Craig McLachlan has abandoned a controversial comeback to the stage following a widespread social media backlash when it was announced earlier this month.

McLachlan was due to star in a touring production of the comedy Cluedo, produced by John Frost, from January.

In 2018, the former star of Neighbours , Home & Away and the Doctor Blake Mysteries was alleged to have indecently assaulted and sexually harassed female performers during a 2014 stage production of The Rocky Horror Show .

McLachlan launched defamation proceedings in 2018 against The Sydney Morning Herald , the ABC and performer Christie Whelan Browne over reports about the allegations.

On December 15, 2020, McLachlan was found not guilty of criminal charges relating to his alleged conduct during The Rocky Horr

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