Jeff Garlin Reportedly Exits ‘The Goldbergs’ After On-Set Misconduct Allegations

Jeff Garlin Reportedly Exits ‘The Goldbergs’ After On-Set Misconduct Allegations

Share to Linkedin Weeks after anonymous staffers on ABC's long-running sitcom The Goldbergs accused star Jeff Garlin of on-set misconduct, the actor has exited the show, effective immediately, according to multiple reports. US comedian Jeff Garlin attends the special screening of Warner Bros Pictures' "Motherless Brooklyn" ... [+] in Los Angeles, on October 28, 2019. Garlin, who has starred on The Goldbergs since 2013 and is best known for his role as Jeff Greene on Curb Your Enthusiasm, was accused by anonymous staffers of carrying out physical and verbal conduct that made them uncomfortable, according to Vanity Fair, and a show staffer told Deadline that Garlin is "extremely verbally and emotionally abusive." Garlin told Vanity Fair in a December 3 interview he had been the subject of multiple HR investigations in the last three years, and some of the recent allegations stem from an incident with a stand-in in which Garlin said he told a joke "that completely missed" and was "misconstrued"—though staffers told Deadline he screamed "get the f–k out of my way" at the employee. Garlin declined making comments on set that demeaned staffers, saying "I would never hatefully say something to anyone" and that the complaints may