Bond, True Detective Director Cary Fukunaga Accused Of Pattern Of “Inappropriate Behavior” On Film Sets

A new report published by Rolling Stone offers further details and also denials about director and screenwriter Cary Fukunaga’s alleged pattern of sexual harassment, “grooming” young actresses, and generally using his film sets to pursue female cast and crew members. In the Rolling Stone article, nearly a dozen sources came forward to claim the filmmaker repeatedly crossed professional lines.

The report comes on the heels of an early May accusation against Fukunaga by actor Rachelle Vinberg on Instagram. The pair met in 2016 on set for a Samsung commercial the day after she turned 18. “I spent years being scared of him,” Vinberg wrote. “Mans is a groomer and has been doing this s*** for years. Beware women.” Vinberg declined to be interviewed by Rolling Stone, but had also written online that she has been diagnosed with PTSD due to her relationship with Fukunaga, which eventually became romantic.

Vinberg’s post prompted Hannah and Cailin Loesch–who worked with Fukunaga on Netflix’s Maniac–to come forward with their own accusations, claiming they met the director when they were 20. The Loesch sisters describe becoming “a simple trio of friends” with Fukunaga, but claimed the director wanted to have a threesome and “suggested incest is fine ‘if all parties are okay with it'” while they were in a hot tub.

Two sources who also worked on Maniac told Rolling Stone that Fukunaga seemed to surround himself with younger women. “We used to call it his fan club,” one says. “I’d be like, ‘Why the hell are all these young girls always hanging around like puppy dogs?'”

One woman who spoke with Rolling Stone discussed meeting Fukunaga on the set of one of his productions. “I remember feeling so good to be away from him, like this heavy weight on my shoulder was lifted and [I could] breathe again,” she said. “He made me feel so claustrophobic and suffocating.”

Fukunaga did not respond to requests for comment from Rolling Stone, but through an attorney claimed that he has “not acted in any manner that would or should generate” Rolling Stone’s report. His attorney, Michael Plonsker, issued a statement further elaborating, “There is nothing salacious about pursuing friendships or consensual romantic relationships with women… Nevertheless, because that would not fit your narrative, you conclude he has done something wrong.”

In 2021, actor Raeden Greer accused Fukunaga of firing her from Season 1 of True Detective when she was asked to appear topless in a scene, despite not being contractually obligated. “It was degrading,” Greer told The Daily Beast. “And now, Cary is out here talking about his female characters–it’s like another slap in the face over and over and over.”

Fukunaga won an Emmy in 2014 for directing the first season of HBO’s True Detective, starring Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey.

You can read the full Rolling Stone report, which includes several more allegations from additional sources.

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