Transparent star Alexandra Billings is set to release her new memoir This Time For Me on April 1, and already the contents of the book are making headlines… especially when it comes to her former co-star Jeffrey Tambor.Tambor starred as the middle-aged transgender woman Maura Pfefferman for four seasons of the show, picking up two Emmy Awards in the process.
Billings played Maura’s best friend and mentor Divinia, who worked at an LGBTQ center.Despite the accolades and a devoted fanbase, the show ran into major production problems following Season 4, when actress Trace Lysette accused Tambor of sexual misconduct.
Tambor’s former assistant, Van Barnes, also came forward with allegations of sexual harassment, as did makeup artist Tamara Delbridge.
Others, including Transparent creator Joey Soloway and Tambor’s Arrested Development co-star Jessica Walter, also claimed the actor was verbally abusive on a number of occasions.Related: Alexandra Billings blasts stage legend over trans casting commentsBillings corroborated the allegations of harassment against Lysette, Barnes, and Soloway.