Sexual Harassment Suit Led To “The Wonder Years” Cancellation – With the wave of misconduct allegations flying, actress Ally Mills thought it was the time to tell a story.
Mills was the mom in “The Wonder Years” and, ahead of the show’s anniversary, tells the world that a “completely ridiculous” sexual harassment suit against Fred Savage pretty much ended the show.
“When we shot the series finale … nobody knew whether or not ”The Wonder Years” was going to be renewed,” Mills explains. “And that’s because of a completely ridiculous sexual harassment suit that was going on against Fred Savage — who is, like, the least offensive, most wonderful, sweet human being that ever walked the face of the Earth.”
In 1993, 31-year-old costume designer Monique Long filed suit against 16-year-old Savage and 20-year-old Jason Hervey. The suit was settled by ABC after the actors were all forced to keep quiet about it. Mills is still furious about the network’s actions. “They wanted to avoid a scandal or something, but it made them look guilty. You know, you don’t pay someone off when there was no crime, you just fire the girl.”
Source: Yahoo.com
