No wonder
Kal Penn fled
House for the comforting bosom of
Barack Obama's administration. A former employee charges that set is like Las Vegas, and not the feel-good
Celine Dion side.
Carl Jones, a guy who used to work on the series as an assistant prop master, is suing the show, claiming he was the victim of "severe and pervasive gender harassment and discrimination" in what was a "hostile work environment," he claims in documents uncovered by TMZ. If I know
House, this will all come down to a rare strain of bees.
On his list of beefs, he says he was pressured into "visits to strip bars, participation in getting drunk, stoned or intoxicated on cocaine, to participate in sexual conduct at the trailer, and other dangerous conduct." I am missing so much by working from home.
He also didn't appreciate the names that were casually bandied about by
Hugh Laurie's cronies. He says his bosses would call the staff "fags, p---ies, b---hes, slaves, dummies, retards and idiots." Um, dream guest spot for
Mel Gibson, yes/yes?
One boss even brought a gun to work, which probably didn't even seem that weird, since Carl Jones says they used to throw knives at a target to pass the time. Are we still talking about the set of
House, or is this an 18th century pirate ship?
Carl was eventually keelhauled off the show. Now he wants a million dollars in compensation for having to work in a hostile environment. I'm sure the staff at a certain shady McDonald's I frequent would also like a million dollars, but that's never going to happen.