Stephen Collins‘ former seventh Heaven co-stars are addressing his sexual assault scandal.
Again in 2014, it was revealed that the 76-year-old actor admitted to inappropriate sexual contact with three feminine minors, which he allegedly confessed to his ex-wife Faye Grant throughout a leaked remedy session from 2012.
Within the first episode of their seventh Heaven rewatch podcast Catching Up With the Camdens, Beverley Mitchell, David Gallagher, and Mackenzie Rosman addressed their former TV father’s sexual abuse.
Maintain studying to search out out extra…“Earlier than we get into this episode, we wish you to know that we see your entire feedback, and we all know how excited you all are for the rewatch,” Beverley began. “However earlier than we get into that, we do assume it’s vital that we are saying one thing about Stephen Collins.”
David then added that “all types of abuse, sexual abuse of any type — it’s inexcusable. Victims of abuse must be proven compassion, and they need to be given assist.”
“As we rewatch these episodes, it could be inconceivable to not speak about Stephen, as a result of he was such a giant a part of the present and our lives,” Mackenzie defined. “However we need to be clear that we didn’t have any inappropriate experiences with Stephen.”
“Stephen is not going to be becoming a member of us on this podcast and we don’t excuse or condone his conduct,” Beverley mentioned. “Our hope for this podcast is to reconnect with you, our followers, to relive some ’90s nostalgia, and to share our fondest reminiscences of seventh Heaven.”
“We all know that that is troublesome, and we perceive that it may be triggering,” David concluded. “However we simply need to say that we love you guys, and we’re so grateful for all of the love and assist that you simply, our group, have proven to us. Hopefully you guys will follow us as we proceed on this journey.”
Again in 2016, Catherine Hicks, who performed mother Annie Camden on seventh Heaven, revealed how the present ought to deal with Stephen‘s character Eric Camden in the event that they ever did a reboot.