Out Producer Bryan Fuller Hit with Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

"Hannibal" and "American Gods" creator Bryan Fuller has been hit with a sexual harassment lawsuit by a fellow producer on his AMC docuseries on queer horror.

According to Variety, the producer Sam Wineman has accused Fuller of continually making lewd references to masturbation, bullying and creating a hostile work environment.

Fuller is accused of making constant references to masturbation, engaging in casual bullying, and creating a hostile work environment. Wineman also alleged that Fuller also repeatedly held him from behind to "crack his back" and pressed his crotch up against him intentionally in the process.

"Fuller and Wineman are both gay," Variety reports. "They worked together on the series 'Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror,' a four-part docuseries that was released on AMC's Shudder streaming service in 2022."

According to Wineman, he was removed from the "Queer for Fear" project in August 2021 after bringing up Fuller's conduct.

But it doesn't stop there. According to Wineman's complaint, Fuller repeatedly talked about his penis and discussed which reading material gave him erections, including "wanking it" to adult/children power dynamics in stories.

"The suit also alleges that Fuller left lubricant and balled up tissues on his desk, so that Wineman would know he had been masturbating," Variety reports.

From a Deadline report, Fuller's attorney, Bryan Freedman, said that the allegations are "fictitious" and "absolute garbage" and that Wineman was fired for "gross incompetence."

"Sam Wineman just made the biggest mistake of his life and once the evidence comes out, he will forever be known as a pathological liar," Freedman told Deadline.

Sounds as though a war of words has only just begun.