what he is like in REAL life . Just saying. Not shocked he may of done this. I always knew there was more to his firing.

All of you obsessed women that are STILL defending this perv, ask yourselves how you would feel if it was your 19-year-old daughter or niece that was sexually harassed by Michael Muhney …

Would you STILL be defending him?

I swear these Muhney followers are worse than those that followed their idol Jim Jones to the grim reaper.

People should not quit watching Y & R over MM being fired.
They should quit watching Y & R be cause Y & R protected MM until they could write the exit story and let him play it out.

Remember: The harassment happened twice. Once it happened, they started writing his exit and allowing him to stay and play it out. They subjected HK to unspeakable acts for the sake of their show. Crazy!!! They only turned on him when the end was very close.

They got what they wanted and did not care about HK. The production staff at Y & R is made up of per eyers of filth! They did what they wanted when they wanted!!

I don’t want to see Michael Muhney’s arrogent face again. Hunter is being blamed for his pervert hands.

I couldn’t agree more! It’s unfortunate if true because it may be harder to get another job and he has a family to help support!

I’am so disappointed hearing all this I luv the person he plays on the show,Id hoped they would eventually change his bad guy appearance on the show and he’d become a good guy,Its too bad this happened cuz I personally hate to c him go I hope that they’ll not kill off Adam an just find a replacement ,Sick of the show always making Adam out as the bad guy,So find new replacement and make him a good guy on the show.That’s my hopes instead of killing off the char. Completely

You people are disgusting! All you want to do is find fault. It’s Hollywood, people!! Scandals and BS thrive there. Look how many actors have been accused of doing terrible things, but they’re still acting and some should be in prison. If the rumors are even close to the truth, it’s a he said, she said, and that’s probably why the police aren’t involved…and she probably threatened CBS so they let MM go. End of story. Either a little diva got brushed off and retaliated or a star touched her inappropriately and she made an issue out of it even though she loves the attention of flaunting her breasts all over the Internet and on the show. Should anyone be touched without giving permission? No. But, sometimes when you’re flaunting yourself, you may just not like the fact that someone isn’t turned on by you. We’ll never really know the truth anyway. So, some of the actors didn’t like MM. Some are probably jealous that he was nominated for lead actor and they weren’t. That doesn’t make MM a criminal. It’s a soap opera on tv – and in the real world. Publicity is publicity, good or bad. Actors survive and move on, just like Charlie Sheen, Britney, and Lindsay Lohan. Blah, blah, blah. TMZ is trash. They love to dig up dirt. That is where their publicity and money comes from. It’s all a game to make money and it will all blow over as soon as another star does something they want to make into a soap-type scandal. It should have been handled privately, but thanks to rags like TMZ, we can all sit around and comment. Get over it.

agreed!! Something was definitely fishy. I’ve seen this guys tweets before and he’s an open cannon when it comes to running his mouth.
A loss for the show but as we all know actors can/do behave badly!

Agree.

I always believed he did it! He needed to GO!!!!!!!! She is just a child. He has pissed off many people before

What about Jeanne Cooper– all those years she grabbed men’s private parts and asses as well as a few woman breasts— should she had been fired for such behavior? According to you yes. Yet, because she was a legend etc, they swept it under the rug, chalked it up to “fun” and thought it was cute, but the behavior was just as wrong as MM harassing HK if true. I bet plenty of co workers were offended by her behavior by wouldn’t have the nerve to say anything, because they knew they would be told just go along with it, don’t take it so seriously.
But some might say what Jeanne did was different– but how was it different– uninvited touching of private parts is morally wrong no matter what gender or context– doing it for fun doesn’t excuse it. But since they never fired her that means Sony and the producers have some lee way on how they deal with such incidents– condoning some, condemning others as they see fit. Even if true, MM firing was motivated not by those incidents, but something else and these incidents became the excuse, to paint the EP and the show in a positive light and make MM the villain. Because in my life experience I found no one does those things out of the blue. If MM harassed her, it is a sure bet he harassed others along the way– so why was her case so different–?? Because it suited their purposes to fired him this time, if true,or he was never guilty of such things, and the rumor was leaked to ruin his reputation. Sadly we will never really know the truth, but either way, true or not, MM reputation will tarnished by this for the rest of his life.

Yup… TOTALLY AGREE. All of a sudden his “loyal” fans are turning on him? Nope, not me. Maybe Hunter DOES like the attention. Maybe MM just annoyed her and she personally disliked him so she came up with this to GET him fired… Just saying, She is young & I remember being her age, sometimes attention is good & schemeing to get what u want isn’t so hard. And YES Jennie Copper is known for For the SAME THINGS, your totally right! Why didn’t they fire her? To some of us MM is just as important to this show & could have been around JUST as long as Jeannie – I still blame Y&R for not making the right call – maybe they should have fired HUNTER instead.. She’s a newbie, Mixhael deserved to be on the show more then her – I’m sorry, IM NOT BUYING IT! NOT BUYING IT & STILL ALL FOR MM STAYING PUT. Sorry!! Let here what this MAN has to say BEORE we listen to an attention seeking CHILD!!

Sorry but J. Cooper was a old women and Michael Muhney is a grown man grabbing at a young women. Sorry I have no respect for him. Besides they ruined his character by putting him back with Chelsea. Good riddance . Besides allegedly and I say allegedly even know I have personal info for you all that Michael Muhney has written messages to fans prior to this on there twitter pages to leave him alone and he didn’t care who we liked with Adam his alter ego. The man was not all there .

@Matt D— You missed my point, which was groping is commonplace in show business– it is not professional, but if MM did just what they said he did, it would hardly be cause for dismissal in that business– they have ways and means to handle it, just like they did with Jeanne– and she did that stuff when she was younger as well, not just when she was old. And I am sure there have been others over the years unknown to us that it too. So my point was they were looking for a way to get rid of him, and he if did do it, unfortunately he gave them a legit reason to canned him. If they wanted him around, trust me they would have worked out something between the actors involved if the incident was just copping a feel once or twice. So there is either more to what he did or he didn’t do it at all. Personally, I believe it is so unprofessional that I most people with common sense would not even try it, even in jest, especially if you know you are not well liked by your new bosses– it shows even worse judgement to do it. So if he did it- then he really made a poor choice that came to bite him and if he didn’t do it, then someone on the show really must hate him to want to destroy his rep.

MarySF, you should be ASHAMED of yourself.

That’s what I thought–about Jeanne. But I would guess that people did not complain about her, so she got away with it. The guys seemed to laugh it off, as evidenced on her memorial show. I don’t necessarily think it was an appropriate action on her part, but if the guys didn’t mind, then why should TPTB?

@Joshua–I have nothing to be ashamed about. I didn’t say anything that wasn’t true. Groping happens all the time in that business and there is some discretion on how producers etc handle it. I never condone it, all I said it happens. If Steve Burton had done it, I bet money it would have been handled privately and Steve would not have been fired. But if you are looking to get rid of a trouble maker this would be just the reason to show him the door without being the bad guy. But trust me, if they really wanted MM to stay they would have found a way to deal with it– that’s all I’m saying-
Personally, I think every business should a set policy saying touching someone like that even in jest would result in immediate dismissal even if you are beloved soap personality like Jeanne was. A set policy applied equally to everyone– male and female- yet having been in theater and television myself trust me, it happens more often than you might think and there is a lot rug sweeping done– and if MM hadn’t tick off someone about something else, even if he had did it, it would have been swept under the rug too this time, if the tptb wanted him there.

She pinched the guys on the butt and they were grown men, not teenagers, plus it was all in fun. There’s a difference between a fun pinch and a suggestive grope, especially when you’ve been warned about doing it previously.
I have never read anywhere that JC groped women’s breasts. I’d like to see that in print.
I have been reading from viewers who watched Veronica Mars, that he was fired from there for doing the same thing to the lead actress, Kristin Belle. I have no idea if that is true or not, just passing on what I was told, allegedly she went to the brass and had him fired.
If he was innocent, don’t you think he’d be shouting it from the rooftops?

