Craig McLachlan has withdrawn from the Australian production of Cluedo following a backlash to his casting seven years after he was accused of, and denied, touching, kissing and groping his female co-stars without their permission.

Last Wednesday, the show’s producers Crossroads Live announced that McLachlan had been cast as Colonel Mustard in a stage adaptation of the 1985 film Clue, based on the boardgame.

“In the hours and days that followed, I was targeted in a social media campaign from within the theatre community, which I was devastated to see has then impacted those involved in the production,” McLachlan said in a statement issued via Crossroads on Tuesday morning. “I therefore feel that it is best for the production and those involved for me to withdraw.” How MJ the Musical sa

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