Is Minka Kelly Wrong For Not Wanting The Crew Member That Groped Her To Be Fired?

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TMZ has reported that a crew member from the new show Charlie’s Angels was fired after slapping actress Minka Kelly’s ass. According to the New York Daily News: “The man slapped Kelly’s butt on the set of the ABC show – a huge offense for the network, which has a zero-tolerance policy on sexual harassment. Earlier reports that Kelly retaliated by slapping the man are not true, TMZ reported. Instead, Kelly was quick to scold the crew member, saying: “Please don’t ever disrespect me or any other woman like that again.”"

It sounds like Minka handled the situation appropriately with that statement. But now it has been reported that after ABC banned the crewmember from the set Kelly said she didn’t want him fired. Sources say she made it clear that she was not a part of the network’s decision. The actress was apparently friendly with the worker after the incident, and upset he lost his job.

This situation brings up two interesting arguments. Apparently the man had meant it as a joke and though Minka was very upset at first, she got over it and did not think this man needed to be fired. But because ABC has a zero tolerance policy, he had to be let go. However, should ABC look at its policy considering that filming a television show is a bit different than working at an accounting firm? Half of the people’s job who work on television shows is to go put make-up on and pretend all day and then there are people whose job is to make the actors look good. It is a more casual and unique environment than an office. Then again it was not like he whispered a suggestive comment to her or was checking her out from across a cubicle all day. He grabbed her butt on a set where everyone could see making her, the star of a major network show, look completely powerless and like a piece of meat, even if it was meant as a joke.

And second, is it bad that Minka may be telling people that she disagrees with her new employers’ policy on sexual harassment? She is probably just trying to say she is sorry that someone lost their job over a situation that she was involved in but she should commend her company for taking action.

What do you think?

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