Stephen Collins Child Abuse: "7th Heaven" Actor Cut by Talent Agency After Allegedly Molesting Babysitter
The fallout from Stephen Collins' child molestation confession continues.
Collins' talent agency has dropped him as an investigation continues. This is the latest in a series of cancellations Collins has experienced since his past as a child abuser came to light.
The Agency of the Performing Arts (APA) dropped Collins on Friday, according to E! News. The agency has represented Collins for the past five years but a representative from the company said: "We have cut ties with Mr. Collins."
Collins has also been cut from an upcoming episode of ABC's hit drama "Scandal," reports the Associated Press. The "7th Heaven" star will not appear in an episode set to air later this season. Collins would have reprised his role as anchorman on the show, a role he played once before on the show.
The New York Daily News adds he has also been dropped from "Ted 2," the sequel to Seth McFarlane's comedy film "Ted." According to the film's representatives, the 67-year-old's role was "small enough to remove without any major disruption or rewrites of the project." He also resigned from the SGA National Board where he held a "high-profile position."
Collins' past child sexual abuse came to light after the tape his second wife, Faye Grant, secretly recorded of Collins allegedly confessing to the crime during a therapy session was leaked. Since then, the actor, who is best known for his role as Rev. Eric Camden on "7th Heaven," has come under police investigation and his career has come to a halt.
According to the New York Daily News, Collins admitted to sexually abusing a 14-year-old babysitter who watched his daughter in the mid-1990s. The Daily News read an email Grant sent to the woman who started the NYPD investigation into Collins back in 2012.
In the email, obtained by Gawker, Grant addresses one of the victims and explains Collins entered therapy as well as sexaholics anonymous. He had also been diagnosed with Narcissistic Personality Disorder.
"Stephen is not remorseful, shows no guilt, and his shame is demonstrated as extreme self pity. He wails and cries 'i'm in so much paaaaaaain!!!' I do not think he has allowed himself, or perhaps he is not capable of experiencing the pain he has cause children," Grant writes in the email.
"I have learned much about sociopaths the past 6 months," she explains. "Stephen's every action comes from two motivations: One: to follow his prey. Two: To cover his tracks. Nothing else exists for him. Very sad."
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