It has been confirmed that Australian actor and musician Craig McLachlan will no longer star in Rocky Horror Show, following a number of sexual assault and harassment claims made against him.
A statement from the show’s production company, Gordon Frost Organisation, says they came to a mutual agreement with McLachlan that he would step down from his role as Frank N Furter as they undertake “a full internal investigation”.
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It’s alleged that the Gold Logie Award-winning 52-year-old indecently assaulted, sexually assaulted, exposed himself and bullied female colleagues from the 2014 Rocky Horror Show production – all of which McLachlan denies.
"We take these allegations very seriously, and have always endeavoured to prioritise a safe working environment," Gordon Frost Organisation said.
"We can also confirm that our records show the claimants at no time made any complaint — formal or informal — to the company manager or executive producer of The Rocky Horror Show in 2014.
“Furthermore no-one at GFO recalls any verbal discussion of this nature.
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"It would be distressing to us if anyone within our company was dismissive of sexual assault allegations, and this will form a part of our internal investigation."
As well as starring in popular Australian shows like Home & Away and Packed To The Rafters, McLachlan released three studio albums between 1990-1996 and a number of hit songs such as Mona.
