--- description: Amazon Studios is investigating "Transparent" star Jeffrey Tambor over a sexual harassment allegation title: Amazon Investigating Jeffrey Tambor After Harassment Claim image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt029ca8a861578ee7/6988e51b97cdff49c36b32d8/gettyimages-846660080.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Television](/tag/television/) ## Television Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Amazon Studios Investigating Jeffrey Tambor After Sexual Harassment Claim by [Lisa Marie Segarra](/author/lisa-marie-segarra/) ## Lisa Marie Segarra Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 8, 2017 10:26 PM CUT  Jeffrey Tambor attends The Paley Center for Media Presents: Transparent: an evening with The Pfeffermans at The Paley Center for Media on September 13, 2017 in New York City. Jeffrey Tambor attends The Paley Center for Media Presents: Transparent: an evening with The Pfeffermans at The Paley Center for Media on September 13, 2017 in New York City.Photo by John Lamparski—WireImage by [Lisa Marie Segarra](/author/lisa-marie-segarra/) ## Lisa Marie Segarra Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 8, 2017 10:26 PM CUT Amazon Studios is investigating [_Transparent_](http://time.com/4696187/transparent-jill-soloway-gavin-grimm/ "undefined")star Jeffrey Tambor after a sexual harassment allegation was made against him. Van Barnes, a transgender woman who previously worked as Tambor’s assistant, said in a private Facebook post that the actor acted inappropriately, [_Deadline_ reported.](http://deadline.com/2017/11/jeffrey-tambor-sexual-harassment-claims-amazon-1202204220/ "undefined") Tambor has denied the claim. “I am aware that a former disgruntled assistant of mine has made a private post implying that I had acted in an improper manner toward her. I adamantly and vehemently reject and deny any and all implication and allegation that I have ever engaged in any improper behavior toward this person or any other person I have ever worked with. I am appalled and distressed by this baseless allegation,” Tambor told _Deadline._ An [Amazon](http://time.com/4997078/amazon-key/ "undefined") spokesperson confirmed to TIME that an investigation into the actor, whose show _Transparent_ is an Amazon original series, has been launched. The news comes three weeks after Amazon Studios executive [Roy Price resigned](http://motto.time.com/4990970/sexual-misconduct-allegations-harvey-weinstein/ "undefined") due to sexual harassment claims, _Deadline_ noted. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5016162/jeffrey-tambor-sexual-harassment-claim/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5016162/jeffrey-tambor-sexual-harassment-claim/"},"headline":"Amazon Studios Investigating Jeffrey Tambor After Sexual Harassment Claim","datePublished":"2017-11-08T22:26:18.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T18:10:17.769Z","description":"Tambor has denied the claim","url":"https://time.com/5016162/jeffrey-tambor-sexual-harassment-claim/","keywords":["Television","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt029ca8a861578ee7/6988e51b97cdff49c36b32d8/gettyimages-846660080.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Lisa Marie Segarra","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/lisa-marie-segarra/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt029ca8a861578ee7/6988e51b97cdff49c36b32d8/gettyimages-846660080.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"The Paley Center For Media Presents: Transparent: An Evening With The Pfeffermans","caption":"The Paley Center For Media Presents: Transparent: An Evening With The Pfeffermans","creditText":"Photo by John Lamparski—WireImage","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/television/","name":"Television"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5016162/jeffrey-tambor-sexual-harassment-claim/","name":"Amazon Studios Investigating Jeffrey Tambor After Sexual Harassment Claim"}}]}] ```