Fred Savage FIRED from The Wonder Years following investigation into ‘inappropriate conduct’ on set

Fred Savage has been removed from his roles as executive producer and director of ABC’s revived The Wonder Years, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The 45-year-old actor’s firing comes amid ‘three separate allegations’ of inappropriate conduct, which were ‘investigated’ and led to his dismissal.Recently, we were made aware of allegations of inappropriate conduct by Fred Savage, and as is policy, an investigation was launched,’ the producer of Wonder Years 20th Television said in a statement.

They continued: ‘Upon its completion, the decision was made to terminate his employment as an executive producer and director of The Wonder Years.’

Savage was a child star, coming to fame at the age of 12 when the original Wonder Years debuted to 28 million viewers and he was nominated for two Emmys for Best Lead Actor in a comedy series. Savage is married to commercial real estate agent Jennifer Lynn Stone. They have three children.

Four years ago, his former on-screen mother Alley Mills claimed the original Wonder Years’ cancellation followed a sexual harassment lawsuit filed against Savage and Jason Hervey, which she said was settled out of court.

Monique Long, the woman who accused the then-16-year-old of sexual harassment, worked as a costumer on the set.

She accused both Savage and Hervey of ‘verbally and physically harassing her,’ according to Deadline.

In response to Mills’ dismal of her claims, she told the outlet via email: ‘My only response to Ms. Mills’s slander is that it proves exactly why women in the industry are forced to remain silent about sexual harassment.’

During her interview with Yahoo!, the show’s matriarch described the allegations against Savage as ‘completely ridiculous.’ She went on to call Savage ‘the least offensive, most wonderful, sweet human being that ever walked the face of the earth.’

‘So I just thought it was a big joke and it was going to blow over,’ she added.

While further details of his misconduct have not been confirmed, an insider told Deadline the allegations included ‘verbal outbursts and inappropriate behavior.’

In 2019, Savage was accused by Youngjoo Hwang, a crew member on his short lived sitcom The Grinder, of battery, assault, harassment and discrimination in a complaint filed in 2018.

The suit was settled outside of court and the case dismissed. Adding: ‘These accusations are completely without merit and absolutely untrue. Fox conducted an extensive internal investigation into her claims, a process in which I fully participated.’

Fox agreed and released a subsequent statement claiming that their investigation found no evidence to support Hwang’s claims.

‘We conducted a thorough investigation into these allegations and found no evidence of any wrongdoing on the part of Mr. Savage.

‘We will vigorously defend against these unfounded claims,’ the network said.