Scott rudin assistants revenge illusion

Following an exposé on film and theater producer Scott Rudin earlier this month, former assistants have come forward to detail how he fostered an abusive workplace.

The year-old Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony award winning producer has cultivated a reputation for physical and mental abuse in Hollywood for decades, and the recent Hollywood Reporter piece illustrated just how badly he treated his employees.

Now Vulture has spoken with 33 people who formerly worked as assistants or interns at Scott Rudin Productions from to , corroborating instances of physical violence and other deplorable behavior.

“Rudin lives to break people,” said one intern and phone assistant, who worked for the company from to Many people detailed grueling schedules that saw teams as small as 10 workers taking on loads more suited to at least 30 people, working as much as  and hour days.

“Even if you aren’t work