@Sammie jo– No it is completely the same thing and she didn’t just pinched bottoms she grabbed their balls and squeezed them. And that is my point– if JC was a man she would have been dealt with. All these incidents, are not fun and it is unprofessional, so why is Jeanne allowed to get away with it and MM is ridicule for it. If he did it front of witnesses like reports say he could hardly been up to anything sinister. Yet, I’ve had my boobs grabbed enough and been told it is all for fun and lighten up to know sometimes you go along, not to make waves, so I am sure some actors did not like what Jeanne did–but wouldn’t say anything. So I am not saying it okay to do it, but all these incidents should be dealt with it the same matter. The only reason he was fired was not because he touched her, but because they wanted to canned him and he gave them a legit reason if true, because it is still just rumor. If as you said he has been doing this for years, then obviously they been letting him get away with for years and only fired him when suited their purposes not to protect Ms.King.
And if more actress and actors would charged these grabbers with sexual assault maybe it will stop, but until then these things will continue with only some people fired when it suits the suits, not because of policy. As for Jeanne- respect her as an actress, but after learning about her unprofessional conduct– I don’t think much of her as a person. As for her grabbing breasts I think one of the actresses mentioned in the memorial show for her, at least that is where I think I heard that, I could be wrong.

Yes, she devoted a whole chapter in her book about groping male co-workers…so WHY wasn’t she fired?!!!

So you believe a twenty year girl over a 38 year old married man with three children? Heres how it went down. She came on to him, he turned her down, she turned the table, accused him of groping, end of story! Sorry Michael, you will be missed. Welcome to the real world. Thanks Hunter!

@Mary SF amen to everything you said and next time they want to throw a story out there you might want to pick someone who does not have her boobs on display 24/7. For the record that does not mean I approve if it happened.

What does it matter if he is married and has 3 children…that dont make you imune to commiting a horrible act. I had a male relative who had 5 children and was married…it didnt stop him from cheating on his wife and doing horrible perv things…anyway, MM hinted he did something wrong…if he did not do what is alleged…then why isnt he defending himself and sueing the actress and TMZ for false accusations…have both actors take lie detector test. And by the way Tim i never said i agreed with the actress…i said’Then if this the truth’…i wasnt there…only both actors know what really happen…if MM didnt do it then he needs to come forward and say he didnt…so far its not looking so good on his side!!!

@jmh when politicians are accused and if it is true they always get with counsel also take time with their families before they make a statement. It is a sad situation all the way around did not need to happen the soap will go on I am just sick of all the theatrics of it all and it would not have even come close to this if JFP did not have her awful reputation. Even if I find this is true I will be sad but I still do not think JFP is the person to helm Y&R and we did not need everyone to jump on the bandwagon and speak of this for 2 weeks non-stop.

Tim: How about this, he came onto her, she told him to buzz off, you’re married, he did it again, she went to Sony about it and they could care less how married he is or how many kids he has, they don’t want a sexual harassment suit. So, bye bye Michael!
I had no idea that truths were judged by age or marital status. lol
What a preposterous idea.

Mary I think your taking it to personal. The man has alot wrong with him. He needed to go period.

When he had his accident, a few years ago, I e-mailed him ‘Get Well Wishes.’ He responded by saying that he was very grateful for my concern. Sometime after that, my e-mail account was hacked into, and, apparently, some very nasty things were being sent to my e-mail connections. Muhney contacted me, quite perturbed, and cut me off from his e-mail connections. I didn’t blame him. I don’t know what to say about these new revelations, other than I am appalled at such behavior. Is he going through a mid-life crisis? Is it a ‘7 year itch?’ The best analogy I can make is akin to John Edwards’ very public confession to ABC News, (Aug 2008) when he said that he had reached such heights that he believed he ‘could do whatever you want, there won’t be any consequences, you’re invincible.’ If these allegations are true about Muhney, and I am afraid they are, I would suggest that he take a good close look at himself in the mirror, and admit that his actions, and his actions alone, caused his own undoing.

I agree. I think he got away with a lot of bad behavior for a long time and felt emboldened to do more and finally enough was enough. I feel for Hunter King. Unfortunately for her I think it will get worse before it gets better. I am a fan of MM’s acting, that doesn’t make him a good person.

He may of e -mailed some good things but he has emailed some really twisted things as well as a person that does a radio show interviewing soap actors. Catch Soap Talk radio with Doug when he interviewed TLG. Michael Muhney wrote in during the show last month with a nasty e mail , The man lost respect from alot of people with his crazy twitter messages. I think he has something wrong with his mental state quite frankly

As much as I hate to say it, they did the right thing by firing him. IF this is true. No matter who u are or where u work, it’s inexcusable.

Again if it is inexcusable why was Jeanne Cooper allowed to get away with it for years- grabbing co-workers private parts and bottoms— I guess it is excusable if you are a woman doing it for “fun”, but if man tries to cop a feel it’s inexcusable.
HK is a grown woman, an actress in Hollywood, not a dainty flower- if she hasn’t learn to deal with gropers she will have to, because the entertainment industry is full of them. MM had no authority over her,, he wasn’t threatening her life or her job, he grab her boob, that’s it; if true— they could have simply made sure they never worked on the same day, or have scenes together. She could have gotten a restraining order against him. Termination of his job and having his reputation dragged through the mud, over a boob grab seems like over kill in Hollywood where this kind of thing is commonplace— which why I think there is either more to it than a simple grope or it never happened at all.

In the words of Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman the bad things said about people are easier to believe. If you are truly fans then stop with all the gossip pray for both of them and move on watch the show if you want do not watch if you do not want to but please do not let this sway you one way or another. As for me I am done not because of MM leaving but because I am worn out of the daily bull crap that comes out of peoples mouths to convince me to watch a show which is nothing like the show I fell in love with. The man is gone let us move on. And for me it is finally out the door I can’t handle watching SB read cue cards and pretend he is an actor and the last three veteran on the show kissing his behind.

They did not do the right thing.

They allowed him to stay and finaly got rid of him when it was convenient for them. They chose their fiction over the horrible reality of HK.

The producers of Y & R should be arrested!

4everDAYS: COMPLETEY AGREE! It says a lot about a woman’s place in showbiz when they keep him on the soap just to give fans sometime to start to hate him by writing his character in a more unlikable way. All the while she has to keep working with this pervert creep. Just goes to show that women have a much longer way to go in order to get equal rights and equal respect in Hollywood.

MarySF – the DIFFERENCE is that No one complained when JC DID IT. The moment it is “I unwanted ” it becomes grounds for dismissal. The fact that this guy STILL a cannot get any significant work as an actor, 2 & a half years later, speaks volumes. He deserved to be fired.

Wow
I agree no body should have to put up with unwanted passes.Stupid on his part he had a good thing going.???Pray for both of them??? for what she did what she needed to do and it was RIGHT NOT WRONG OF HER AT ALL.I really don’t think anyone really cares if you watch or not …..Agreed

I all so have to say Y&R Had to wait to wright him out..Many people would be very upset if they would have just dropped him .so relax that’s the most of it. JMOP

I do not believe Mr Muhney will be so stupid to grope Ms King.
I stopped watching Y&R on the Boxing Day in Canada on The Internet via Global TV. because even I pay for the HSpeed Int. I have to pay now for other shows just to watch ONE SOAP the Y&R….on Boxing Day the Global TV. Canada cut the free service .
Demise of Billy, Kale, Phylis, Abbey (actor) and Adam is far too much for I and also to pay? Oh no.
Hppy New Year from Toronto to America!

Any type of harassment is wrong. Absolutely I agree. However, this is “alleged” as every comment, post, and/or article on this harassment subject has been from supposed sources, reporters, rumors, etc. I have yet to find a released statement from any of the parties involved, either defending or confirming these allegations. I don’t think it’s fair to judge MM or HK. It is just very sad that Y & R is losing, yet another, fabulous actor. Over the last year, so many amazing actors and actresses have left, been let go, or worse. As a faithful viewer for over 24 years, my hope is the show continues and that better choices are made by all!

True dat! The only people that know what really happened is the people who were there. All this stupid behind the scenes drama is beyond unprofessional. If this is all Y&R is going to have going on then the show does need to bite the dust once and for all. To be honest, I’m done with it all. Whatever happened I don’t know, but I do know that MM is a much better actor than HK. If MM had a history then they shouldn’t have hired him in the first place. The now old Billy is much better than the once old now new Billy, the latter being extremely painful to watch. Phyllis is gone and you ain’t gonna get a better actress to play her than Michelle. I hate to say it, but I think this show is going up in flames worse than that dang car.

