www.usatoday.com/story/life/people: Warner Bros. has suspended Supergirl producer Andrew Kreisberg due to an internal investigation involving sexual misconduct claims against him, the studio confirmed to USA TODAY Saturday in a statement provided by Warner Bros. spokesperson Tammy Golihew.
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After these past two months of revelations, I almost feel as if none of this is surprising. As a man, I had no idea how pervasive and institutionalized this sort of behavior was in the entertainment industry. For an industry that prides itself on being so forward thinking and progressive, I think it has a lot of soul searching to do. Hopefully this producer will be thoroughly investigated and punished to the fullest extent possible if wrongdoing is confirmed. I hope that the victims will be able to move on from this. This is why having a diverse array of writers, directors, producers, and other decision makers made up of men and women from all walks of life is important, because it ensures that power is not concentrated in the hands of a few perverted white men!
I was sad and disheartened when I heard the news about Mr. Kriesburg. I had, at one point, considered Supergirl a good show. I had, at one point, been invested in all of the Arrowverse shows. Because of the content of the second season of Supergirl, I was disappointed in the writers and had stopped watching the show. Learning about the misconduct of one of the lead writers on the show, therefore, was sad but not entirely unexpected. In the second season of Supergirl, the titular character falls in love with a character whose only trait seems to be toxic masculinity. And as the audience, we were supposed to sympathize with that relationship. Seeing the culture of the writer's room for that show, I can understand now why the show panned out the way it did. I am glad that Warner Bros. has taken steps to reduce the impact that this man has on the show he created, and am sad that it took so long for his victims to feel comfortable speaking out.
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