Jeffrey Tambor has been accused of sexual harassment by a third person; an alleged incident that the former Transparent actor says he has "no recollection" of taking place.
The most recent claim comes from a make-up artist, who alleged to website Refinery29 that Tambor "grabbed me out of nowhere and kissed me on the lips" on the set of the 2001 film Never Again.
"It wasn't like he and I had bantered back and forth or flirted. I said (to Tambor), 'It was very nice to work with you' and he grabbed me out of nowhere and kissed me on the lips," she claimed.
"And I was just shocked. I didn't even know how to react, because how do you react when you're not expecting anything like that? So I didn't know if I was embarrassed or shocked or mortified or stunned. It was a whole bunch of emotions."
Tambor, who will not return to his television series Transparent following two initial allegations against him, both of which he denies, released a statement about the new claim saying he has "absolutely no recollection of anything like this incident ever happening."
"If it did, it wasn't meant as anything more than an enthusiastic farewell and gratitude for a job well done at the end of a shoot," he said. "However, I am deeply sorry for any discomfort or offence I may have inadvertently caused her."