AGREED!!

Did she actually press formal charges or is this hear say?
I can’t seem to find anything about pressing chargers. If he did it press chargers.
Can you get fired just because someone said you did something?
If he did this he should be fired but I only see accusations being hurled around. Just saying….

That’s if you believe TMZ!! I’d rather wait and hear from a more reliable source.

TMZ is just airing the rumor..
It was said it was ”allegedly”
TMZ does not know the truth/facts, it’s just sensationalism reporting..

COME ON! YOU KNOW this is true. Why would she put herself through this if it was not

You have your final concrete answer, ladies.

The LACK of dispute by Michael Muhney himself.

If it walks like a sexual predator
Talks like a sexual predator
and smells like a sexual predator

He’s a sexual predator.

OH shame on Michael Muhney. I always felt he was rude on twitter to fans and to his co workers. Please I don’t care he is gone. I do not believe TMZ would lie and set themselves up for slander if this was not true. Michael Muhney has yet to defend or deny these allegations . I a, not shocked because his humor has always been crude on twitter in my opinion . Very unprofessional

The sad truth is even TMZ can’t report such a fabrication without being hit with a defamation of character suit. I so didn’t want to believe it–it’s very sad for his family as well as for the young actress who undoubtedly will be hit with an avalanche of hate Tweets and comments from enraged fans. I wish her name had not been leaked. This is is incredibly disappointing.

They don’t care about lawsuits, they know most actors do not have the time, energy or bank account to be tied up in ligation for years. They know this, but just to cover their butts in case of one, they will use words like allegedly, or according to reliable sources—to protect themselves in a lawsuit. Trust me both TMZ and National Enquirer have deep pockets and armies of lawyers which why most celeb’s don’t bother — if celeb’s who are super famous and rich don’t waste their time filing a lawsuit, I doubt a soap actor who is a nobody by Hollywood standards would even attempt it. This why these shows and newspaper get away with spreading gossip, they are gossip mongers, not real journalists.

I am sure you’re right, Mary. Incidentally, Michael’s sister has been Tweeting that her brother is not guilty of the alleged incidences and has urged fans to to believe the rumors…so there’s that.
She also Tweeted that he’s moving on to better roles.

I think Mary needs a nap. Sorry but he is mental good riddance . The guy had a ego bigger than his balls.

I, personally, do not believe this of Michael Muhney. While I’m sure he teased her and was snarky (as his tweets could be as well), I highly doubt he groped her. He seemed the most dedicated father and husband. I won’t believe this is true until I hear Muhney confess it himself.

Also, since Steve Burton wasn’t getting the fan response the show was hoping for (becoming the No. 1 leading man), it’s more likely that Billy Miller’s contract negotiation was stalled and Muhney was fired so that Burton could be without competition for leading man. Both Muhney and Miller have massive fan bases, and are extremely popular. Seems to me like a convenient way to kill two birds with a massive stone…

Wolfmistress’ reply works for me. All too convenient for the TPTB and the new Madam in charge and her new hires.

Agreed. I don’t believe it. Michael seems like such a nice person and has 3 young children and is married. TMZ needs to get the facts of the story right before saying something like this. I won’t believe it until I hear it confirmed first. If it is true he would have been fired immediately and not allowed to stay for a few more episodes.

“Days of Our Lives” actress Melissa Reeves was the most beloved soap heroine of the early 1990’s … until she was caught in bed with co-star Jason Brooks while still married to Scott Reeves.

“Seems like such a nice person”??? Good grief.

As if married men who seem like the pillars of the community don’t cheat, lie and steal. Give me a break! You don’t know Michael or how he is in real life. So many people put on this front of being nice people, the perfect family, but behind closed doors are the exact opposite. And in Hollywood, men have being going after young women since forever. If they (think) have status then they try to use that to get girls to sleep with them. Many of these men are married with children but do not care.

Eww, surely he has more scruples than that? She’s not even attractive let alone a good actress. Bet EB had a lot to do with this becoming news.

People think “being attractive” is every thing. It depends on the people in that situation. A moth to a flame in this story.

Sexual harassment and assault have nothing to do with good looks. It’s about power and humiliation. And she ain’t bad to look at either.

Hey, I am a big Michael Muhney fan too (think he’s a brilliant actor) but let us not attack the young actress involved. If this is true, this would be a case of blaming the victim.

PS. I think the actress is beautiful.

Harry, I agree. Why are people attacking this young lady? MM is a good actor yes, but that doesn’t mean he is a good guy. I wish HK well and hope MM gets some help for his issues, which he even admits to in his exit interview. He calls it “hubris” I call it arrogance. Arrogant people think they can get away with bad behavior.

Not even attractive? She’s a beautiful girl who does an amazing job with poor writing. He has everything handed to him, bitches on a constant basis, and I can see his ego sent him to thinking EVERYTHING belongs to him. I believe it, and rumor has it he did the same thing on his PT show as well. Sony didn’t do their homework.

she is Beautiful & a Great actress

Agree with Jim, where does he get off doing something like that, FIRED!!!! I really enjoyed his character and was hoping for a better Adam which I will not see, oh well shits happen

tru dat! lol..

I don’t buy that for a second!! I’ve been following anything that has to do with MM for years and that sounds incredibly uncharacteristic of him. Sorry but not feeding in to the bs you’re trying to sell us here!

Absolutely agree!!!! And the fact that the story originated from TMZ. Why are all these soap news sites reporting something could very well be false!?

It did not originate from TMZ – right from the start of hearing his firing – cast members were saying their was more to the story.

Wow since when was TMZ a legit source of news?? What I read was a regurgitation of the blog post that’s already out there. They presented no new information. It also turns out Angelica McDaniel’s husband works there…fishy???

Sure smells fishy to me……they have got to come up with some garbage to quiet the fan base down so they are gonna print alleged shit!!!! Give me a break, there are so many other sexy women on that soap for sure not Hunter…….all lies and I hope MM sues their pants off……

Agree with you Georgia! Something fishy going on you r right. Many other attractive women on the show he could of grabbed. Also, I do think that maybe he was picking up on Mrs. C’s grabbing the guys butts, etc. as a prank.

TNZ became credible when they were the first to report the death of Michael Jackson.

Her boobs aren’t worthy getting fired over!!

If he touched her breasts inappropriately why wasn’t he immediately escorted out of the building?

you got it…..how damn stupid can people be????

Why wasn’t he arrested for sexual assault either? I am not saying this is improbable, but it just doesn’t sit right.

Because Y & R was being selfish by waiting for the exit story to be written and played out.

Money talks people. They are only concerned with the dough!

This is bull. I do not believe for a second that Michael would do something like this. It is just sick. And I doubt he’s a bully. Michael is super sweet!! And TMZ? Really? Yeah right. Trash reporting at its finest!

Also Michael said he semi saw his firing coming. Surely they wouldn’t let him know they were considering this. He’d be gone IMMEDIATELY!!! Not let stay for some days. Good luck next time TMZ. Another soap or movie will pick him up and appreciate him!!!

There are not that many soaps like in the old days.There are 4 soaps left. And movies have become tight with Channing Tatum and the likes. So where is he going?

Scott, no other soap is going to touch Michael after this. This may severely damage his career, period. Sexual harassment is a serious issue and soaps are a female-dominated industry. I do believe MM did something and he knew trouble was coming. He stopped tweeting for one thing on Nov. 5 and he even acknowledged in his interview that he was to blame. Good luck getting another job (which are hard to come by) with this news becoming public.

He would not be let go immediately if they wanted to write an exit story and let him play it out. If that’s true, they’re all sick!

Apres: Still, good actors are hard to come by. And I see other series and movies picking him up.

Ann: There is zero proof. TMZ is a trash website. He is innocent until proven guilty. If this were true, legal actions would be taken against Michael. And as far as we know, NOTHING was filed. Something fishy is in the waters with this story. And more actors have recovered from worse headlines. And Michael has always taken Twitter breaks around holidays to be with his family. Unlike other celebrities, he is not obsessed with being on it 24/7.

4everDAYS: He would be let go immediately. That would happen in ANY job. He’d be suspended without pay, and not allowed back until investigations were completed. Things are not adding up here.

I heard he’s a big douche in real life. Not surprising this happened.

