A former collaborator of Cary Fukunaga, who’s been accused of sexual misconduct, didn’t hold back in a lengthy statement about the director, calling him the “worst human being I have ever met in my life.”
Earlier this month, Fukunaga was accused of sexual harassment and “grooming” by three women, who all alleged they were targeted by the director on separate projects.
Rachelle Vinberg led the way, frustrated by Fukunaga voicing his anger at the overturning of Roe v Wade on social media. “So he posted this today… and it pisses me off cause he literally doesn’t care about women,” Vinberg wrote accompanied by a screenshot of Fukunaga’s statement. “He only traumatises them. I’ve spoken to many girls. Fuck you Cary.”
Vinberg posted more details of her previous relationship with Fukunaga, including videos and pictures, explaining that they met on a shoot when she was just 18-years-old.
Two other women then came forward with other allegations about Fukunaga’s actions: twins Hannah and Cailin Loesch made a blog post “in solidarity with Rachelle Vinberg,” claiming that they met the director on the set of Maniac when they were aged 20.
Now it’s emerged that even Fukunaga’s former collaborators are coming out against him. Writer and producer Nick Cuse, who’s worked on such shows as Station Eleven and The Watchmen, posted a serious statement on Instagram Story and he really didn’t hold back.
“Cary Fukunaga is the worst human being I have ever met in my life,” Cuse wrote. “He didn’t groom me to fuck me but he did use a lot of the same tactics to get me to write his scripts for him. Which he would then put his name on. One time, after me spending three weeks on a script for him, he told me to open up the cover page and type his name under “Written By”. I had to literally type in the stolen credit with my own fingers. I’m ashamed to say I didn’t stand up to him or say anything at the time.
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Cuse continued by alleging what Fukunaga looks for in a girl. “As far as girls, his type is: “looks underage.” I don’t know much about the things he’s done to women but I’m sure they are horrible. The way he treats all people (other than celebrities) is horrible. I once saw him dump his cut fingernails in another person’s car.”
The screenwriter ended his statement by mentioning the three alleged victims of Fukunaga. “I did not have an experience remotely comparable to @rachellevinberg @loeschtwins @kristine_froseth,” he wrote. “But by speaking out, they opened my eyes to the fact that I was under the spell of a vile cult leader. If you are in the industry I hope you are aware of that before you decide to work with him. I wish someone had told me not to. I deeply regret it.”
Fukunaga is best known for his work on True Detective (last year, Raeden Greer, an actress from the show, accused him of pressuring her into doing a topless scene) and for directing the latest James Bond film, No Time to Die. He’s currently attached to direct Tokyo Ghost, an adaptation of the comic book series of the same name. At the time of writing, Fukunaga hasn’t publicly addressed the allegations against him.
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in case anyone didn’t see this, writer/producer nick cuse has spoken out in support of the victims of cary fukunaga and shared his own experience of being manipulated into having his work stolen by cary, who he describes as a “vile cult leader” pic.twitter.com/buZw001ZZK
— carey (@brokebackstan) May 14, 2022
