SMILF creator Frankie Shaw responds to on-set misconduct allegations: "I was learning on the go"

Variety

One month after it was reported that SMILF star Samara Weaving raised concerns about misconduct on the Showtime show's set, Shaw discussed the allegations in a Today interview this morning. "This is my first time doing this job and we moved fast, and I was learning on the go and I’m just really grateful that I can take these lessons of being a more aware and in tune showrunner moving forward,” Shaw told Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager. “And I will say I am really proud of a lot of the work we did, you know? We had approximately 50% female crew in Boston. We had almost all women directors…(including) Kerry Washington.” Co-star Rosie O'Donnell, whom Weaving complained to, was also interviewed. “It’s a beautiful set, I have to say," O'Donnell said. "There is a family feel on the set and the great thing about Frankie is she addressed the stuff and the network did, and everybody is okay and here we go.”