If what is being rumored is a fact, then why not come out and tell who the ”’TMZ.com: “Multiple sources connected to the show tell TMZ ”
are …
Why all the secrets if it is in fact the truth ..

I will believe the rumor when the truth is told and verified..
Until then it is not factual ..

If true, Y and R ABSOLUTELY DID take exactly the right action, I applaud them for not “sweeping it under the rug” and instead taking Hunter’s complaints seriously!

I agree, and find it rather disturbing that so many are still trying to excuse MM’s actions, and blame others for it. Regardless of whether this story is true or not, MM admitted his own actions were the reason he was fired.

As for those saying MM would have been put in handcuffs by the police, I would suggest you read up on the laws regarding workplace harassment. The employer can’t call the police, only the victim can. The employer is required by law to protect the confidentiality of the victim.

Sorry! Not meaning “you” personally Millicent, with regard to reading the laws!! Should have said “people”. (embarrassed face here)

It looks like they did sweep it under the rug until they were able to write the exit story and let him play it out. They all should be arrested!!!

Never watched the show but after reading some of his cast mate’s comments, I believe it. Buh-bye Muhney.

TMZ ummm interesting; doesn’t one of the higher up at Y and R husband work there: what a way to dirty up Muhney’s rep without giving an official word on his firing. I call this BULL if he was so horrible and a sexual harasser why would the two women he worked closely with still support him???

The show wants to stop the bleeding of fans outrage so they have thrown MM under the nasty bus.

I personally will not be watching the crap fest of ole ass victor and decrepit Nikki when Jan 31 roles around.

“Ole ass Victor” and “decrepit Nikki”? Ha ha ha! Thank you Deb. In light of this rather depressing news, I needed a dose of levity.

If it is untrue then MM could sue.

Outsiders, such as myself, cannot and should not have an opinion about a third party article. Especially, as if this was true, then it’s a police matter, not a CBS matter. That alleged complaint by Hunter should have been moved to a police matter with a proper investigation IF IT IS TRUE.

I believe this is more about giving those rather ego-driven fans who’ve DEMANDED a reason, who’ve said they’ve the RIGHT TO KNOW the reason why the firing took place.

No one has the right to know, the right to speculate EXCEPT those directly involved. And that includes articles such as these which really can be deemed heresy.

I am not saying he didn’t do it, but thinking, did any one see him!!! There should had been more to go on!!!! That happens all the time, when some doesn’t like some one!!! If he didn’t do it, then he needs to hire an ATTORNEY, i would in a heart beat!!!

And people wonder why women are afraid to report sexual harassment or rape? Your statement says it all.

If this is true, why wouldntnt they firee him the FIRST time he touched her?! Why let there be a 2nd time?! That would have been really bad on Y&R part!
I don’t really believe this, Ive heard whispers he was gay for years, so I don’t think its true. Even, if this is true, it still does NOT excuse Y&Rs poor writing, & how they ruined the show & what were once stellar characters.

Good point. If there is validity to this story, it doesn’t negate the boredom incurred by an endless supply of boring new arrivals who can’t act their way out of a paper bag, the dull and redundant storylines and the path of destruction JFP leaves behind. They don’t call this woman the “grim reaper of soaps” for nothing.

I got the impression she didn’t report it until the 2nd time.

She probably didn’t say anything the first time. Obviously, you’ve never been sexually harassed. When you’re young as she is, your first thought is well maybe it won’t happen again, and I can just let this one time go. I’ve been hit on men that make him look like a troll, charming, men with families, high affluent men in the community, and if you think this doesn’t happen, you’re mistaken.

Sadly, I never spoke up because I was scared because others will tell you don’t make a mess for everyone. I was told I had a good thing going, and why rock the boat because you’re making a great name for yourself in my line of work. One time it was so bad I had to ask to stop working for the individual I was working for and just said because he was too far away, and thank god he wasn’t my main attorney, or I would have been stuck.

Men who have power issues are the ones that are first to think everyone and everything belongs to them. He clearly had those issues as we saw from his tirades. I’m glad she spoke up because there’s a rumor he had previous behavior of this same thing. I don’t know how Sony let him through the doors if that’s true, but that’s really sloppy on their part.

Where there’s smoke, there’s fire. None of us know for sure why he was fired, but they surely wouldn’t have fired him without just cause, especially because his fans adore him. Also, they wouldn’t do this at the same time Billy Miller leaves unless they had no choice. Lastly, if they didn’t have just cause, then I’m sure there would be a lawsuit pending. Time will tell I suppose.

They don’t need “just cause”to fire him or anyone else.They can fire him for no reason at all.They can only get into trouble if they state the reason for his firing and the union or a lawyer can find a way to show that the stated reason was not justification for termination of his employment.

They most certainly cannot fire him for no reason at all. He has a contract, if they fire him unjustly, they have to pay him his contract, he had just signed a new one a few months prior, and they would have been prepared for his exit if they just wanted to get rid of him, not having him stay to film 3 more episodes. They would never get caught with their pants down like that.
The SAG union would also be fighting tooth and nail for him if he was fired unjustly.

All soap actors have clauses in their contracts that allow the shows to fire them every 13 weeks–no reason given. It’s standard contract language for soap actors.

I agree with the saying “where there’s smoke, there’s fire”, however, California is an “at will” state. Employers are allowed to fire an employee at any time, for any reason. In my opinion, I think he pi$$ed off the wrong person and lost his job because of it. *IF* the story is true, good for HK for speaking up. Unfortunately, there are too many things that don’t add up. Only those involved know the truth. The rest of us will just have to “stay tuned”.

JFP has done exactly this with the other soaps she ruined, no matter how much the audience “loved” a character. Just think of the cruel way she handled Anna Lee who played Lila Quartermaine if you want a picture of how ruthless she can be, and how little she cares about what or who fans like.
JFP is of the mindset that she can “train” viewers. And I would put NOTHING pas her.
And I do disagree – sometimes there is no fire where there is smoke. Sometimes people just say and pass on nasty rumors.

You’re letting your irrational hatred of JFP blind you to a very serious situation in which a woman was groped against her will.

I hate to see all these people leave YR- too many this year for one reason or the other. But the fact remains that most of us do not know these people personally nor specific circumstances which influence the decision makers. This may not be a business to us, but its a business the relies on ratiings, profitability, good PR, and budgets.

Wow, wow this is a revelation. TMZ has a pretty decent reputation and their sources were probably at CBS or the show execs. I agree with the poster who said this info was leaked to shut up ridiculous soap fans who demanded answers.
Just because someone is on television and attractive does not mean they are great people. Many refused to believe OJ killed two people because he seemed so friendly in those commercials.
This actor can kiss future acting jobs goodbye. Employers can be sued if they fail to take action in the face of sexual harassment. No one will want the headache this guy brings to the table. I do not feel sorry for him one bit.

TMZ?? Decent reputation?? LMAO. Last year, they published gossip about Janet Jackson. She threatened a lawsuit and then they retracted the story. So, I don’t trust TMZ as far as I can throw em.

TMZ does not have a “decent reputation” at all.

Thank you Harry.TMZ is vile,vulgar,nasty trash website run by low-lifes to titillate the moronic

TMZ is utter trashy sensationalism and I do not believe this rumour for a second. If and this is a big IF he did that, he would have been escorted off the CBS lot in handcuffs, not asked to stay to film a few extra days. The bottom of my birdcage is too good for the rot and crap that TMZ spews out.

Story lines are written weeks in advance and it seems Adam was being written out for awhile maybe so Dylan could be the leading actor. If Michael muhney had groped hunter kings breasts wouldn’t he have been fired immediately? Plus he was allowed to film for three more days after being let go. It doesn’t add up

Not necessarily fired immediately. Things like this require more than just firing someone on someone else’s say so. The producers need to hear both sides, do some digging, talk to people, and then do the firing.

Then the union would get involved, and the process is gone over again. The union will make sure the firing was done in line with the contract. If management acted appropriately, then the union has to agree to the firing.

Only then is the guy let go for good.

I’ve been around a long time – and in the business world a long time – and I’ve learned that something like this never – ever – happens with no true cause. Might be swayed, might be worse – might be not as bad – but there is no business ANYWHERE that wants to let someone go for sexual misconduct. And all of the messages above me are why – there are a million view points, and great controversy, over any firings associated with sex.

