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Jeremy Piven's show axed after sexual misconduct allegations

Jeremy Piven's show axed amid misconduct allegations
Jeremy Piven's show axed amid misconduct allegations

Jeremy Piven's drama Wisdom of the Crowd has been pulled by CBS amid allegations of sexual harassment levied against the actor.

The network has opted to end the series after its initial 13-episode order rather than picking up any additional episodes.

The news comes after CBS said it was "looking into" allegations of sexual harassment which were made against Piven.

Ariane Bellamar was the first woman to accuse Jeremy Piven of sexual harassment

At the beginning of November, reality TV star Ariane Bellamar accused Piven of groping her on the set of Entourage and at the Playboy Mansion several years ago. 

Piven said he "unequivocally" denied the "appalling allegations".

Almost two weeks later, he was accused by advertising executive Tiffany Bacon Scourby of forcing himself on her 14 years ago.

Piven responded with statement which read: "Let me be absolutely clear, this simply did not happen. I would never force myself on a woman, ever. I cannot speak as to why a person would create a story like this."

Jeremy Piven drama Wisdom of the Crowd

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the unaired episodes of Wisdom of the Crowd will continue to run on CBS. 

The drama stars Piven as a tech billionaire who sells his company to launch a venture dedicated to fighting crime through crowdsourcing in San Francisco.

Piven tweeted on Monday that he was "sorry we don't get to continue with this year family we have created".

"Proud of the work we did and we will finish out our 13 episodes with full hearts!", he added.

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