In the matter of just several days Stephen Collins has gone from being an actor most often cast as a father figure to being an out of work actor knee deep in allegations of sexual abuse. Collins is in the midst of a messy divorce from his second wife, Faye Grant, and somewhere along the way an audio tape leaked to the press that has caused NYPD to re-open an investigation. The audio was supposedly recorded in 2012 in a therapy session between the couple and on it Collins allegedly admits to molesting young girls in the past. It's the kind of scandal that causes everyone to quickly sever ties and now Collins' talent agency has also cut him.
A rep for the Agency for the Performing Arts has confirmed that they are no longer representing Collins. In the last several days Collins was fired from a bit role in Ted 2, his recurring role on ABC's hit show Scandal no longer exists and the actor's most popular show, 7th Heaven has been pulled from airing in syndication on various stations. Anything connected to Collins is pretty toxic at this point it seems.
While it's no surprise that various projects would quickly sever ties to distance themselves from the actor, what remains interesting is the fact that Collins himself resigned from the board of the Screen Actors Guild. Perhaps that move is the most telling thing that has happened in all of the chaos because it's the only move that the actor has made on his own.
Even if Collins is proven to be guilty too much time may have passed for him to be held legally accountable and any case against him could be turned into a civil suit. Grant is supposedly wanting their assets divided immediately so that she can't be affected by any lawsuits potentially brought against Collins. How do you think this case is going to end up for everyone involved?
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