It can be so vague, and based on view versus ‘real’ – so business knows that they’re taking an ugly and enormous risk getting involved.

So – even though I’ve never seen the guy, or the show – my belief is that they had plenty of info validated, or it would not have happened. And that the lid is so tight on it from them, also tells us that they are protecting all involved (even MM) so I think well of them about this.

We certainly have a country, lately, that’s having a difficult time assessing its boundaries.

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Well said.

“…the lid is so tight on it from them, also tells us that they are protecting all involved (even MM) so I think well of them about this.”

it’s amazing to be heartsick about a product… that I LOVE

is behind the scenes any of my business? NO.

when you come to love, an actors’ portrayal… and realize just how significant he produced that product… through the roof

without question… he, along with Billy Miller ‘were’ Mr. Y&R… thee new incarnate take over the reigns, coulda would shoulda Victor and Jack

to not realize this and know this won’t be happening.. still hurts.. and is emotional to the core

for both the actor… his profession… and Y&R as a whole

it’s suffering… and I don’t see a light at the end of the tunnel

therein lies the quagmire – the predicament of … supporting his character… because the actor himself is so good at his craft

jeez! it’s tearful and conjures up emotion to this day!

I’m welled over by this… Genoa City… “I liked visiting you”

People/posters/Y&R fans: Y&R is BIGGER than any one actor or actress.Threatening to stop watching over the exit or firing of an actor is quite unfortunate, as soaps are about the characters, not the actors/actresses playing them, but not watching is your right as an American. As for MM’s firing, I’ve been around the corporate world long enough to know that when someone wants someone gone, all (s)he need do is wait around long enough until the targeted individual gives an opportunity for others to pounce, thus hanging him/herself. It can be the smallest or the largest of offenses. Simply said, if someone powerful wants you gone, you’ll be gone eventually. What I’ve kept harping on is that this show has been in steady quality/creative decline since the LML era. 2 progressively worse regimes later, this show is in shambles. I’m afraid JFP may be the final straw with this show. Either Sony needs to wake up and hire a team that understands Y&R, or Sony needs to be prepared that this ratings bump cannot be sustained with a product lacking quality.

ABANDON SHIP!!!

Agreed. As a 30+ year fan, it is NOT just about losing one actor. It is about losing multiple actors in a very short span of time, and shoddy writing focused on boring storylines, including the rewriting of too many parts of the shows rich history. Also, there are too many new characters that are not interesting enough to hold my attention, and poor writing of the Victor storylines .. it is SO ridiculous that his character can be guilty of so many infractions, but it is ok for him to beat up on Dylan, for example, for turning out to be Nikki’s son through no fault of his own. It is just beyond explanation.

Well I guess they want us gone too in that case. Purely looking at quality and the content of Y&R, MM adds a lot, but bad behavior sinks the morale of a family like acting ensemble. Why isn’t MM contesting his firing?

Why would he contest it? Soap stars get let go frequently that’s the nature of the business. I just wish this nasty rumor wasn’t out there.

I believe her. If it wasnt true michael would deny the allegations. Both sides should release a statement . Sad situation all around

What do you mean you believe her?She hasn’t said anything.Your basing your opinion on what has been reported by a trash website(TMZ).You may believe her but she certainly isn’t believable as a an actress (who can’t) who has had a preposterous storyline built around her.That loathsome harridan Jill Phelps is succeeding at what she does best-destroying one more show.Y&R survived Latham and Arena but the Phelps wrecking ball has made the show,sadly,unwatchable.

Dont watch then. Y& R have plenty of viewers like myself who still think the show is great.

Robert Seganti I agree with you. I hear she is (friend of friends of Jill Phelps friends) so it may be who you know and not how good you are on the soaps. I would rather watch MM on the soaps 100 times over than Hunter who is humdrum! Story lines are getting weak anyway and I have better things to do with my time than watch that slow moving show now!

But we don’t know for sure what she said, if anything. TMZ isn’t reporting from anything other than their usual murky, “unnamed” sources. Hunter has said nothing official. And Muhney hasn’t either.
So the source I don’t believe is TMZ, and until we actually hear this confirmed from either Hunter or Muhney, I see it as nothing more than the usual slimy garbage from that website.

I’ve seen popular stars from other shows get fired overnight for even less worst things but it’s seems inconspicuous that they would let him stick around a few days to finish up a story if this is what happened. Hmm…I sense a big lawsuit coming about.

Consider the fact that she may not have told them right away and then they need to consult with their Legal department.

I dont believe it I think they have to come up with a reason to make us hate him so we will quit complaining. If i were him i would sue everyone for slander

Why would they fire him for touching her boobs when Mrs. C would grab all the guys butts off camera??? Seems like this should work both ways.

Because no one complained when JC did it and she was only joking around and she was a really old lady. She also didn’t do it to 20 year olds while married and have little kids.

Well maybe he was joking around too but Hunter must of freaked out. I read he did it in front of somebody…why would someone do that in front of somebody if they had bad intentions???

Because he’s a terrible person???
He obviously grope her and thought he would get away with it.

All I can say;
If there is a man or woman herein that can step forward and tell us with ”facts” with the ”truth” with out a doubt of verification that the alleged allegations are indeed a fact, then step up or shut up.. lol 🙂

Pretty sad situation all around. A studio is not like a ‘9 to 5’ job; actors (under contracts) come to set when they have scenes to film. So I see nothing conclusive that MM remained on set for 3 additional days (which were probably to film rewrites to close character’s s/ls.).

This rumor started going around w/n 24 hrs of MM leaving. The soap media was conspicuously silent; once TMZ posted, ALL have now posted, to include some main stream media. This speaks volumes. If no truth, a simply ‘cease & desist’ from a rep of MM would/should shut this down.

The last 12 months has been rough for Y&R – and it is larger than ONE actor. Hopefully it will survive.

On the day of his firing he gave an interview to the Huffington post where he said he’d be going back to film for three more days. He also says this on his twitter page. That’s part of the reason that everyone is sooooo confused about this. If he was so bad they had to fire him, why did they have him return for 3 days more work after they fired him?

That’s exactly the point that most people don’t understand. They wouldn’t have him back even for one day. He would have been escorted out of there. Let the gossip continue. The truth will come out and he will be vindicated!

As much as I love his acting and think that it’s a huge loss to the show; if this is true, then yes, he should have been fired!

How convenient that the SVP of Daytime’s spouse works at the outlet for the allegation. Not saying it is true or false but just that no reputable news source has printed this story. Also, as others have said if you are going to fire someone for this type of offense you escort them out the door immediately, not keep them around for several more days. There is still something “off” about all this.

I can also see why MM would not have addressed this before now…and perhaps he still won’t. Many times rumors are not spoken of from the party involved until they become “fact” by being publicized in print or other media.

As for HHK, same thing. Or, she is young and feels threatened (rightly or not) by TPTB.

It does seem strange that Sharon Case would still maintain a friendship and/or be so supportive of a man if he did commit such actions.

No, you don’t escort them to the door immediately, in all circumstances!

Look, each case is different. Throw in agents, lawyers and unions–all of which actors have on their side, and things can be delayed for anywhere from a few days to several months to settle.

As a union steward, I was privy to a lot of these cases. I know what goes on that people like you never see. This is why I can tell you that if someone in a union shop (like a soap actor) is fired for sexual harassment, then it’s because management was careful and didn’t make any mistakes with firing the guy. They did everything legally and by the book–just cause, order of how they handled it, everything.

If they do that, the union has no leg to stand on and can’t save the guy’s job. If they could have found any way to save him, they would have.

Why do you suppose he was given the 3 days to finish up? And once fired, especially under those circumstances, wouldn’t it be especially important that he NOT return to the set? Did they have a back up plan for if he told them to take a hike?

We had already heard this rumor; we didn’t know if it was true then, and we still don’t now–because TMZ is hardly a source one could consider reliable (or at least, I wouldn’t–on anything).

As for “multiple sources” from the show telling TMZ what happened: well, I guess that they can tell TMZ that they heard that this is why he was fired. Even they are not in a position to confirm that what he’s accused of doing, he actually did, however.

