Following the investigation that was published and according to which the actor and director harassed women, including minors, the network is in turmoil • Adi Habashush: "Sex patients who make a hole in the soul"
Erez Driggs
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Oren Biran
After the storm in the industry that took place yesterday (Wednesday), when an investigation by the site "Politically reads" testimonies of four women claiming that the actor and director Erez Driggs (who created, among other things, the successful series "Rehearsals" with Noa Koller), sexually harassed them.
According to the findings of the investigation, Driggs (39) conducted inappropriate and blatant sexual correspondence with them over the years via the Facebook messenger, some of whom were even minors at the time.
The investigation was carried out following a post that journalist Ophir Sagersky posted on her Facebook about three weeks ago, in which she revealed that watching "rehearsals" raises triggers for messages with sexual content that Driggs used to send her.
"Erez Driggs? More like Triggers", the post opens, "Burned on" rehearsals ", but it's time to say that every presence of Erez Driggs in public triggers me to Allah. Regardless of my clear message, that it is inappropriate.
"It turns out he did it to a lot of women, and in interviews he says it's not criminal. There's a situation where he's right. He also says it's just sleazy and pathetic, but not only that. It's also offensive."
Erez Driggs?
More like triggers lol :( Burned on "rehearsals" but it's time to say that every presence of Erez Driggs in the public triggers me ...
Posted by Ofir Sgerski on Friday, January 29, 2021
The post by Ofir Sagarsky
A day after the post's rise and following divided reactions she received (some even alleging shaming and attempting to sabotage his career, Sagarsky posted another post revealing testimonies of women who had a similar experience to hers and describing Driggs' pattern of action, backing up with screenshots of the correspondence that included content Sexually distinct and even blatant often when some, as mentioned, were minors at the time.
"I was 17, maybe even 16, and it lasted three years! Three years of endless harassment and messages," Der revealed in a published investigation, with screenshots confirming that the correspondence between the two (which occurred when Driggs was 29) included intrusive questions about her sexual experience.
"Do not rape me by mistake. It seems to me that it is difficult for you to control your instincts," she wrote to him in one of their conversations and he responded: "Nonsense. Up close I am quite the opposite. Besides if I rape you you will only benefit from it."
In further testimony, Noy revealed how Driggs approached her in what she thought would be a professional collaboration, but turned out to be an aggressive attempt on his part to start with her.
When she was not answered, she said, her request to be accepted for the project, which was actually the reason for the connection between the two, was denied.
A year later she was accepted into the same project with Driggs, but she says that past sediments probably remained and she experienced compartmentalization that included, among other things, omitting her name from the credits of all the project posters.
"Pop up, look, our own harassment": more and more evidence of inappropriate behavior by Erez Driggs, producers and stars of the series "Rehearsals", towards women in the world ...
Posted by Political Calls on Wednesday, February 17, 2021
The post on the page of "Political Calls"
The investigation ends with Driggs' response: "The post written by Ofir Sagarsky following my interview with Yedioth Ahronoth flooded my behavior, behavior that harmed her, behavior that harmed others as well. I am aware of that, I understand this well and therefore even before the things she wrote I did everything Needed to change.
"Part of that change was writing the series 'Rehearsals,' which put in prime time awkward and unworthy sides that I regret and am ashamed of. As part of that change, I also revealed in the same interview in the news the messages, details of which are presented here in part. "I hope that in time I can apologize to those I have hurt, but it is important for me to emphasize that I have never allowed any personal interest to influence professional decisions. I will never and I will outright reject any hint that claims otherwise."
It was stated:
"Until their publication, the allegations were not known to anyone in the corporation. Here, any disturbing and abusive behavior is condemned and the consequences will be discussed. If there are complaints, they should be investigated by the police."
As expected, the investigation provoked a wave of agitated reactions on the net and within hours of its rise it garnered thousands of angry reactions and hundreds of shares.
“Hey guys who are sexually harassing.
You got tired of me, "reacted angrily actress Adi Habashush in the story she posted on her Instagram after the investigation was published." Fly into the hole you came out of.
As one who does not shut up, it turned out that I also blocked in some situations because I did not feel comfortable or because I did not know what to do.
So what I mean is zero zeros that like you sex patients who make a hole in our souls - go back to the hole you came from.
"An apology later is worth it. Come on, I'm tired of shutting up. Shame on yourself and everyone knows what you did. Maybe that's how you stop doing it."
"Like peeking into the mind of a psychopath rapist," an angry surfer wrote, "Ophir had already testified to such a pattern so I had no doubt. But he did break records of disgust here. My heart goes out to the girl who should have been exposed to such filth."
Hundreds of surfers continued to express their shock at the exposure with harsh and angry responses: "Oh what a shit!", Another surfer added.
"That Noa Koller will blow him away from her and her work to hell !!! I do not want to find out that she knew any of this, an artist who did not!".
"Just shocking and repulsive. Too bad we did not know about it before the rise of his series. He does not deserve all the fame he gained following the success of the series. Repulsive. So disappointing and sucks. Hope they dropped from the second season. I will not watch anyway," wrote another surfer.
"He too?", Added another, "What will we become? Feels like a reward should be given to those I hire were normative men and did not hurt the women around them. Ugh."