Tiffany Boone Talks 'The Chi' Exit, Sexual Misconduct Claims | THR News - video Dailymotion

The actress left the Showtime series in 2018 after accusing her co-star Jason Mitchell, who was later fired from the Lena Waithe show.

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00:00Tiffany Boone is addressing her 2018 exit from Showtime's The Shy following her

00:05sexual misconduct claims against her then co-star Jason Mitchell.

00:09Boone opened up on her Instagram account further explaining her decision to leave the

00:13series, saying she deeply loved Chicago and felt honored and privileged to be a part of

00:18telling their story and adding,

00:20But she continues,

00:24Following Boone's accusations, which came alongside similar allegations from The Shy

00:34showrunner Ayanna Floyd Davis against Mitchell, the actor was subsequently fired from the

00:39series. He was also let go from his job at Netflix's Desperados and was also dropped by

00:44his management, lawyer and agent. Boone left The Shy in its second season. She had previously

00:49expressed concerns about Mitchell's behavior to HR and to high-level producers during season

00:54one, but she says nothing was ever done to rectify the situation. She explains in part,

00:59Once we started filming season two, I quickly realized that not everyone was interested in

01:03creating a work environment that was conducive to each person feeling safe, seen and heard.

01:08I felt that if I didn't speak up, other voices that were trying to be heard would be silenced.

01:12Boone described her decision to leave The Shy, quote,

01:15especially being unsure if she would work on a project of that magnitude again, saying in part,

01:20I wasn't sure but I had faith that once I took that leap, I could be guided wherever I was

01:25supposed to go.

01:25And that risk ultimately paid off. The actress now stars in Jordan Peele's Amazon show Hunters

01:31and the Hulu miniseries Little Fires Everywhere.

01:33To read Boone's full statement, head to THR.com. For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Neha Joy.

01:38and we'll see you next time on the episode.

01:40Bye.