That said, the rumor does have a certain plausibility, in the sense that it’s hard to believe that TPTB would choose now to fire a very popular cast member, given all of the other losses and departures in the last year, unless they simply felt they had no choice. (But then too: if TPTB are having to find a way to dig themselves out of a hole, this kind of rumor is potentially really effective, isn’t it? Everybody thinks, “Oh, see, they didn’t have a choice,” and their PR disaster sort of goes away. And since the story isn’t being attributed to TPTB, but to “multiple sources,” TPTB can’t be sued.)

And finally, regarding Jill Farren Phelps and whether she’s being unfairly blamed: I don’t really care or feel much sympathy, if she is. This is her reputation: she does not have the nickname Jill Fire-Em Phelps for nothing, so if people have jumped to the wrong conclusion, she’s got only herself to blame. I don’t like to see anybody unfairly maligned, but she’s brought this on herself.

But good lord: TMZ as a source? Really? Yikes! That’s on a par with the National Enquirer. It wouldn’t entirely surprise me if this turned out to be true (that this is why he was fired–whether he actually did what he’s accused of would still be an open question), but I’ll wait to hear it from a source with some credibility, thanks.

What TMZ posted was almost the same as the anonymous post that came out weeks ago. They changed a few words here and there that’s it. If that’s their inside source, it doesn’t spell reliability to me. And yes, Firing Phelps has a reputation of getting rid of fan favorites so it shouldn’t come as a shock that she could fire someone like MM. Regardless of the reason he was fired, I don’t think it’ll change the fact that many of us will not be tuning in post Jan 30. Too many boring newbies I don’t care about and stupid plots. I have no interest in 40+ yr old Nick and Sharon being kept apart by Victor nor do I care about dull Dylan and his daddy issues.

I don’t believe it. It’s tmz and alleged. MM is being ruined. First his job, now his reputation and career. I’m heartbroken for him. YR should speak the truth. Shame on you miichael fair man for spreading the rumor. Support Michael Muhney!!

I don’t support molesters

I don’t support sexual predators, either.

I’m a former union steward, and I saw a LOT of these cases in the 90s. Believe me when I tell you that if this guy was fired for sexual harassment, it was because management was easily able to establish just cause AND went through the proper procedures for firing him.

Do you have any idea how hard it is to fire someone with a union, lawyer, agent business manager, and etc?

You don’t get fired when you have people like that around you, unless you deserve it.

NOT EVER.

Wake up.

Except that like any other soap actor, his contract allows the show to terminate him every 13 weeks, for any reason or no reason. They simply say “storyline dictated” and that’s that.

If these allegations are true then the show and network did the right thing. Someone that age and especially married with three kids should have better sense than that.

I need more proof than TMZ! Rumors destroy lives and everyone should know that! I support Michael and despise Jill Farren Phelps.

you are pathetic, you support michael wake up and smell the coffee. he got fired, that was coming to him. bad karma was coming to him. finally the truth is out.

Why are you so ready to accept gossip from a website that relys on trash to keep it up and running instead of withholding judgement until a reputable source reports FACTS and not just rumor?

So far, all this, no matter what TMZ “reports” is rumor.

As a female, How does one allow anyone close enough to your body on more than one occasion to grope your breasts? If he was making advances than she was old enough to tell him hey back off. You are a married man. My other question is why wasn’t it addressed the first time ? Was there any flirting going on prior to the groping? Remember there are two sides to every story. If he was a letcher and had a reputation as such, than every female on the set should have been warned. I am sure there was gossip going on way before this came to a head that he was a flirt. The young ones should have been warned when they signed on.

If the gossip is true, how come the exit of Adam Newman has been prepaired, through the story lines, for a while now?

And, if the rumour were true, did the network execs give MM any warning?

Another point: how credible is the Hunter King story? As far as I can tell, Hunte King has limited acting skills and fans did not warm up to her at all. Summer is a pivotal character as she is related to both the Newmans and the Abbots and should be acted by a more talented actress.

::::If the gossip is true, how come the exit of Adam Newman has been prepaired, through the story lines, for a while now?:::

Because the scenes you see today were usually shot weeks or even months ago. Also, producers and writers have contingency plans for what scenes to include, delete or change, sometimes at the last minute before broadcast, with the network’s approval.

:::And, if the rumour were true, did the network execs give MM any warning?:::

They don’t have to give him any warning if they believe he’s committed sexual harassment. His union has agreed to a zero-tolerance policy regarding sexual harassment.

::::Another point: how credible is the Hunter King story?:::

Credible enough that management took her side and fired the creep, despite his union, agent and lawyers trying to save his job.

The evidence was overwhelming against him. If it hadn’t been, he’d still be working.

Do keep up.

You are spewing so called knowledge based on a RUMOR reported by a worthless tabloid entity. There have been no OFFICIAL report from CBS or anyone in the know about why Muhney was fired. The young woman who is the ALLEDGED “victim” have not said a word officially on this. TMZ just like the other gossip rags are reporting this crap based on RUMORS. So take your own advise and keep up with the FACTS as we know; and obviously WE KNOW NOTHING ACCEPT HE WAS FIRED. The rest are all RUMORS AND CONJECTURES .

They fired a very popular Daniel Goddard a year or so back and he did nothing wrong; so spare me the BS that he must have done this vile thing to be fired. If you are as knowledgeable as you claim, you would know Soap actors get let go all the time WITHOUT CAUSE.

Young and restless is not yhe show it use to be. The actors they are bringing on now are very dull and cannot act. The summer actor is not a good summer, the acting of Abbie and her boyfriend are dull and not entertaining. I have watched since 1973, but in the last couple of years, I watch Maybe twice a week. I miss phillis, now Adam, took off Ashley, very dull show. You need this Adam, because he was at least exciting. You better do something with writing nd bring back our goo actors or you will a thing of the past.

It’s better they recast than keep the molester.

You don’t need a sexual predator in your midst.

PERIOD.

The network, Sony, the producers–everyone can be sued if this actress is harassed and they do nothing about it.

Do keep up.

The writing on bathroom walls has more credibility than TMZ does. Of course, this could have happened – none of us really know these people.
BUT it also could be a planted story to take the heat off multiple bad decisions by JFP and her Merry Band. After watching her long business history with the soaps, the actors who have been cast aside and treated horribly, I can just as easily believe that this is a character assassination to discredit Muhney and take the heat off the horrible casting and storyline decisions made by JFP.
I didn’t threaten to stop watching this show because of Muhney getting fired. I already stopped because of bad the show has become under JFP. Storylines betray the essence of this show and cast members are mistreated, veteran characters made to act OOC or pushed in the background, and her favorites pushed front and center.

What happened to get Muhney fired is all conjecture and nasty rumor at this point. What is indisputable is the trainwreck JFP has made of this show. THAT is right in front of our faces everytime we turn the show on.

Oh please. No company, be it a bank, or a store or a TV production company EVER wants the cloud of a sexual harassment scandal hanging over it.

Drop your conspiracy theories and pick up some basic sense.

Be sure to say hello to your mommy Jill when you get off the pot.
And I’ll drop my conspiracy theories and pick up some basic sense when you drop your complete willingness to believe implicitly in rumor and pick up some manners. Of which you are completely lacking.

And on your down time, read up on the things this woman has done to cast and crew in her long career – it’s no prettier than the way you talk to people through the anonymity of the web.

TMZ huh? I also read in the National Inquire where Michael bought the famous dress that Marilyn Monroe wore in “Some Like it Hot” and pranced around on set, teasing Billy Miller and thats why Billy left the show! Come on people, lets wait to here from a better source. Michael is married with three kids, give him a little more credit.

Really? Where did you see that?

Because I’m about 99.999999999999999% certain that you didn’t see any such article.

Back in the day, I once read somewhere that Michael Muhney had a really BIG EGO PROBLEM on the set of Veronica Mars.

Oh, those soap stars…LOL!!!!!

I have followed MM on twitter for two years. On the one hand, he seemed thoughtful and caring about his kids, but he was egoistic, sarcastic, and full of himself, always changing his twitter name. He said he didn’t follow anyone, wouldn’t answer tweets, etc. I, too, question the timing. He must have known he was being written out-did he just think it was a long vacation?? Or did they suddenly change the scripts at the end after they decided to can him?

:::I, too, question the timing. :::

Yes, it makes perfect sense to ‘suddenly’ fire an actor you just signed a long contract with.

Every show makes it a point to fire actors they want to keep around.

