00:00Straight Outta Compton star Jason Mitchell has been terminated by his agent and manager
00:04and dropped from Showtime's The Shy and an upcoming Netflix film Desperados amid
00:09multiple allegations of misconduct. A source claims that Mitchell's The Shy co-star
00:13Tiffany Boone were among several actresses on the series who had issues with Mitchell.
00:17The actress allegedly felt so unsafe with her co-star that at times her fiancé came to
00:21set when she shot scenes with him. Boone declined to comment. The source also says
00:25the actress had informed producers at Fox 21 that she could no longer work with
00:29Mitchell. At her request they released her to pursue other projects before finally
00:33concluding that Mitchell had to go. Other actresses on the series were also said to have
00:37had problems with Mitchell. The actor was also replaced in the upcoming Netflix project
00:41Desperados by Lamorne Morris of New Girl fame. A source close to the film says producers
00:46received specific information which was investigated immediately and thoroughly and
00:51dealt with as quickly as possible. A source with knowledge of the situation says
00:55Mitchell's agency UTA had also made a very quick decision to drop the actor
00:59based on multiple allegations of misconduct. Mitchell, 32, was considered a rising star
01:04having won accolades for his performance in 2015's Straight Outta Compton. He also appeared
01:08in Mudbound and Detroit and was also a series regular on the Lena Waithe-created Showtime
01:13series. For more on this story head to THR.com and until next time for The Hollywood
01:17Reporter News I'm Neha Joy.
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