One Tree Hill Creator Mark Schwahn Accused of Sexual Harassment by Writer;

One Tree Hill Creator Mark Schwahn Accused of Sexual Harassment by Writer; Stars Applaud Her Bravery

Sophia Bush and her One Tree Hill co-stars are standing behind a female staff writer who recently recalled experiencing sexual harassment while working on the WB/CW drama.

allegations of sexual misconduct brought against Arrow-verse executive producer Andrew Kreisberg, former One Tree Hill scribe Audrey Wachope took to Twitter over the weekend to share her first-hand account of harassment that she and writing partner Rachel Specter experienced.

Though Wauchope didn’t mention series creator Mark Schwahn by name in her tweets, she said the incidents occurred during her first writing job, which was One Tree Hill. She also made sure to clarify that she was not referring to Cougar Town, on which she and Specter also worked.

In light of the Andrew Kreisberg reporting, a couple thoughts about my first writing job that I’ve wanted to say for years but have never had the guts to. When I was 29 my writing partner @RachelSpecter and I were hired as staff writers.

— Audrey Wauchope (@audreyalison) November 12, 2017

Wauchope tweeted that the showrunner would routinely attempt to sit next to female staffers during meetings, put his arms around them and give them massages. “I know he did more but not to me so they’re not my stories to share,” she wrote.

Another disturbing recollection involved the showrunner showing nude photos of “an actress he was having an affair with” to male staffers. “Naked photos she didn’t know were being passed around. Naked photos they didn’t want to see.”

To top it all off, Wauchope said the showrunner chose not to attend a “mandatory” sexual harassment seminar organized by the studio.

I write all this to say that there are trickle down psychological effects to all this bullshit and the town is littered with the collateral damage of abusers who have been given free reign. If you’re sitting on one of these staffs please know whatever you are feeling is real.

— Audrey Wauchope (@audreyalison) November 12, 2017

One Tree Hill stars Sophia Bush, Hilarie Burton and Bethany Joy Lenz offered tweets of support to Wauchope in the days following, applauding her bravery:

Burn it down, sis. Love your bravery. I back your play 100%. Let’s talk. Xo

— Hilarie Burton (@HilarieBurton) November 13, 2017

Schwahn is currently the showrunner of E!’s The Royals, heading into its fourth season.

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