::::He must have known he was being written out-did he just think it was a long vacation??:::

He may have been waiting to see if his union or lawyers could save his job. Can’t blame a guy for trying.

::::: Or did they suddenly change the scripts at the end after they decided to can him?:::

ALL soaps have contingency plans for an actor’s illness, accident, getting fired and even death.

As soon as they suspected him of something serious, they were talking with him, with the writers, with the legal department, with his union and lawyers–they had to prepare for him not being there in the very near future, and started working on it that instant.

It’s not a conspiracy. It’s normal practice for any show having a problem with an actor.

You don’t seem to know much about soap contracts.

well well the truth is finally out. i have changed my mind about michael. he is a punk and poor hunter king. good for her, for reporting this sad turn of events. michael lost his job, thats his fault. the man needs help. all along on the message boards, the story was true indeed. i hope michael’s wife, dumps him. divorce the man, please.

Do you have verified facts of his guilt??
Please, tell use the truth/facts that you have to condemn MM..

While I think the story is probably true, I’m willing to reserve judgment completely.

HOWEVER….

It’s painfully clear that he did something requiring the producers to demand cancellation of a recently-signed 4-year contract renewal. And fast.

It has to be something terribly serious for them to let him go now. Would you rather it be for stealing, perhaps?

Well, this is the last post in which you were willing to “reserve judgement”. From here on out in this thread you not only condemn, you insult everyone else who doesn’t want him shot on sight as you do.

Thank you Boes; it is clear to me the person has no clue about how these Soap actors contract work.

If a man touched me inappropriately, I would break his fingers..
At the least, give him a warning he would not forget..
Do something to let him know, never touch me, again..

That’s what you would do. That isn’t always what someone else would do.

It’s not your call to tell her how to handle it. Only SHE can make that call. Nobody else.

Try to keep up.

“At the least, give him a warning he would not forget..”

It’s pretty common logic to not touch anyone especially when you are like an old person doing it to a kid. They teach you to keep hands to yourself since kindergarten.

MM is most likely guilty because he is not denying it, but Y & R has a lot of explaining to do!

The report said on two occations the harassment happened. I believe Y & R started planning the exit of the character/performer and chose not to so the right thing by letting him go immediately. They chose not to protect the actress until it benefited them. That is lousy.

Think about it: She told them what happened.
They started writing the character’s exit.
They allowed the accused to continue until the writing was finished.

They say after what he did, he needed to be fired. I agree, but they were selfish by not firing him when it first came to their attention. They put that actress through hell and only ended it when it was best for them.

The actress needs to come forward and speak, but I’m sure she’s scared and has been promised the moon by keeping her mouth shut. TPTB are sick users.

Admittedly, I am not a Y & R fan, but all of you need to look a little closer. Sometimes it’s not what you hear, but what you don’t hear.

MM is guilty.
Y & R is guilty.
The young actress is scared.

:::The report said on two occations the harassment happened. I believe Y & R started planning the exit of the character/performer and chose not to so the right thing by letting him go immediately.:::

Gee, maybe they wanted to get to the bottom of things before firing him? Maybe his union filed a grievance, and they had to wait until the union agreed to the firing before they could actually do that?

Nah! Couldn’t be something based on reality!

:::They chose not to protect the actress until it benefited them. That is lousy.:::

There are a lot of reasons why these things drag out. A lot of them have to do with getting to the bottom of what’s going on. I was part of a case that dragged on for over six months. Seriously. It was horrible.

Sometimes, it drags on and on because the producers’ hands are tied by the lawyers (on BOTH sides), or the union.

:::Think about it: She told them what happened.
They started writing the character’s exit.
They allowed the accused to continue until the writing was finished.:::

1) We don’t know when she filed the complaint, and when he was fired.

2) The producers had to shoot SOME scenes with him that help to explain the actor’s future, permanent absence from the show, so that his idiot fans don’t freak out…ya think? Those scenes don’t happen overnight. They can even be shot when the actress isn’t on the set, or even in the building.

Say hello to JFP when get the chance to stop typing your insulting responses to people who suggest that perhaps actually knowing the facts might be preferable to hanging somene from the first tree you can find because of a RUMOR.
Or not, in your case.

Interesting that this has now become a big enough scandal for TMZ to way in on it – they usually don’t pay much attention to Soaps – I still think there is more to the story though, was MM really being a bully and malicious, or was it joking around that was misunderstood? is it possible that HK made this up because of a spurned sexual advance? or maybe HK and the Fen actor gtt together and decided to get MM fired for some reason – one piece of inuendo is just as good as another – if MM did this he did deserved to get fired, but the way his character was written out at the exact time of his firing and the fact he is leaving at the same time as BM is a bit suspicious – I don’t think we have heard the end of the story on this one.

He wouldn’t have been fired if management didn’t have just cause.

You don’t fire union-represented employees just because you feel like it. You absolutely MUST demonstrate that you have just cause, and went through all the appropriate motions to get it done.

You don’t fire employees who have lawyers on retainer, who can find every loophole imaginable, unless you have them dead to rights.

You don’t fire employees who have agents to argue for them, or even trying to persuade the employer to overlook the offense. Obviously TPTB at Y&R felt that they couldn’t overlook what happened.

How do YOU know that this person you’re defending isn’t a total creep who preys on young women, rather than thinking the worst of this young lady without any evidence of her doing any of the disgusting things you accuse her of, or your stupid wishful thinking to exonerate any man for anything he does?

I wasn’t accusing anybody anybody of anything, just presenting alternate scenarios, I have no idea what really happened and neither do you – there are two sides to every story and the truth lies somewhere in the middle – neither MM or HK has commented as yet, so I really don’t know what to think – as for employers firing people without just cause goes – PULEEAASE – happens all the time, lying is what corporations do best.

What does Michael Fairman have to say about this story? All he has done is just report what TMZ has published. Also, the usually chatty Nelson Branco has been very quiet about MM’s firing.

Not surprised that MM’s BFF is very quiet.

For anyone who actually BELIEVES this trash, I pity you.

Firstly, the “source”, TMZ, is not a very reliable site. If you are well-versed on social media, you know that this rumor was started WEEKS ago on a trashy, internet message-board. It is nothing but online fodder.

But, let’s consider if he DID do these things he is being accused of. Why would he choose Hunter King? Why not Sharon Case? Melissa Claire Egan? Any of the other women that he has been in close contact with on the show aka more opportunities. And if he is such a “bully”, why was he not fired before? Why was he not fired the first time he “fondled” her breasts? Why would she let him close enough to do so? She is a grown woman, she is not a child. If he had been a problem on the set for a long time, why was he good friends with his costars? Sharon Case made is blatantly known that she loves him as a colleague and person. He and Melissa Claire Egan were close. He and Joshua Morrow were close for multiple years, even leading soap magazines to run specials and interviews about their “bromance.” He and Maura West continue to be friends after she left the show. Same with Emme Rylan.

None of this story makes any sense. It is simply implausible. Something more believable, a certain young, newbie actress who wants to see an extremely talented, fan favorite actor, off-screen to make more room for her and her newbie, untalented costars. 🙂

Fangirls be crazy. Bwahaha

The story makes beautiful sense, actually.

TV producers DO NOT FIRE people they just signed to a long contract renewal. Not without a damned good reason.

Not ever.

There aren’t many things that can get you fired this way, this fast.

Don’t know much about soap contracts, do you? They all have a thirteen week OUT clause.

“TV producers DO NOT FIRE people they just signed to a long contract renewal. Not without a damned good reason.”

You have been watching soaps, how long? Contracts mean nothing in soaps, especially to the Y&R producer, Jill Farren Phelps. You don’t need a reason whatsoever. You can say simply, “the character is not needed on the canvas” and BOOM! Reasonable dismissal.

Folks who are doubting the story should know the second incident was witnessed by a third party, an actor. I believe the soap press had this story early on as did some national web sites. At least one soap site owner states he had third party corroboration a while ago. TMZ is a decent web site and apparently their sources are execs of the show.

It might be true, but the sources you quote could be compromised. The soap site owner doesn’t want to offend his connections to the show, and TMZ employs the husband of Angelica McDaniel. And in this work environment, and on a show run by a vindictive JFP, it would take more than the word of another actor to convince me. After all, that person’s job may very well be at stake.

JFP, unfortunately for the cast and crew who have worked for her on various shows, has shown repeatedly that she has no scruples when it comes to getting her own way.

