The 55-year-old had just recently returned to big screen after more than a decade long absence, in movie Felt alongside stars Liam Neeson and Diane Lane, as well as in the Twin Peaks reboot Sizemore is no stranger to scandal after a very public battle with drug addiction, run-ins with the police and even a stint in jail, although this is the first time he's been accused of misconduct with a minor. The allegations have been made public for the first time after McGregor approached the Reporter in the midst of numerous allegations of widespread abuse and misconduct in Hollywood.
He added that the parents had not wanted their daughter taken off the movie after the alleged incident. Stefan added that many of the cast and crew had been affected by the allegations, and he himself had broken down in tears at the thought a young girl could have been molested 'on my watch.' 'We just couldn't be police, judge and jury.' 'We had a fiduciary responsibility to complete the film so we decided to go about business as usual - lacking the evidence of what happened that day,' Spoliansky told the Reporter, but insists: 'We took the allegation extremely seriously and we were willing to do anything, including dismissing Tom.' Sizemore was eventually allowed to return for reshoots in Malibu months later. Without a criminal investigation, the producers said they didn't feel they had the right to act as 'judge and jury' to remove him from the film permanently. Sizemore (pictured leaving Los Angeles Superior Court in 2003) was convicted of domestic abuse against his ex-girlfriend, Heidi Fleiss The girl's parents reportedly discussed the matter with police but never pressed charges. Producers Jai Stefan, Michael Manshel and Gus Spoliansky confirmed they removed Sizemore from set in the wake of the allegations and reviewed the photographs from the shooting session but they were inconclusive.
, who was livid himself, had to stop a group of us from going to visit Mr. We're talking about consistent behavior, just being 'Tom Sizemore' on set every day. 'He was this guy who was already known for making inappropriate comments, being drunk, being high. 'The little girl said what she said and we all thought, 'That f**king sleazebag.' There was never any doubt. Roi Maufas, who worked as a production assistant, recalled that news of the allegations spread through the crew like wildfire after Sizemore was sent home. His alleged victim, now 26, did not want to be identified but is said to be considering legal action. He decided he had to stop doing drugs - but that proved difficult He admits he already had a drug problem when he filmed Natural Born Killers in which he played the part of Detective Jack Scagnetti. Sizemore made a comeback this year in movie Felt alongside stars Liam Neeson and Diane Lane and stars in the Twin Peaks reboot.He has also been in and out of rehab and was even caught attempting to fake a drug urine test using a prosthetic penis known as a Whizzinator.Scandal-hit actor battled drug addiction for decades, has been charged in two separate domestic violence incidents.
Sizemore was the star of gritty 90s movies like Saving Private Ryan and Black Hawk Down but has only just returned to the big screen after a decade.The actor denied claims at the time, telling the movie's producers: 'I've done a lot of awful things, and I'd never do anything with kids'.Girl was sat on Sizemore's lap for the picture when the actor is alleged to have either rubbed his finger against the girl's vagina or inserted it inside.The actor, who is not commenting now, denied claims at the time.Tom Sizemore, 55, was removed from set of Born Killers in 2003 after the allegations emerged, according to his former cast and crew.Actor Tom Sizemore 'was removed from the set of Born Killers for allegedly violating an 11-year-old girl during a photoshoot'
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