Terry Crews Says He Won't Take Part In 'Expendables 4' After Producer Asked Him To Drop Civil Suit

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Terry Crews has been one of the outspoken men, who have come forward with their own tales of sexual harassment and assault as part of the #MeToo movement. For those that don’t know, Crews says that an unnamed agent has grabbed his genitals and threatened him while at a party in 2016. Since then, the actor has been speaking out against similar abuse in Hollywood. And today, he sat in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee to answer questions and to share his story.

During his testimony, which C-SPAN has shared a portion of on their Twitter page, one of the more interesting bits of information came when he was asked about his involvement with “Expendables 4.” If you think that sounds like an odd subject to come up during a Senate Judiciary Committee, then you wouldn’t be wrong. However, it’s important due to Crews lack of involvement in the film.

According to the actor, he was asked by the producer of “Expendables 4″ to drop his case against the agent accused of groping, as a condition for starring in the film. When asked if he is going to star in the film, despite continuing with his case, Crews replied (via Deadline), “ No. Simply because this same producer is under his own … investigation. Abusers protect abusers — and this is one thing I had to decide, whether I was going to draw the line on. Am I going to be a part of this or am I gonna take a stand, and there are projects I had to turn down.”

The producer in question is Avi Lerner, and Crews is correct about him having his own investigation. Lerner was the subject of many sexual harassment claims brought against him in May 2017. So, it appears that Crews has taken this all into account when deciding to not star in the upcoming Sylvester Stallone action film.

Crews continued to talk about being blacklisted for coming forward with his story, saying, “What happened to me has happened to many many other men in Hollywood, and since I came forward with my story I have had thousands and thousands of men come to me and say ‘Me too, this is my story. But I did not have the confidence, or I did not feel safe enough, to come out.’ Because what happens is you get blacklisted, your career is in danger — after that, no one wants to work with you.”