Listen, turnip, we KNOW the actor is compromised, so why do you believe HIM?

Blaming JFP for anything is stupid and juvenile.

Just because it’s TMZ doesn’t necessarily follow that it has to be wrong.

Geez…so a 20-year-old diva makes a claim and everyone believes her? And why would she do it? There’s no such thing as bad publicity, that’s why…and they wouldn’t have kept him on for a few more days if he really did that to her because it would open CBS up to liability. It’s amazing how everyone supports him until some girl makes wild claims that aren’t substantiated. People just love to gossip…

Geez, a network with an actor they just signed to a contract renewal for four years can’t be fired if someone claims he sexually harassed her–and then has good enough evidence to be believed?

Do you think they WANTED to fire this guy? Do you think they didn’t think long and hard about it, and then start talking to lawyers for what to do? Do you think the lawyers didn’t talk to the complainant, or review the evidence before agreeing to the dismissal? Do you think the producers don’t have to overcome huge obstacles to fire someone?

And wouldn’t they keep him on as long as they had to, if the union was fighting the firing, or if the lawyers and agents weren’t hashing it out? Or they didn’t have to scramble to film scenes with him, to provide continuity for the viewers?

It’s amazing how everyone supports him, even if he’s a sexual predator. People just love to hate on women, for anything they do. Or don’t do.

Nah, don’t base anything on reality, but on virulent hatred of women! That’s the way to go!

Geez…I guess you really don’t know how the law works. Sad for you. And no, they wouldn’t keep him on as long as they had to. There would be too many liability issues. If they did keep him for one more day after determining that the woman’s claims were true, they’d be opening themselves up to a major lawsuit.

And about continuity? You must have your head in the sand if you haven’t seen dozens of shows where an actor disappeared from the show due to either a death or a firing and they made up a story around it. Please, if anyone isn’t facing reality, it’s you! What do you know about reality? You’re automatically assuming he’s guilty. People who are trying to stay neutral or not assume the worst about MM don’t have a “virulent hatred of women.” They just don’t automatically assume that everyone tells the truth. Calling him a sexual predator is certainly not reality!

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Robin Strasser Meets Kristen Alderson’s Baby Kiera in a One Life to Live Reunion

For years, Robin Strasser (ex-Dorian) and Kristen Alderson (ex-Starr) have been the best of friends and the best of co-stars. On One Life to Live, Kristen was only six-years-old when she began her journey as Todd and Blair’s daughter and met the iconic Strasser.

Now in 2024, Kristen is a new mom to her baby girl, Kiera. Strasser, who lives in New York, along with her best friend, John, traveled to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, just a few days ago to visit the Alderson family and spend the day with Kiera.

Taking to her Instagram a very happy Kristen shared, “Look at who came to visit today! Robin & her bestie John! Robin and I got all misty eyed when she met Kiera today!”

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In a very touching part of her post, Alderson expressed, “Robin is such a special person in my life, it means so much to me that we’re as close as we are. She’s just the best❤️ A great day of laughs & a great brunch spread😍”

Robin added, “I’ve been smiling since I met her. I’m a big softie for babies, but what a doll Kiera is!” The Daytime Emmy-winning star, also shared, “I’m so grateful for my ongoing friendship with Kris and Kathy. Amazing women and loyal friends!”

What do you think about Kristen and Robin’s enduring friendship and recalling their time on One Life to Live? Comment below.

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Nancy Lee Grahn’s Star-Studded ALS Fundraiser Reveals “I’ll Be There” Video Featuring Soap Opera Notables

Talk about your impressive line-up! It’s a soap fans dream and for a great cause. General Hospital’s Nancy Lee Grahn (Alexis Davis) is prepping her one-night only ALS fundraiser which will feature many of her friends and co-stars.

The benefit is set for May 4th in Glendale, California. Slated to participate are Genie Francis, Jane Elliot, Peter Bergman, Maurice Benard, Eileen Davidson, Thorsten Kaye, Michelle Stafford, Stephen Nichols, Rena Sofer, Jason Thompson, Kelly Monaco, Melissa Claire Egan, Maura West, Kristina Wagner, Gregory Harrison, Trevor St. John, Kate Mansi, Kirsten Storms, Cynthia Watros, and many others.

On Wednesday, Grahn took to her social media and released an “I’ll be there” video shout-out featuring, Monaco, Elliot, Bergman, Bernard, West, Harrison, St. John and more. In a touching and important moment in the new video, Michelle Strogny, who is battling ALS, is featured.

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Previously, in speaking with Soap Opera Digest on the impetus of the event, Grahn recalled, “I was actually doing Zoom events during Covid and I met this woman that I just fell in love with, Michelle Strojny. At the time, Michelle had been living with ALS for four years. Now, it’s five years. She is a mom of a teenage son, she has the most wonderful husband, and she has been dealing with this [disease] for quite a while. And obviously, there isn’t a cure yet. It’s not survivable yet. But as she says, it’s not incurable. Nothing is; it’s underfunded. But anyway, I just really dug this woman. She is so grounded and filled with grace, and she spends all of her time working to raise money for the cause. We did a fundraiser for her last year and then I thought, ‘You know what? The soaps don’t ever get together to do something for charity.’ Collectively, we have this amazing community and we don’t collectively use it for a good cause, and I think it’s such an easy thing for us to do and we could potentially really make a difference.”

As GH viewers know, Gregory Harrison is playing the character of Gregory Chase, who is also battling ALS in a touching storyline that is currently playing out shedding a light on this disease.

For information on Nancy’s event, including the stars who are s scheduled to participate click here. To purchase tickets to the event click here.

Check out the video featuring Nancy’s friends and co-stars below.  Now let us know, your thought son the line-up for the benefit and helping raise awareness and funds for ALS research via the comment section.

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‘General Hospital’ Writer Shannon Peace Let Go, and Shares on Sprina: “One of My Only Regrets is to Not Have the Opportunity to Develop That ‘Ship’ Further”

As General Hospital’s new head writing team of Elizabeth Korte and Patrick Mulcahy gets off the ground and running, there are still changes a foot on the writing team.

Now comes word via breakdown writer Shannon Peace that she is no longer on contract with the long-running ABC soap heading into its 61st season. Peace shared a heartfelt message on her Instagram, thanking the fans, and the show for the opportunity and the importance of diversity in the writers room.

Peace began, “After almost 3 years on staff and 106 episodes penned, I am no longer on contract with General Hospital. Writing for this country’s longest running television serial drama has been an education of epic proportions; I will forever be grateful that I earned my WGA card on a daytime fixture that holds memories for so many.” (Peace pictured below with GH EP Frank Valentini and script writer, Charlotte Gibson from about ten months ago).

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Shannon added “Even more importantly, as the sole Black breakdown writer (and only POC in the writers room) during my tenure, I pushed for vital interactions and discussions that prioritized inclusion, visibility, and representation”

The writer pointed to the example of vital interaction when in story, “Stella and Portia’s frank July 2022 conversation about the role race played in Esme’s framing of Trina is just one example of the impact I’m gratified to have had.”

Acknowledging former GH co-head writers was also part of Peace’s farewell expressing, “Appreciation to my former bosses, Chris Van Etten and Dan O’Connor – not only taking a chance on me, but for valuing my opinion and championing my voice.”

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Many GH fans know that Peace was key to the development of the love story between Trina Robinson and Spencer Cassadine as played by Tabyana Ali and Nicholas Chavez. Shannon gave a special shout-out to ‘Sprina’ fans, “I also want to thank fans who were supportive of my work, especially the recognition of my love for ‘Sprina’. One of my only regrets is not having to develop that ‘ship’ further.”

She concludes her statement with,”In the aftermath of a historic writer’s strike that shed new light on the troubling ways writers are regarded in daytime, my sincere hope is that General Hospital recommits to valuing staff writer efforts and input, with a more intentional focus on diverse viewpoints — and thrives for another 60 years.”

Accompanying her post, Shannon added, “Thank you all for the love and support these last few years. I hope GH fans get all they hope for and more!”

So, what do you think about GH not renewing Shannon’s contract? Will there be more continued changes afoot? What do you think is the future of ‘Sprina’ anyway at this point as viewers wait to see if Nicholas Chavez officially returns to the show?  Comment below.

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