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Another project has been dropped due to celebrity sexual misconduct. After director Morgan Spurlock admitted to past instances of sexual misconduct and harassment on Twitter, YouTube Red has announced that it will not be moving forward with one of Spurlock’s latest projects. The subscription branch of YouTube was originally set to premiere Super Size Me 2: Holy Chicken! sometime in 2018.
Earlier this month, Spurlock shared a lengthy post on Twitter, stating he believed he is “part of the problem” when it comes to the sexual misconduct allegations that surround Hollywood and the world at large. “As I sit around watching hero after hero, man after man, fall at the realization of their past indiscretions, I don���t sit by and wonder ‘who will be next?’ I wonder, ‘when will they come for me?'” Morgan wrote. The post then goes on to describe a sexual encounter he had with a woman he claims he thought was consensual but she believed to be rape. The post also details a culture of sexual harassment around Spurlock with the director admitting to calling his female assistant “hot pants” and “sex pants.”
In a statement, a YouTube spokeswoman addressed Spurlock’s post and the company’s decision to not release the documentary. “We feel for all of the women impacted by the recent statements made by Morgan Spurlock,” the statement read. “In light of this situation, we have decided not to distribute Super Size Me 2 on YouTube Red.”
Shortly after this announcement, the production company behind the Super Size Me sequel announced the film would be pulled from the Sundance Film Festival. YouTube Red picked up the upcoming documentary at the Toronto Film Festival for $3.5 million. Spurlock has also been cut from The Devil We Know, a documentary from Stephanie Soechtig. Both Spurlock and the production company behind Super Size Me 2 have been dropped from Showtime’s upcoming docu-series, The Trade.
Spurlock is far form the only celebrity to have his history of sexual misconduct effect his current projects. The Orchard pulled the release of Louis C.K.‘s I Love You, Daddy, and FX, HBO, and Netflix all cut ties with the creator shortly after he admitted to sexual misconduct. Likewise, Netflix has also cut ties with Kevin Spacey and Danny Masterson.
