According to Deadline, two former Days of Our Lives stars, Lisa Rinna (Good Advice, Robot Wars) and Farah Galfond (One Life to Live, Dirty Soap), are in support of the petition signed by more than 25 current cast members which calls for the removal of co-executive producer/directer Albert Alarr (Days of Our Lives, A Million Happy Nows) following the alleged misconduct investigation against Alarr. The series is currently taking a production hiatus which was set to last through August 7, but has been extended another week.
“I’m not on the cast anymore but I would love to sign the petition in spirit,” wrote Galfond in a retweet of Deadline’s latest story, according to Deadline. “These were my experiences too. It wasn’t until I switched shows that I realized not every set was like that.”
She continued by sharing an experience with Alarr, according to Deadline. “I had the particular misfortune of having Alarr direct my first ever ‘love’ scene when I was 19. He was new so I was already nervous not having one of the other directors that I was used to. I was extremely modest and freaked out to be standing in my underwear in front of dozens of crew (aka men that had known me since I was 15…ew) and did Albert do or say one little thing to make me feel remotely at ease? Absolutely not. He pushed and pushed and pushed and pushed me on a particular issue, and was annoyed when I stood my ground,” wrote Galfond.
“It’s been hard for me to read the news. I guess I’m shocked he learned nothing after the me too movement,” Galfond continued, according to Deadline. “I’m sorry to my former coworkers who’ve been dealing with this relentlessly for decades now. Proud of those who are finding their voice now. His time is up.”
Rinna has also shown her support for the cast and called for executive producer Ken Corday (Ladies of the Lake, Rituals) and Sony Pictures TV, which distributes the series and allegedly handled the investigation, to step in and do something. “Ken Korday [sic] and @sony Do the right thing now! Protect your talent!!!,” according to Deadline, Rinna wrote on her Instagram stories on screen shot of a Deadline story from this week. “Listen to what they are saying-there is a petion [sic] 25 people have signed it. Protect your young actors!! This has gone on for far too long.”
Days of Our Lives debuted on NBC on November 8, 1965 and is currently airing its 58th season.